Ebbie -

Color schemes are Start - Settings - Control Panel, double-click "Display." Color choices should be on the "Appearance" tab. The "Desktop" tab also has a few things you can play with. Buttons generally are all part of "theme" settings, so changing one changes them all. There are a number of "canned" variations available, and someone probably has just selected something "special" for you. Nearly everything there has a "Restore Defaults" choice, so it's fairly safe to play around with it. If you start having unexplained eye strain and/or headaches, go back and Restore Defaults.

It is possible to change the icon used for a single button or shortcut, but messing with the "standard" icons isn't really recommended. The icons for built-in functions are often embedded in programs, and it's easy to corrupt the program if you mess with them too randomly.

I seem to recall seeing a lot of "green stuff" in one of the "new" defaults, but I use the "Classic Standard" on everything - much easier on the eyes (and mind).

John