Desktop font question

[flavor4real2]

hey guys, one of our users asked me something and now i'm kind of into that little thing.

How can I change the font color on my desktop icons? (winXP)

sorry

 

[Johnthephoneguy]

on the desktop, right click and then select properties, then select appearance on the tabs, that lets you change how it looks.

 

[kestrel1]

Try this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310543

It is supposed to work, but I was unable to get it to work.
However you could try a third party application, such as this:

http://www.realityrift.com/applications/transtext/

You may need to reboot after appling the changes though. I am about to try it. I will let you know.

 

[kestrel1]

One quick reboot later & no change to the colour, so ignore the above link to realityrift. It appears that the program hasn't been updated for some years now.
Anyway, I am sure there will be a program out there that will do it.

 

[flavor4real2]

yeah,.. its a simple thing i thought,.. i can change the font type/ fontsize/ font bold but i couln't find the font color for the desktop icon,... well, thats alright guys thanks for your help

 

[attrofy]

My understanding is the font color is hardcoded thjrough Windows. Others have reported that changing the background color (and presumably removing any wallpapers) will change the font to dark with a light background, and vice versa (I have not been able to confirm this).

Microsoft has this to say about it:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q140752

if it is doable, it will be with a third party app. I am not sure if one of the Power Tools kits lets you change this setting or not.