Font Colour on Desktop

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Joe

I have got this request from one of our Senior Group Members:

I am desperately trying to change the font colour on my desktop from white
to a colour that is more easily read. I have Windows XP and am now wondering
if white printing on the desktop is not "set in concrete".

I look forward to your reply.


I have searched for information on it and found this article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q140752/ but it says this on there:

NOTE: You cannot choose a color for the Icon and Palette Title items.

Does anyone know of a way that this can be achieved please?
 
You mean color of the text on the icons?
you can't change color except between black on a 'label' of background
color and White with shadows.[Control Panel | Syatem |Advanced | Visual
effects |under which in the Panel the box 'use drop shadows. . . .'

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
 
Yes that is what she was hoping to be able to do, looks like I have to
advise her that she cannot do what she wants and of course inform her of
your advice.

Many thanks for your time.

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Regards
Joe
Tasmania
S.Sengupta said:
You mean color of the text on the icons?
you can't change color except between black on a 'label' of background
color and White with shadows.[Control Panel | Syatem |Advanced | Visual
effects |under which in the Panel the box 'use drop shadows. . . .'

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
I have got this request from one of our Senior Group Members:

I am desperately trying to change the font colour on my desktop from
white to a colour that is more easily read. I have Windows XP and am now
wondering if white printing on the desktop is not "set in concrete".

I look forward to your reply.


I have searched for information on it and found this article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q140752/ but it says this on there:

NOTE: You cannot choose a color for the Icon and Palette Title items.

Does anyone know of a way that this can be achieved please?
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It can be done, depending on how desperate you are........

12Ghosts SetColor (Windows, $29.95 shareware):
http://12Ghosts.com/ghosts/setcolor.htm
Quote: "Set the text color of your desktop icons. You may also make the
background transparent. Although Windows does not allow changing these
colors, this special tool can, automatically and easily."
 
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