Tweak Library – Change the compressed files color inside the Explorer

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Change the compressed files color inside the Explorer

This setting lets you change the color of the compressed file.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003

Description:

When a file is compressed in Windows, there is an option in Explorer to display it in a different color to easy identification. This setting lets you define the color to use. The default color is blue.

Some changes will have to be done in the registry to make these changes.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey “\CurrentVersion\Explorer” is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a binary value name “AltColor”, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with the desired color code as given below.

Color	Color_Code
Red	FF 00 00
Green	00 FF 00
Blue	00 00 FF
Yellow	FF FF 00
White	FF FF FF
Black	00 00 00
Brown	A5 2A 2A

For default, delete this entry.

Logoff or restart the system.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

AltColor

Data Type :

REG_BINARY (Binary Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

color_code

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

The compressed files color inside the Explorer is changed to Red.

The compressed files color inside the Explorer is Blue by default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\] key, right-click on the right pane and click on "New > Binary Value" to create a new Binary value with the name "AltColor".

Third, right-click on the 'AltColor' Binary value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the value "00 FF 00" in the text box and click on 'OK'.