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ggildas
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Hi all,
I found this a while ago somewhere on the net. It works for all solid
or wallpapers. So Credit to Lincoln Spetor.
"*Change the Text Color for Desktop Icons
*To change the text color in desktop icon captions.
Microsoft doesn't provide that option, but there's a trick to turning
the default white text to black. You can also turn off the drop
shadows.
In fact, you have to turn off the drop shadows before you can change
the color: Select Start, then Run, type sysdm.cpl, and press ENTER.
Click the Advanced tab. In the Performance box, click the Settings
button. Scroll down to and uncheck Use drop shadows for icon labels on
the desktop. Click OK for each box.
Now that the drop shadows are gone, you can turn the letters black by
selecting a light background color. If you're saying "What background
color? I have wallpaper!" don't worry. There's a background color behind
your wallpaper (or desktop background in Vista); you don't see it, but
it effects the color of your text.
To change this color in Vista, right-click the desktop and select
Personalize. Click Desktop Background. Pull down the Location menu and
select Solid Colors. Click the white square (if you want white text,
pick the black square). Don't worry if the desktop suddenly turns ugly.
You're about to fix that.
Now return to the Location menu and select the location where you'd
find your wallpaper. Select the wallpaper, then click OK."
Hope this is useful
Gil
--
ggildas
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
I found this a while ago somewhere on the net. It works for all solid
or wallpapers. So Credit to Lincoln Spetor.
"*Change the Text Color for Desktop Icons
*To change the text color in desktop icon captions.
Microsoft doesn't provide that option, but there's a trick to turning
the default white text to black. You can also turn off the drop
shadows.
In fact, you have to turn off the drop shadows before you can change
the color: Select Start, then Run, type sysdm.cpl, and press ENTER.
Click the Advanced tab. In the Performance box, click the Settings
button. Scroll down to and uncheck Use drop shadows for icon labels on
the desktop. Click OK for each box.
Now that the drop shadows are gone, you can turn the letters black by
selecting a light background color. If you're saying "What background
color? I have wallpaper!" don't worry. There's a background color behind
your wallpaper (or desktop background in Vista); you don't see it, but
it effects the color of your text.
To change this color in Vista, right-click the desktop and select
Personalize. Click Desktop Background. Pull down the Location menu and
select Solid Colors. Click the white square (if you want white text,
pick the black square). Don't worry if the desktop suddenly turns ugly.
You're about to fix that.
Now return to the Location menu and select the location where you'd
find your wallpaper. Select the wallpaper, then click OK."
Hope this is useful
Gil
--
ggildas
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com