Change the text color of the icons in the bur

how to change the font color of icons on the desktop

Hi
right-click on an empty space/properties/appearance (icon before parameters).

Hello
a bit late for the reply but your advice isn't really great, you have to:
Right-click on the desktop, choose "Properties",
then the "Appearance" tab,
click the "Advanced" button,
in the drop-down menu "Item"
choose "ToolTip",
then on the same line in the drop-down menu "Color 1",
select the neutral box, usually at the bottom left.
Confirm with OK, and repeat OK on the Appearance tab, and the tooltips are back to being invisible.

Well done, Orchideus, really well spotted...

And it wasn't easy.

Do they call you the Weasel or the Mongoose at your place?

The advice works very well, on the contrary, I've just done it.

A shortcut without going through the control panel is to right-click on the desktop, properties, advanced, settings (the one for performance), and uncheck "use shadows under icon labels".
It makes the text black (at least with a very light background).

Hello,

To my knowledge, Microsoft does not offer any way to do this. However, it seems to me that there are utilities that can do it.

I haven't tried it (not having the need) but for example there is:

- https://www.sillysot.com/

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perfect for TransText !! thank you :)

Thank you for the little software, it's really useful.

well done orchideus!

Thank you, Orchideus.
Indeed, we can see all the logic of Microsoft!

Thank you Orchideus
I was able to solve my problem

Hello

Yes, there is a small utility for that

Go to this address:

https://www.google.com

This software is called transtext, I don't know if it works on XP, but it works on 2000. It doesn't cost anything to try it out, and it's a utility that doesn't take up system resources.

hihihi

I found something better: I changed the background color of the image! Instead of having it in white, I set it to cream.
It took me a tenth of a second with PhotoShop, and nothing more to download or install!

So, since XP decided that it was this way and no other, well it continues to write the text of its icons in white, safely.
And as for me: white on cream, I can now read the text of my icons safely.

Also: to be able to safely change the color of the text of the icons, do not change the color of the text of the icons.

(source: recommendation {AAAEEEFFFAC00AA557-DDAFEABC00123} from SP1 in the KB-77766534 of article 23415 of the MSDN(c) Library(c) Software(c) Consumer Guide(r)(tm)(c).

Good evening everyone,

To change the font of your icons on XP -->

http://www.linternaute.com/hightech/maquestion/windows/changer-police-windows.shtml

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Hello, you can use Iconoid! You can easily find it on download sites!

I hope I was able to help you!

Yes, the solution is indeed Iconoid as Melie says, and you can find it on the Sillyshot site as almr13 mentions!

And to disable the drop shadow effect required by Iconoid, right-click on the desktop, appearance, effects, uncheck "use the following transition effect for menus or tooltips."