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(Unverified)Jun 6th 2007 4:50PM
@RP, if you look at the bottom of the "Window Color and Appearance" options screen in Vista (as seen in gallery) then click "Open Classic Appearance Properties..." then click "Advanced." You will notice the more familiar XP style options screen, from which you can select and change that option you are talking about, unless I misread your comment.
Please note, I have added a few more gallery pix to illustrate how to change classic options, as requested. Enjoy!
(Unverified)Feb 2nd 2010 8:12PM
No, actually, you can't. I've searched other forums for this too:
There's no way in Vista to alter the color of the light blue highlight bar that shows the currently selected (a) folder in the folder tree, and (b) file in the files pane (RHS of screen) of Vista's Windows Explorer interface. If you click a file on the right, the folder on the left is highlighted a very light grey, and the file a very light blue. NOT different enough!!
The result is that you can (and I have often) go to Shift+Delete a file because it's what's highlighted, without realising your focus is actually on the directory it lives in - and the whole folder and contents vanish (after two quick mouse clicks), with no undo possible!
The currently light blue item NEEDS to be changeable to, say, a bright yellow background. No mistaking what object's about to be acted upon then!
Of course, Microsoft's answer will likely be 'go buy Windows 7' - but I have no idea if the issue persists in that OS as well.
Agarthan