HOW TO: Change 6.5.x Start Menu Text Color

[brandon.towey]

Figure this out through research 'cause nothing on the forums or Google helped so I'm posting it for people like me looking for an answer.


Here's how to change the Start Menu Text color:

*SAVE A COPY OF THE FILE YOU'RE EDITING SOMEWHERE IN CASE YOU SCREW SOMETHING UP!

1. Extract the file StartMenu_GridScene_480x800.cpr from your Windows directory to your desktop.

Mine includes 480x800 at the end because that's my devices resolution(Touch Pro II). If you have a different resolution, I'm pretty sure it will have that at the end of the file name.

2. Open the file on your PC with Notepad.

3. Find every occurrence of ForeColor="#00FFFFFF". Mine had two.

It might not be 00FFFFFF, but that's hex code for white so it probably will be.

4. Replace 00FFFFFF with whatever color hex code you want.

You can find any color's hex code online through Google.

5. Copy the edited file back into the Windows directory of your phone. Click yes when it asks if you want to overwrite the file.

6. I soft reset, though I don't know if it's necessary. I figure it can't hurt.

7. Check and see if it worked.

I've attached my .cpr in a ZIP file for BLACK Start Menu text. It works on my Sprint Touch Pro II, and it should work for others but it's still not my fault if something goes wrong. If you use mine, STILL SAVE A COPY OF YOUR .CPR IN CASE IT DOES SOMETHING FUNKY!