Desktop icon colour blocks

[Dom_]

Is there anyway to get rid of these annoying colour blocks when using active desktop?

[tommej]

I can't help with your problem but that is a wicked wallpaper!

 

(All our active desktops do exactly the same so if someone know's a fix that'd be great!)

[webman]

I think it's this one:

 

Windows key + Pause/Break. Advanced tab. Settings button in the Performance box. Make sure 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop' is ticked.

[soveryapt]

I think it's this one:

 

Windows key + Pause/Break. Advanced tab. Settings button in the Performance box. Make sure 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop' is ticked.

 

Is there a way to script/GPO this? Been looking but not found yet! Would be really nice to roll it out without visiting how ever many machines I now have .. lol ..

 

[Dom_]

Would also love a copy of that script if anyone can make it?

[Robot]

Would also love a copy of that script if anyone can make it?

 

lazy....

 

 

that wallpaper isn't as good as the Christmas frog I made for our last place

[linkazoid]

You could make a reg key to modify the changes using the info below.

 

 

 

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] 
;Use visual styles on windows and buttons (0=off 1=on) 
"ThemeActive"="1" 
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] 
;Use common tasks in folders (0=off 1=on) 
"WebView"=dword:00000001 
;Show translucent selection rectangle (0=off 1=on) 
"ListviewAlphaSelect"=dword:00000001 
;Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (0=off 1=on) 
"ListviewShadow"=dword:00000001 
;Use a background image for each folder type (0=off 1=on) 
"ListviewWatermark"=dword:00000001 
;Slide taskbar buttons (0=off 1=on) 
"TaskbarAnimations"=dword:00000001

 

Michael

[Dom_]

lazy....

 

 

that wallpaper isn't as good as the Christmas frog I made for our last place

 

Or the banana...

[soveryapt]

You could make a reg key to modify the changes using the info below.

 

 

 

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] 
;Use visual styles on windows and buttons (0=off 1=on) 
"ThemeActive"="1" 
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] 
;Use common tasks in folders (0=off 1=on) 
"WebView"=dword:00000001 
;Show translucent selection rectangle (0=off 1=on) 
"ListviewAlphaSelect"=dword:00000001 
;Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (0=off 1=on) 
"ListviewShadow"=dword:00000001 
;Use a background image for each folder type (0=off 1=on) 
"ListviewWatermark"=dword:00000001 
;Slide taskbar buttons (0=off 1=on) 
"TaskbarAnimations"=dword:00000001

 

Michael

 

I'll give that a try!

[originofsymmetry]

I'm pretty sure it's enabling Active Desktop in the first place that enforces the blocks irrespective of the setting to use drop shadows.

 

Also XP shows the blocks when PNG's are used.

[Robot]

Or the banana...

 

Hahaha true. I hope Basil Brush finds that one day....

[Dom_]

Tried the reg and the shadow setting, neither stuck for student/staff logons...

 

i wonder if it is just an active desktop flaw

[linkazoid]

Dom: Have you tryed setting it as a HKLM instead?

 

Michael

[Dom_]

Dom: Have you tryed setting it as a HKLM instead?

 

Michael

 

Makes more sense actually, will give it a go!

 

Cheers mate

[SteveMC]

I have a recollection that it's down to the file format the background is in - if it's a JPEG, try it as a BMP (or the other way around!).

 

Stephen

[mac_shinobi]

Under the active desktop group policy settings is there a setting to uncheck any web pages in properties- desktop- advanced properties.

 

This should help

 

http://forum.sysinternals.com/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=9904

[Dom_]

It's JPEG at the mo, will try bmp though!

[Dom_]

Dom: Have you tryed setting it as a HKLM instead?

 

Michael

 

No joy :-(

[Danlewis3]

Use bginfo without the info that works i believe.