Restore or add the Windows 2000 Color Scheme

This is the default for Windows 2000 but it also works to customize Windows 98 and ME.

You can create a REG file by copying the following to a new text file and renaming it with the REG extension or you can simply download it from here. Right click the file and choose "Merge", then open Display Properties and set your color scheme to "Windows 2000".

Warning!!!: Using the Windows Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems requiring the re-installation of your operating system and possible loss of data. I do not and will not support problems that arise from you editing your own registry. Use the Registry Editor and my directions at your own risk. Be sure that you create a backup of your registry and be very sure that you know how to restore it. If you are not sure how to do both of these things then STOP here!! and read the directions.

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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes] "Windows 2000"=hex:04,00,00,00,77,2f,2c,c3,01,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,\ 12,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,bc,\ 02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4d,53,20,53,61,6e,73,20,53,65,72,69,66,00,\ 00,00,28,2f,00,00,1f,04,5f,01,bf,00,00,00,00,58,9e,b7,0f,00,00,00,0f,00,00,\ 00,fb,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,4d,53,20,53,61,6e,73,20,53,65,72,69,66,00,00,00,28,2f,00,00,1f,\ 04,5f,01,bf,00,00,00,00,58,9e,b7,12,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4d,53,20,\ 53,61,6e,73,20,53,65,72,69,66,00,00,00,28,2f,00,00,1f,04,5f,01,bf,00,00,00,\ 00,58,9e,b7,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4d,53,20,53,61,6e,73,20,53,65,72,69,66,00,00,00,28,2f,\ 00,00,1f,04,5f,01,bf,00,00,00,00,58,9e,b7,f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,4d,53,20,53,61,6e,73,20,\ 53,65,72,69,66,00,00,00,28,2f,00,00,1f,04,5f,01,bf,00,00,00,00,58,9e,b7,f8,\ ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,4d,53,20,53,61,6e,73,20,53,65,72,69,66,00,63,00,6f,01,14,88,d7,2d,00,\ 00,00,10,04,00,d7,2d,00,00,d4,d0,c8,00,3a,6e,a5,00,0a,24,6a,00,80,80,80,00,\ d4,d0,c8,00,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,00,d4,\ d0,c8,00,c0,c0,c0,00,80,80,80,00,00,00,80,00,ff,ff,ff,00,d4,d0,c8,00,80,80,\ 80,00,80,80,80,00,00,00,00,00,c0,c0,c0,00,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,d4,d0,c8,\ 00,00,00,00,00,ff,ff,e1,00,d4,d0,c8,00,00,00,ff,00,a6,ca,f0,00,c0,c0,c0,00

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NOTICE: The blank (empty) line at the end of the REG file is required for proper operation!