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- Black on Black Display by Accident
- On a Win XP system, I must have accidentally selected some sort of desktop scheme in which all previously white Windows background areas are now black. Considering the text is also apparently still black, I cannot SEE anything in order to get back to the display properties to change...
- Tags: dialog box, ljohnson@..., Display Properties, black on black, black text on black background, windows, Display Properties dialog box, accident
- Discussion threads 2007-02-21
- Improving desktop visibility for your students
- Don't diminish your audience's learning experience by making the desktop difficult to see. Bob Potemski shows you the steps necessary to improve visibility in the classroom.Not long ago, the picture tube on my TV died. It was a quiet, somewhat dignified blanking of the screen. I still could hear all...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Bob Potemski, Active Title Bar, Display Properties Dialog, Display Properties dialog box, font, desktop
- Technical articles 1999-10-18
Additional Resources
- Change the font Windows XP displays in Windows Explorer
- Windows Explorer and My Computer display the same font that Windows XP uses for icon titles on your desktop: Tahoma, 8 point. If you want to change the font or font size used in Windows Explorer, follow these steps: Access the Display Properties dialog box by right-clicking...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Explorer, Font, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Are you interested in disabling the delete confirmation box in Windows Vista?
- Recently, I had enough with the constant confirmation delete dialog boxes. I do not need to be told that I am about to delete something. This is the reason, I hit the delete key. I wanted the delete confirmation box to go away. Here are the steps if you want...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Confirmation, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Change the font Windows XP displays in Windows Explorer
- Windows XP uses the same font for desktop icons and Windows Explorer. If the font is too hard to read, you can change its size or the font itself with a few mouse clicks. Here's how to adjust the look of your system fonts. Windows Explorer and My Computer...
- Tags: Greg Shultz, Windows, Windows XP, desktops, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Font, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2007-06-27
- Disable Windows XP's Error Reporting notification
- When Windows XP encounters a severe error that has the potential to crash the operating system, it immediately halts the offending program and displays an error message that says the application has encountered a problem and needs to close. Then, the operating system prompts you to send an error report...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Dialog Box, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2007-08-30
- The Pure and Simple Logic of Building Extraordinary Tables
- Newton, D'Alembert, Kant, Einstein, Mr. Spock&any great logician would be awed by the elegant, simple logic of the Table Properties dialog box. But one doesn't have to be a great philosopher, mathematician, or fictional alien to make this little marvel work for the user! The Table Properties dialog box boils...
- Tags: Logic, Table
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Re-enable icon transparency on your desktop in Windows XP
- Have you ever changed your desktop theme or just your desktop background and discovered that the text for your desktop icons is no longer transparent? Instead you now have a colored background box behind the text. If you have experienced this situation, chances are that you searched high and low...
- Tags: Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Greg Shultz
- Blog posts 2008-01-15
- Viewing non-present devices in Windows XP's Device Manager
- Preventing Users from Internet AccessCould it be possible that if port 80 can be removed from the services file.will this prevent users from acessing the web-Will this make the operating system unstablea valuable 'tric' !Thanks to this method I was able to remove quite some drivers from defective or no...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, mfybadat@..., Environment Variables, dialog box, System Variables
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Tech Tip: Put Administrative Tools on the Start menu in Windows XP
- Follow these steps to put Administrative Tools on the Start menu. If you regularly perform tasks with the utilities found in the Administrative Tools folder, navigating through Control Panel's folder structure to access these tools can become a hassle. ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Menu, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2004-07-29
- Manage user credentials in Windows XP with the Stored User Names and Passwords tool
- You can view or change any of the user credentials in your Windows XP system by saving them to your user profile. Log on to your machine and have all your IDs at the ready! Greg Shultz gives us the identifying information. When you log in to your Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, Operating systems, tool, user credential, password, Stored User Names, dialog box, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Software
- Technical articles 2006-03-15
- Save time with VB6's Common Dialog control
- VB6's Common Dialog control can save you a lot of programming time, as well as provide a standard Windows look to certain parts of your program. Learn how to use this control. Many Windows programs have things in common, such as dialog boxes for opening files, selecting colors,...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Windows, Peter Aitken, dialog box, Common Dialog Control, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Control, Development Tools, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing
- Technical articles 2005-08-02
- Display the Windows Search dialog box from a VB program
- The Windows Search dialog box is great for finding a variety of items including files, computers, and documents. Learn how you can display this dialog box while running a VB program. The Windows Search dialog box (press [Windows]F) is very handy for finding a variety of items including ...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Windows, Peter Aitken, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, public Const, dialog box, VB program, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Program, TechRepublic Inc., Windows Search Dialog Box, Operating Systems, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2005-07-21
- Complex Password Warning Dialog Box
- Can the Windows 2003 Active Directory Complex Password Dialog warning box be modified to display custom information on how to change a users passowrd in order to meet the complex password requirements...Thanks JBM
- Tags: jbm@..., networking, password
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- Copying desktop themes to other Windows XP computers
- Familiar faces are most welcome—especially when it comes to working on your Windows XP computer. If you'd like to copy a unique or particularly creative desktop theme to another computer, Greg Shultz shows you how easy it is to make the move. If you have created a favorite desktop...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, Greg Shultz, Operating systems, desktop theme, desktop, favorite desktop theme, computer, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Productivity, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-11-08
- Giant Dialog Fonts in XP
- Various dialog boxes display unusually large san serif fonts, forcing the dialog box to display off screen. Problem appears in printer, scanner and disk writing dialog boxes, as well as some messages that are generated by virus or spy checking software. Changing the standard Windows font, theme or display settings...
- Tags: adelmanimaging@..., font, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-09-16
- Send information to Windows 2000 Pro users during logon
- There may be times when you need to send Windows users vital information such as details about security requirements. In order to guarantee users see this information, learn how you can modify two group policies that enable you to display information during logon. Windows 2000 Professional provides you with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Jim Boyce, dialog box, group policy, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Information, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2005-08-08
- Font Properties Extension (exe)
- If you right click on a font file in Windows its basic properties are displayed. This extension adds several new property tabs to this properties dialog box. These include information relating to font origination and copyright, the type sizes to which hinting and smoothing are applied, and the code pages...
- Tags: Font
- Software downloads 2007-03-07
- name and desc. in XP Security box
- Does any one know how to include the Computer Name and Description in the title of the XP Windows Security dialog box that comes up when you press CTRL ALT DEL?Either that, or some way of customising the title of the Windows Security dialog box? I know it can be...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, security, stuart_at_oz, Thanks!, Value, Value at Risk, Value Data, windows
- Q&A 2005-07-06
- Print->Preferences box too small
- The problem looks like this: when I choose print->preferences, the dialog box doesn't allow me to see all the options. A protion of the right and bottem sides is cut off and the box is not resizeable. I have no idea when it started because I seldom use that feature....
- Tags: dialog box, Kitkoepp, windows, nakitko
- Q&A 2006-01-18
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