How do to change the back ground color of the a window that is created
CWnd* pWnd1 = new CWnd; //window 2
		pWnd1->Create(_T("STATIC"), "Progress Bar", WS_BORDER | WS_CHILD |
WS_VISIBLE, CRect(25, 0, 175, 50), this, 1234);//creation of window 2
	
this appears as grey , i want it to be green.

also how to make the progress bar back ground color created as 
CProgressCtrl *progCtrl = new CProgressCtrl;
			int result = progCtrl->Create(WS_VISIBLE|WS_BORDER,
			      CRect(25,125 ,175,175),
			      this, 1); 
be green instead of as grey.
thanka!
-sumi

Check out http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=139638

I asked a very similar question several days ago.
Some of the responses will probably be useful to you as well.

Now if only I could figure out how to change the color of my Wizard controls....

-Harry

Well, looks like we are the only three people here using Visual C++
doing Windows programming :)  Thanks Harry.

BTW, just curious--why are you guys so *particular* about the colors?