Can't read hover and other text

[mmstone]

Don't know what I did, but now I can't read text in hover popups, other windows. Here is a screenshot. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

 

[BugMeister]

which bit are you having problems with - it all looks OK from here..??

- mind you, that could be my PC (- or my eyesight..!!)

 

[mmstone]

Sorry, didn't point out the problem. Do you see the black bars in the front-most windows (the apple software window and license agreement window)? I am having that problem in some menus, hover text (like over icons on the desktop), etc. I can't read the text; for some reason, the background for the text field is black.

For the life of me I can't figure what I did to get this, but I sure can't find a way to fix it. Have tried many settings in Personalization CP/Advanced Options. I don't even know exactly what you would call the features I'm having trouble with.

Again any help would be greatly appreciated.

BTW, this seems to happen only in Aero. I switched to a regular windows theme, and the problem is resolved. And I wasn't using a custom Aero theme.

mms

 

[Bongo]

BTW, this seems to happen only in Aero. I switched to a regular windows theme, and the problem is resolved. And I wasn't using a custom Aero theme.

mms

Welcome to the Seven Forums
I am not sure I can help but I have a couple of question have you use a custom third-party theme or have one installed? When you say you switched to a regular Windows theme are you switching to Windows 7 basic or Windows classic?
You could try this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html it will not harm the programs or data you have saved on your computer.
Jerry

 

[AlphaAssault]

I am having the same issue. My Aero themes have seemingly all started this black bar thing as well. I have run the recommended sfc /scannow and have had no luck resolving the issue with that tool. As mmstone is claiming, I am only seeing this on the Aero themes. I have swapped to the Windows 7 Basic theme for usability now, not the windows classic.
I am not sure what I could have done, this appeared out of the blue this week. I do notice that we are both running 64 bit Pro, that may be helpful as a common link. I have never used any downloaded themes, the theme I set up was based on the windows aero theme, the only thing I had changed was the backgrounds, I had set those to a random 15 minute changing photo. That was all I have really ever changed on my theme, and I suddenly am having this issue.

 

[Britton30]

It would appear you both have your menu and font colors set to black hence not showing text.

 

[AlphaAssault]

After I changed nothing? I have already gone through my windows menu settings with no change. I have explored the entire menu and no change I make in there affects this issue. I would believe that if I had myself instigated a change to the theme or menu settings. I did not do any such action, so the change of the menu settings is out also in my book.
Also I believe by the wording in MMstones message that he looked in that part of the settings as well.
Edit:Also it only performs the blackening in floating windows. Other windows do not have any effect until after I scroll across a menu item, then they stay highlighted in black, even after deselecting the item the field remains black.

Not sure how it could be a menu settings on black issue Britton30 but am willing to listen to an explanation on what item in the menu settings I should be looking at that would cause the window to remain in black highlight after it has been deselected. I typically think people deal with a path towards a solution rather than a shot in the dark. "You have a cough, you may have cancer" approach doesn't truly help my diagnosing. But what should I be checking for this.

I am open to suggestions for exploring the issue more. I do have a rather diagnostic personality first off, so I have already probed the issue to the best of my windows knowledge.

 

[Britton30]

Have a look at the snip below.

If your colors are set as shown, I have no further ideas and I'm stumped.

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Click snip, then click again to open it full-size

 

[arkhi]

^I would agree. However, if anything, try updating your graphics drivers too. Since virtually everything in Aero are rendered in your GPU, it might just work.

 

[AlphaAssault]

The update to the graphics card did the trick. I had not tried that

Thanks for the suggestion, and thanks for trying britton30 although that was not the issue.

 

[Britton30]

+1 Arkhi, very noob of me not to suggest a GFX driver upgrade.