How do i remove icon text from xp?

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RaWShadow

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How do i remove the icon text on the desktop icons in windows xp professional?
 
try to use a space for the icon name...wait, won't work
go to the Character Map, and look for the blank space one ( ALT+0160 according to my key config)
there you will have a nameless icon, but still, it will have the borders of the blank name... :(
 
Hi RaWShadow

Welcome to Xp-erience

do you mean the background of the text ??
 
here is what i do.
1. Rename the shortcut on your desktop, as name use alt + 255.
2. remember for every shortcut you need to type alt +255 again, so the first shortcut will be named alt +255 and the second alt +2 55 +alt + 255.
3. you will now have only the icons.
4. to remove the colored box beneath the icon use a program like tweakxp or booostxp. to make icon text transparent.
5. Enjoy!!!
 
I tried what you said sboulema. Just ended up with shorcuts named alt + 255 so on. :confused:
 
Thanx yoyo. That worked for the first icon. Now what is this about the second, third etc.
 
For the second :press alt, type 255, release alt, press it again, type 255, release alt
For the third .....
 
He, how did that smilie come in my reply???? I used the quick reply box ??? Wonders...
 
Ahhhggggg. Time to think when I do something. ahhgggggggg

WOO HOO up to the third one & still going.
Does it work with docs,my computer?
 
Double WOO HOO. Thanx for clearing that up yoyo. :D :D :D

Just have to remember what number you're at. :eek:
 
Got stuck on the recycle bin. Have you got that tweak handy for adding rename to the right click? I think I'll have to do that first then remove the name.
 
I have:

open regedit and find the key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF
040-5081-101B-9F08 -00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder.
Select this, on the right there's a binary value called Attributes. Rightclick it, 'modify'. Instead of 40 01 00 20 it should read 50 01 00 20 to have a 'rename' option. In XP, you'll also need to edit the dword string called "CallForAttributes" there. Set it to 0x00000000 (0)
 
thanks yoyo :D for explaining my maybe not so clear way of working. And yes this will work with all the icons on your desktop. Use the reg for the recyclebin. And a tip use copy and paste os that you cut down the times you type alt + 255. I did it to all of my 30 icons. Hell of a job but it looks good :)
 
Oh so that's who started this thread. :eek: Hope you got it going figured RaWShadow. :D
 

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