Desktop icon text color on the top

I would like to change my Desktop Icon TEXT black or other color so I can READ the TEXT under the icon. Wallpaper is a picture that I took has a very pale blue sky almost white. You don't see the text under the icon because the text is white, even when I put my cursor on the desktop icon.  I have Vista Ultimate.

Hello, Jeff WTR755,.

Thank you for posting.   What you're trying to do is possible, all in Classic skin Mode.  You can do so by following the steps I have provided below.  Please pay attention to the " " " to change the colors on your computer if you have no Windows Aero"section.

Please let me know if this helps you.

Change the colors on your computer

  1. You can change the color of your window frames, the start menu and the taskbar.

  2. Click to open personalization.

  3. Click on window color and appearance.

  4. Under the window color and appearance, click the color you want, and then click OK.

Note

  • If you see the dialog box appearance instead of the window color and appearance settings, the theme might not be set to Windows Vista, the color scheme might not be set to Windows Aero, or the computer might not meet the minimum hardware requirements for running Windows Aero. For more information, see solving problems with Windows Aero.

To change the colors on your computer if you don't have Windows Aero

  1. If you have determined that you do not have Windows Aero, you can still change some colors on your computer.

  2. Click to open appearance settings.

  3. Click Advanced.

  4. In the item list, click the part of Windows that you want to change the color.

  5. In the color list, click the color you want.

  6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each component of Windows which you want to change the color, and then click OK.

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