Change Selected color in Explorer etc

[Roger]

When I have, for example, Explorer open and I click on something to select
it I can barely see any difference in appearance between the selected item
and the non selected items. I am using Aero. Non selected items are
against a white background while selected items seem to be against a very
pale blue or green.

How can I change this?

 

[Gordon]

When I have, for example, Explorer open and I click on something to select
it I can barely see any difference in appearance between the selected item
and the non selected items. I am using Aero. Non selected items are
against a white background while selected items seem to be against a very
pale blue or green.

Just as in previous versions. Right-click on desktop, choose Personalize.
Click on Window Color and appearance. At the bottom click on "open classic
appearance properties..." then click on Advanced.

 

[Richie Hardwick]

Just as in previous versions. Right-click on desktop, choose Personalize.
Click on Window Color and appearance. At the bottom click on "open classic
appearance properties..." then click on Advanced.

Got a fix for those of us who don't have Aero (Home Basic)?

Richie Hardwick

 

[Gordon]

Got a fix for those of us who don't have Aero (Home Basic)?

Richie Hardwick

Dunno. What options do you get when you right-click on the desktop?

 

[Richie Hardwick]

Dunno. What options do you get when you right-click on the desktop?

After Personalize, Color and Appearance... pretty much the same thing
as I had in XP.

Playing around in "Advanced" (there is no "open classic..." option)
has done nothing to help.

Richie Hardwick

 

[Gordon]

After Personalize, Color and Appearance... pretty much the same thing
as I had in XP.

Playing around in "Advanced" (there is no "open classic..." option)
has done nothing to help.

Richie Hardwick

Then I guess your SOL.

 

[Roger]

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it appears that you have to give
up aero to do this. The dialog says that you have to choose a Classic
desktop for this to work.

Perhaps I need to find out how to download new Aero Themes.

Roger

 

[Richie Hardwick]

Then I guess your SOL.

I think everyone is. I've seen this question asked before on several
occasions and no one has a fix. Your suggestion to the OP didn't work
either.

Richie Hardwick

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

The forum you are posting from primarily is nothing more than a web
interface that slurps posts from Microsoft's newsservers. This is why you
primarily see "guest" responses. These public newsservers are an
unmoderated, unsupported, peer-to-peer support venue, so it is unlikely that
anyone from Microsoft that is in a position of authority will see this. In
addition, since you did not quote what you were responding to, the vast
majority have no idea what issue you are referring to.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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