DOCUMENT:Q90740  21-SEP-1999  [win95x]
TITLE   :Color Values for MessageBackColor and MessageTextColor Setting
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
OPER/SYS:
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3.10 3.11

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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SYSINI.WRI, which is included with Windows 3.1, contains the following
descriptions of the [386Enh] entries for MessageBackColor and MessageColorText:

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   MessageBackColor=<vga-color-attribute>

   Default:  1 (for blue)
   Purpose:  Specifies the background color of message screens,
             such as the screen that appears when you press
             CTRL+ALT+DEL.

   To change:  Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file.

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   MessageTextColor=<vga-color-attribute>

   Default:  F (for white)
   Purpose:  Specifies the color used to display text in
             message screens, such as the screen that appears
             when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
   To change:  Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file.

MORE INFORMATION
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The values that can be used for these settings to change the colors are not
included in the SYSINI.WRI or with the Windows Resource Kit, they are as
follows:

   0 - Black                 8 - Gray

   1 - Blue                  9 - Bright Blue

   2 - Green                 A - Bright Green

   3 - Cyan                  B - Bright Cyan

   4 - Red                   C - Bright Red

   5 - Magenta               D - Bright Magenta

   6 - Yellow/Brown          E - Bright Yellow

   7 - White                 F - Bright White

Once you change the values in the SYSTEM.INI file, you must save changes to the
file, exit Windows and restart Windows for the changes to take effect.

Additional query words: 3.10 color control alternate delete window

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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