Problem customizing colors in appearance display properties

Gail

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Jul 4, 2008, 3:39:01 PM7/4/08

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Hi,

For some reason, I am unable to use 3 digits for R, G, and B boxes in
customising colors in appearance tab under display properties. It only lets
me enter 2 numbers? I have never had this problem before. Even if there are
3 numbers listed in R box, when I click on the box and enter the numbers I
want, it stops at 2 numbers.

Has anyone seen this problem before or know how to fix it?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Twayne

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Jul 4, 2008, 7:14:48 PM7/4/08

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Look more closely at the instructions for entering that data.

Gail

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Jul 4, 2008, 7:32:00 PM7/4/08

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Huh!?

Have been doing this for along time with no problem. Don't know why it
would suddenly change. Your answer was not helpful at all, but thanks for
replying.

ju.c

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Jul 5, 2008, 7:48:07 AM7/5/08

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Cause: Fonts sizes and display settings are not working properly with
COMDLG32.DLL.

Solution: Modify COMDLG32.DLL to increase the input box size.

Instructions:

1. Download 'Resource Hacker' and install it:
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

2. In the Run box type, (1 line)
xcopy C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMDLG32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMDLG32.DLL.bak

3. Run 'Resource Hacker' and open:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMDLG32.DLL

4. Expand "Dialog"

5. Expand "CHOOSECOLOR"

6. Click on "1033"

8. Click on 'Compile Script' at top

9. Select from the menu 'File>Save As ...' and save to 'C:\COMDLG32.DLL'

10 Now you need to swap the file with the one in system32, but you can
only do so when Windows isn't running, so...

11. Get MoveOnBoot 1.95 268 KB
Info:
http://windowsutility.blogspot.com/2008/05/move-on-boot-software.html
Download:
http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/LFWV/files/moveonb.zip

12. Install, run, select 'C:\COMDLG32.DLL' to move at next boot to
'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' overwriting the old.

13. Restart and test it out!

ju.c

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Gail

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Jul 6, 2008, 8:30:00 PM7/6/08

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First of all, THANK YOU for such detailed and precise instructions. I don't
know what I am doing wrong, but it is not saving the changes I made.

I opened comdlg32.dll in C:\Windows\System32 in Resource Hacker, made the
changes from 18 to 20, clicked on Compile Script", then File, Save As. I
named it C:\COMDLG32.DLL and exited Resource Hacker. I checked in C: and it
was saved there as a Common Dialogs Dll. I then opened MoveOnBoot and filled
out source file as C:\COMDLG32.DLL to destination location
C:\Windows\System32\COMDLG32.DLL. And I said yes to replace with.
Then when trying to change colors in display properties didn't work, I
opened comdlg32.dll again in Resource Hacker and it was still listed as 18
instead of 20 in all the categories. I tried it a couple of more times with
the same result.

Do you have any idea what I am doing wrong to make it not save or replace
Thanks for your help.

Gail

ju.c

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Jul 7, 2008, 4:56:13 AM7/7/08

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OK, I know why.

MoveOnBoot is not copying the file before it is loaded by Windows on
start-up so when it is being copied the copy fails because it's in use
already. Bugger!

I copy system files like the comdlg32.dll one with a WinPE CD, like
"Ultimate Boot CD" and the like.

What do you have? Nothing? I'll try to find a good iso image for you to
download and burn so you can boot from the CD and copy the file that
way. You know what an iso image is?

ju.c

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