12-06-2011, 03:39 PM
How to change the colour of a BSOD
Quick and easy tutorial on how to change the color of the blue screen on a BSOD, to be a yellow screen for example.
I think this might only work in 2000/XP/2003 but by all means try it in vista or 7 and comment if it worked.
To change the colours, go to the Windows folder, by going to %systemroot%, and open the system.ini file inside. Now, locate the [386enh] section.
If it’s not in there yet, create these entries:
The back color is the “Blue”, and the Text is the “White”, so you can change the colors with the following list:
Also, if you select any of the letters, make sure to put the letter in capitals, eg. D not d
After you changed, make sure to save the file and restart your PC.
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Quick and easy tutorial on how to change the color of the blue screen on a BSOD, to be a yellow screen for example.
I think this might only work in 2000/XP/2003 but by all means try it in vista or 7 and comment if it worked.
To change the colours, go to the Windows folder, by going to %systemroot%, and open the system.ini file inside. Now, locate the [386enh] section.
If it’s not in there yet, create these entries:
Code:
MessageBackColor =
MessageTextColor=The back color is the “Blue”, and the Text is the “White”, so you can change the colors with the following list:
- 0 = black
- 1 = blue
- 2 = green
- 3 = cyan
- 4 = red
- 5 = magenta
- 6 = yellow/brown
- 7 = white
- 8 = gray
- 9 = bright blue
- A = bright green
- B = bright cyan
- C = bright red
- D = bright magenta
- E = bright yellow
- F = bright white
Also, if you select any of the letters, make sure to put the letter in capitals, eg. D not d
After you changed, make sure to save the file and restart your PC.