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Right, that only darkens the background color. You can change the text color from the same dialog and make it white or gray or whatever you want so that it's readable. You can go through all the other options in that window and make everything the color you want. It gives a live preview so you can know what you're doing.
Once you figure it out, I think you'll find it a lot easier (and safer!) than editing the registry. Plus, this way you won't have any white windows to make you blind. :)