Reversing background colour in display properties

[Purd]

I have accidentally set a background colour to the display properties ("appearance" tab). It means that the description of each of the programmes on my desktop has a colour around it which I don't like. I have been into that area again and can't see how to reverse what I have done.Any ideas? Anyone know the path to that so I can reinstall from my recovery disk? thanks in anticipation Purdy

 

[SPYDERIX]

Don't need to re-install.

In Windows, press START | letter "U" | letter "M" |[ENTER], this will put you into MS-DOS MODE.

Then at the prompt type C: (if it isn't already at C
then type cdthen type cd windows
then type cd command
then type scanreg /restore (don't forget the space)
choose a date before the date that you changed the color, and push restore, then it will re-start and hopefully it will restore your old color setting.

Good luck
Nate
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!"

 

[gcw1]

When in display properties ("appearance" tab) Select "desktop" in the "Item" drop down list. Then to the right of that you will see a color box, click the arrow on the side and pick a color... Click "apply".

Glenn

 

[Purd]

GCW That's what I did and am trying to undo!
I'll try Nate's suggestion (thanks Nate) Regards Purdy

 

[Purd]

Nate Excellent Thank you worked perfectly. Very handy. I have a programme called regedit that backs up the registry, I suppose that back up would've done the job too? Anyway that trick you showed me will come in handy thanks Cheers from Australia! Purdy

 

[SPYDERIX]

Glad to help...
Nate
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!"

 

[spacekowboy]

nate,

doesnt scanreg work from just the c prompt, or at least, c\windows as well?

:-Q x->

 

[SPYDERIX]

oh yes it does,

just tried it, and you can run scanreg /restore at the c:\ prompt instead of having to go to C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
thanks spacekowboy
Nate
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!"