Okay, I know that threads have been posted on the topic before; however, I have tried all their suggestions without any luck.
My icons are not locked on the desktop.
I have gone to display properties>desktop>web and there are no pages checked
I have gone to My computer>properties>advanced>visual effects and have checked and unchecked desktop icon shadows.
I've restarted my computer. Are there any other ways to fix this and make the background of the text of my desktop icons transparaent?