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by sonnaccino

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My coworker and I hate that default "teal" color the desktop has set on it for Win95/98. Anyone know where in the registry that is set, and how to go about changing it to a different color?

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by netuser

Right click on your desktop. Choose Appearance on display properties window. The item should be the desktop. Change the current color to whatever the color you want. Click ok.

by netuser

To change on the registry. Open Regedit then navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Expand Control Panel and open Colors. On the right pane, double-click Background. Enter the RGB value of the color you want to set up. Close the registry window.

by sonnaccino

I want to change it in the registry, but it won't "stick." It changes back every time I log out.

by mike (from canada)

here is a good way to reset windows settigs to default (it works on the most screwed up windows!!!)
go into the registry - (search for regedit.exe)
then double click HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then double click Control Panel
then delete everything in the"appearance" key. to do that, double click appearance, then click on any item on the right and press DEL to delete it and choose yes if you are asked to delete the item. Keep doing this until all you see on the right is (default) and (value not set)
Now restart your computer and the changes will take effect.

or follow the above directions because they are correct as well.

by sonnaccino

must be something else that sets that value, because that didn't do it either. I always end up with that nasty teal color after rebooting.

by mike (from canada)

here is a good way to reset windows settigs to default (it works on the most screwed up windows!!!)
go into the registry - (search for regedit.exe)
then double click HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then double click Control Panel
then delete everything in the"appearance" key. to do that, double click appearance, then click on any item on the right and press DEL to delete it and choose yes if you are asked to delete the item. Keep doing this until all you see on the right is (default) and (value not set)
Now restart your computer and the changes will take effect.

or follow the above directions because they are correct as well.

by tjc

this has been answered already with the desktop - right click and poperties.

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