This is hard to describe, but here goes...
I have/run WinXP-Pro-SP1.
I built/installed a WinXP-Pro-SP2 machine. Blank HD, clean FPP install.
(Actually, I used a "slipstreamed from an MS gold factory FPP CD", if that
matters.)
The desktop fonts that describe the desktop icons do not look the same
on the two machines... Note: The wallpaper is showing through the text.
The ones on the SP2 machine have an VERY heavy "shadow" around
the entire letter. (We want to get rid of most or all of that shadow.)
My SP1 machine (set for the exact font names, same size, NOT bold or
anything) have a very mild shadow (if any)...
Is this some setting buried in accessibility or some other place out of the way?
I found THIS one:
Open System Properties in Control Panel, choose the Advanced tab, and
click Settings in the Performance section. Turn on/off the "Use drop shadows
for icon labels on the desktop" option, and click Ok.
That changed it to/from plain "pure text" -- in a box that is the color of the
desktop
background color. That works to make things easy to read, but toning down
the shadows is what we are "going for"...
I read on the WEB there might be another six or so settings that might affect
the "original" transparent text background shadow look, but can't find those
settings listed.
Note: I just thought of changing video resolutions, etc. So no, I have not
tried that...
We are both running 64M video ram. (Different companies.)
ALSO, his monitor is MUCH better than mine. We both have LCDs.
I'm stumped for now... (And on such a "dumb" thing... <grin>)
Rick Glazier
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