re: paint desktop version registry key

MokikkiDoesTheSloppySwish-YOU CAN CHANGE THE FONT COLOR IF — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:08:01 GMT

Thanks for keeping the PaintDesktopVersion key alive and verifying Windows 7 compatibility.

There is a fairly simple method to invert the CSD lettering font from default white to black if you momentarily select white(RGB #FFFFFF) for a background color instead of a wallpaper.

Apply the setting and verify your paintedesktopversion text has inverted black on solid white. The registry key didn't reflect the change and other lighter colors tested today also inverted the text to solid black (RGB #000000)

Return to the desktop personalization menus and reinsert your wallpaper instead of the just recently selected solid white background.

Most likely, the text will remain black against any image including your heavily white architecture pic and has been doing so for me since XP and my uploaded pic was verifies it working on 2012 Server DC edition. ( I was successfully displaying and inverting the info even in 2012's basic mode before installing the experience pack and loading themes service). But it doesn't seem to tatoo onto my installation of Metro.

Refer to the pic for Lego level instructions

uploadpic.org/v.php

Reapplying any saved themes made prior to this change has typically reset the CSD version text back to the white font we just worked over.

I loathe speaking in absolutes about any Windows configuration tip since there are multiple methods to accomplish even the narrowest of tasks.

Maybe someone else can take the time to snapshot the system registry before and after to determine which registry values are getting flipped when the font color gets inverted.