but it also failed.so what iam doing wrong? help me pls thanks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To get what you want, add to HIVEDEF.INF: HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","ListviewShadow",0x00010003,0x00000001 HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","ListviewWatermark",0x00010003,0x00000000 HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","ListviewAlphaSelect",0x00010003,0x00000000