Desktop icons showing background.

Senor_Grunt · Post by **Senor_Grunt** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:45 am

I left my laptop on overnight cause I was re-downloading XUbuntu, and my kitten got up on my desk for a cookie I had up here while I was asleep, and when I woke up, the icons looked like that. :/ Not sure what she did, but she was most likely walking on the keyboard. >_< Can anyone help?

iBotPeaches · Post by **iBotPeaches** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:37 am

-Go to Control Panel
-System
-Advanced
-Performance area
-Settings button Visual Effects tab
-"Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Hope that helps.

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:05 am

This thing is known to have billions of reasons...one thing...the background needs better be jpg and make sure active desktop is turned off it the above doesn't work.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:19 am

The most common reason I see for that is, as Patrick said, active desktop content is enabled. See if going to your desktop properties (Right click > Properties > Desktop tab), clicking "Customize Desktop," going to the Web tab and disabling it will fix it.

Senor_Grunt · Post by **Senor_Grunt** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:01 am

Thanks guys. ;]