Desktop Icon Font Color - How do I change the font color of the text that describes desktop icons?

I have messed around with windows 8 for over an hour. the best way to adjust the desktop icon fonts that i found is as follows:

control panel>system security (on left hand column) > system > advanced systems settings(left hand column) >pop up box appears, go to advanced tab >performance and click on settings> visual effects tab

4 radio button choices are there

let windows choose whats best for my computer

adjust for best appearance

adjust for best performance

custom

17 boxes are checked or unchecked and are below these four radio buttons.

pay close attention to the following boxes, (check and uncheck and hit apply and watch your desktop change),

show shadows under windows

smooth edges of screen font,

use drop shadows for icon labels on desktop

After playing with this I selected radio icon let windows decide

but everyone is different

if you need icons larger and print larger

control panel>system security>appearance and personalization>display then choose display size

I have windows 8 and have the same problem, can't do screen print and paste here but have clouds on screen and white icon letters are invisible.  like looking for a golf ball in white sand.  the automatic differential does not seem to be working as in your screen shots.

its now April 2013 and i've just changed mine to black from these instructions - windows 7 64 bit

thanks very much... is this proof that humanz can still outdo the machines?

Hey Ronnie, Just wanted to tell you that I found your responses on this thread to be really bothersome. You come across as a smart-****, for lack of a better word. The person that you are going back and forth with is making a simple point: Users should be able to decide what font color they want for desktop icons. And to be honest, I agree completely. I'm putting a picture of my daughter on my background right now and your "automatically adjusting" selections don't show up worth a **** no matter how many screenshots you want to embed in your replies to this thread. The solution is pretty simple: Let me choose black font and I'll have what I want. But that's not a choice -- and nothing you can say will explain that away. I want to do something simple that will really allow me to "Personalize" - your menu name, not mine - my machine the way that I want to but I can't. That's a fail on your part. You should own it respectfully rather than bicker and argue with your customers.