Fix Highlight and Checkmarks on Desktop Shortcuts in Windows XP

Mary from Lake City, Fl writes: I have a Windows XP and I right-clicked on the desk top so I could go to MS Office word to save a recipe and I accidentally clicked something else. Now all my icons on the desktop are highlighted and they have a check mark on them and I can't figure out how to change them back. Answer: To make the icon texts look like they did before on your wallpaper, here is the fix...