Rick,

I followed the directions exactly as you said, I still get the grey menu
box, any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. Catherine.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi Catherine,
>
> Right click the desktop, choose personalize. Go to the Windows color
> appearance settings, then click advanced. From the item dropdown, pick
> "menu", then change the color on the right. Apply/ok your way out.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Catherine" <Catherine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0F62B613-6E6A-465E-B7E9-0C5316289756@microsoft.com...
> >I just purchased a hp computer which has the vista pre loaded on it. Great
> > machine. I have a question, how do I change that awful gray that comes up
> > for the menus? Thanks. Catherine.
>
>