windows 7
Windows 7 (non-Aero) uses a very low contrast white font color on my light blue taskbar. Personalize > Window Color does not offer an option to change the taskbar font.
For Aero Themes the solution seems to be http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/24620-change-taskbars-font-color.html as two posters have been pointing out. However this does not solve my problem.
Is there any way to change this font in a non-Aero (i.e. Basic) UI Theme?
Regards,
tamberg
I don't think you can change this out-of-the-box in Windows 7.
You might want to look at WindowBlinds 7, which allows for more customizations.
Although I've not used it with Windows 7, I'm pretty sure it can customize the active and inactive title bars differently.
You can not change the appearance of the taskbar in that way, The only alternative I see is not using the default Explorer shell (taskbar & desktop). Windows has the ability to use alternative shells.
Best Answer
You would need to take ownership of C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero\aero.msstyles and then edit the font colour using something like Resource Hacker.
Take a look at the link for details: http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/24620-change-taskbars-font-color.html