diff --git a/eventChannel.go b/eventChannel.go
index 5926292..744c1ae 100644
--- a/eventChannel.go
+++ b/eventChannel.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import "io"
 import "bytes"
 import "strconv"
 import "image/color"
+import "runtime"
 
 import "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 import pb "git.wit.com/wit/witProtobuf"
@@ -18,6 +19,16 @@ var mychannel chan *pb.Event
 
 var currentMessage *pb.Event
 
+var windowsTextWhite  = color.RGBA{255, 255, 255, 255}
+var windowsTextYellow = color.RGBA{200, 200, 0, 200}
+var windowsTextRed    = color.RGBA{200, 0, 0, 200}
+var windowsTextBlue   = color.RGBA{0, 100, 200, 100}
+var windowsBgGrey     = color.RGBA{100, 100, 100, 142}
+var windowsBgBlack    = color.RGBA{55, 55, 55, 255}
+
+var linuxTextBlue     = color.RGBA{0, 100, 200, 100}
+var linuxTextBlack    = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0}
+
 func initChannel() {
 	mychannel = make(chan *pb.Event)
 }
@@ -66,6 +77,13 @@ func ReadReceivedData(data *pb.Event, mh *gui.TableData) {
 	vms := data.GetVms()
 	log.Println("ReadReceivedData() Event vms=", vms)
 	for row, item := range vms {
+		defaultTextColor  := linuxTextBlue
+		defaultTextYellow := windowsTextYellow
+		defaultTextBlack  := linuxTextBlack
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			defaultTextColor = windowsTextRed
+			defaultTextBlack = windowsTextRed
+		}
 		// if (row % 2) == 1 {
 		if (row == 1) {
 			mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color  = color.RGBA{100, 100, 100, 142} // makes the background of each other row grey
@@ -82,15 +100,15 @@ func ReadReceivedData(data *pb.Event, mh *gui.TableData) {
 			// mh.Rows[row].HumanData[0].Color  = nil
 		}
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[1].Text  = item.Name
-		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[1].Color = color.RGBA{255, 255, 255, 255}
+		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[1].Color = defaultTextColor
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[2].Text  = item.Hostname
-		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[2].Color = color.RGBA{200, 200, 0, 200}
+		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[2].Color = defaultTextYellow
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[3].Text  = fmt.Sprintf("%d",item.Cpus)
-		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[3].Color = color.RGBA{200, 0, 0, 200}
+		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[3].Color = defaultTextColor
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[4].Text  = fmt.Sprintf("%d",item.Memory)
-		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[4].Color = color.RGBA{0, 100, 200, 100}
+		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[4].Color = defaultTextBlack
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[5].Text  = fmt.Sprintf("%d",item.Disk)
-		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[5].Color = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0}
+		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[5].Color = defaultTextBlack
 		mh.Rows[row].HumanData[6].Text  = fmt.Sprintf("Details %s",item.Name)
 
 		log.Println("\titem=", item)