Tooltips won't change colors


  1. Darklighter
    Posts : 3
    Windows 7 64bit
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    Tooltips won't change colors


    Howdy...

    Even after several attempts of changing the colors in advanced display properties the default light grey font/white background remains for the tooltips... anyone know why? or how to change it?
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  3. Six9siX
    Posts : 115
    7 Ultimate x64 sp1
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    think U need to change it in aero.msstyles
    there's two images
    here's the result
    881.png
    882.png
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  4. Darklighter
    Posts : 3
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    OK, forgive me but how would you do that exactly?
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  6. Six9siX
    Posts : 115
    7 Ultimate x64 sp1
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    Well, it's easy
    U need to download software called restorator or else that allows U to explore inside a msstyle file.
    First find aero.msstyle
    Make a backup of original file
    copy the file somewhere else rename it and paste it back in aero dir
    just to make things easier later .
    (U need to take ownership of the file)
    then open it with downloaded program
    extract 881 & 882.png
    edit in some photo editor software that support png files
    then import modified images and save.....not save as.
    The whole map is on the pics.
    easy a?
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  7. Darklighter
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    so it looks like you have to do some resourse hacking, correct? I was just curious if there was an actual setting somewhere, or maybe a registry entry I could change. If it's that complicated, then I'll just live with it. Thanks.
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