All rows are black in the Watch Window when debugging in VS2012 - visual-studio-2012

I just installed VS2012, and I noticed that the variables in the Watch Window have black background, and are thus unreadable (I assume the text is also black, so black on black = unreadable).
What causes this problem, and how can I fix it?
So far I've found some links - this, this and this link, all from connect.microsoft.com. I'll see if I can find any solutions there.

I found the answer from https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/760291/vs2012-with-dark-theme-prints-code-with-black-background.
From user Murali:
Can you try resetting the printer category in Fonts and Colors ? To do
this, you can go to Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and
Colors -> Choose the Printer Category (which is below the Text Editor
category) and then click on Use Defaults.
Do let us know if that solves the problem.
Thanks, Murali Murali Krishna Hosabettu Kamalesha | Program Manager |
Visual Studio Professional - Editor team
I did this, and indeed it fixed the problem for me.

The following answer solves the problem for me:
https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/763007/black-lines-in-watch-window
Go to Tools - Options - Environment - Fonts and Colors. Select Merge - Block selection box in the list of Display items and change Item background to White.
I'm using a customized theme, the other solution would cancel the theme I'm using.

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