MSN Messenger, why is it coming like this

manu08 · 05-11-2007, 06:07 PM

Have a look at this screenshot,

How do I change the colour so that it is not 'plain white' cause right now I think the information that is supposed to be displayed there is getting 'camoulfaged' with the background.

DrCuddles · 05-11-2007, 08:32 PM

I dont know how to change the colour dude sorry, and i dont think you can but it doesnt matter anyway.

All that ever displays is about the Customer Service Program, or if both of you have a webcam or not, or about file transfer speeds lol. Seriously it never says anything else.

Maddhatter · 05-11-2007, 08:38 PM

thats an issue with the program nothing to do with colors...try uninstalling and reinstalling. The only information shown in that box is the screen name and their current status.

DrCuddles · 05-11-2007, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maddhatter

thats an issue with the program nothing to do with colors...try uninstalling and reinstalling. The only information shown in that box is the screen name and their current status.

Ah yes, the other person's status i forgot about that... hmmm, you may want that but you could just look at their icon in the contacts list and see what that says

manu08 · 05-12-2007, 06:41 AM

Yup, I was just about to mention that the main reason I want to be able to see it is so that I can see what the other persons' status is & yes I could just have a look at the icon in the contacts list but, this is easier. Lol.
Hmm, well I've applied a custom theme - AlienGUIse theme & I think some customization done by the theme might have caused the font of the info that is supposed to be shown in that area to have changed to white colour, *I think*. But ya, you still think uninstalling & re-installing the program might work or maybe try something else?
Thanks a lot for the help..

manu08 · 05-12-2007, 02:40 PM

Ok I got how to fix this. Do the following to change the color of the writing that is displayed in that 'tooltip'.
Start > Control Panel > Appearance & Themes > Display > Appearance > Advanced > Item:Tooltip & then change the color of the *Font*. Hope this helps if anyone else ever comes into the same problem.

DrCuddles · 05-12-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manu08

Yup, I was just about to mention that the main reason I want to be able to see it is so that I can see what the other persons' status is & yes I could just have a look at the icon in the contacts list but, this is easier. Lol.
Hmm, well I've applied a custom theme - AlienGUIse theme & I think some customization done by the theme might have caused the font of the info that is supposed to be shown in that area to have changed to white colour, *I think*. But ya, you still think uninstalling & re-installing the program might work or maybe try something else?
Thanks a lot for the help..

If you're using a UI changing program then it would have been that which is causing the issue, try searching through that and getting to a font colour changer, mess around with it, it will most likely be a setting in that program

manu08 · 05-14-2007, 06:34 PM

Yeah I think you posted just a lil after I posted my solution to it & maybe that's why you didn't see I had figured how to get fix it, thanks anyway =)
But, I got a problem. The change is only temporary. As in, after the computer reboots the colors are reverted back to the old settings, any way of making it permanent?

05-11-2007, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
manu08 New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9	MSN Messenger, why is it coming like this Have a look at this screenshot, How do I change the colour so that it is not 'plain white' cause right now I think the information that is supposed to be displayed there is getting 'camoulfaged' with the background.

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DrCuddles Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 683	I dont know how to change the colour dude sorry, and i dont think you can but it doesnt matter anyway. All that ever displays is about the Customer Service Program, or if both of you have a webcam or not, or about file transfer speeds lol. Seriously it never says anything else. __________________ OS: Windows XP DISP: 2 Dell Monitors 19" and 17" MOBO: Nvidia 650 SLI Chipset ATX CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 4MB Cache Dual Core x64 Processor RAM: 5GB DDR2 800MHz Ram GFX: Dual nVidia 8600GT 512MB PCI-E Graphics Running In SLI Mode DRIVE: 18x Dual Layer +R/-R/RW DVD burner [CF]COD4 Clan: Forum \| Stats - [CF]DrCuddles

05-11-2007, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maddhatter Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Age: 26 Posts: 781	thats an issue with the program nothing to do with colors...try uninstalling and reinstalling. The only information shown in that box is the screen name and their current status. __________________ Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz PSU: Rosewill 400W Ram: G.Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit GPU: Ati Radeon x1800xt 256 mb OS: Windows XP Professional 64 bit

05-12-2007, 06:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
manu08 New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9	Yup, I was just about to mention that the main reason I want to be able to see it is so that I can see what the other persons' status is & yes I could just have a look at the icon in the contacts list but, this is easier. Lol. Hmm, well I've applied a custom theme - AlienGUIse theme & I think some customization done by the theme might have caused the font of the info that is supposed to be shown in that area to have changed to white colour, I think. But ya, you still think uninstalling & re-installing the program might work or maybe try something else? Thanks a lot for the help.. Last edited by manu08; 05-12-2007 at 06:56 AM.

05-12-2007, 02:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
manu08 New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9	Ok I got how to fix this. Do the following to change the color of the writing that is displayed in that 'tooltip'. Start > Control Panel > Appearance & Themes > Display > Appearance > Advanced > Item:Tooltip & then change the color of the Font. Hope this helps if anyone else ever comes into the same problem. __________________ HP Pavilion dv6000 Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor TK-53 1.7GHz 1GB DDR2 667MHz Memory nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150

05-14-2007, 06:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
manu08 New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9	Yeah I think you posted just a lil after I posted my solution to it & maybe that's why you didn't see I had figured how to get fix it, thanks anyway =) But, I got a problem. The change is only temporary. As in, after the computer reboots the colors are reverted back to the old settings, any way of making it permanent? __________________ HP Pavilion dv6000 Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor TK-53 1.7GHz 1GB DDR2 667MHz Memory nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150

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