>>I want to set my own color scheme prior to running my app
>>
>>- I tried the WriteProfileString API call w/ no success
>>- It does update the Control.ini but the colors are not changed
>>dynamically. It seems the message is not being sent to Windows;
>>- Should i use DDE?
>
>You shouldn't use anything, because you shouldn't change the system settings. If you change system settings, they are changed for all applications. Do you like when a program does this on your computer? :)
>
>Vlad


How about changing system colors temporarily and resetting at the end of the application? :)