diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/OrderEntryAppearanceServiceImpl.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/OrderEntryAppearanceServiceImpl.java
index 7ce323537d05..fe8ce129033e 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/OrderEntryAppearanceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/OrderEntryAppearanceServiceImpl.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class OrderEntryAppearanceServiceImpl extends OrderEntryAppearanceService
     if (showVersion) {
       String versionString = jdk.getVersionString();
       if (versionString != null && !versionString.equals(name)) {
-        SimpleTextAttributes textAttributes = isInComboBox ? SimpleTextAttributes.SYNTHETIC_ATTRIBUTES :
+        SimpleTextAttributes textAttributes = isInComboBox && !selected ? SimpleTextAttributes.SYNTHETIC_ATTRIBUTES :
                                               SystemInfo.isMac && selected ? new SimpleTextAttributes(SimpleTextAttributes.STYLE_PLAIN, 
                                                                                                       Color.WHITE): SimpleTextAttributes.GRAY_ATTRIBUTES;
         ending.addComment(versionString, textAttributes);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class OrderEntryAppearanceServiceImpl extends OrderEntryAppearanceService
     if (!valid) {
       return SimpleTextAttributes.ERROR_ATTRIBUTES;
     }
-    else if (selected) {
+    else if (selected && !(SystemInfo.isWinVistaOrNewer && UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("Windows"))) {
       return SimpleTextAttributes.SELECTED_SIMPLE_CELL_ATTRIBUTES;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/config/impl/configuration/AntUIUtil.java b/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/config/impl/configuration/AntUIUtil.java
index a97e29839421..d252433b4399 100644
--- a/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/config/impl/configuration/AntUIUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/config/impl/configuration/AntUIUtil.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.OrderEntryAppearanceService;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.FixedSizeButton;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.TextFieldWithBrowseButton;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
 import com.intellij.ui.ColoredListCellRenderer;
 import com.intellij.ui.SimpleColoredComponent;
 import com.intellij.ui.SimpleTextAttributes;
@@ -177,7 +178,10 @@ public class AntUIUtil {
       if (jdk == null) {
         if (myProjectJdkName.length() > 0) {
           setIcon(AllIcons.General.Jdk);
-          append(AntBundle.message("project.jdk.project.jdk.name.list.column.value", myProjectJdkName), selected ? SimpleTextAttributes.SELECTED_SIMPLE_CELL_ATTRIBUTES : SimpleTextAttributes.SIMPLE_CELL_ATTRIBUTES);
+          append(AntBundle.message("project.jdk.project.jdk.name.list.column.value", myProjectJdkName),
+                 selected && !(SystemInfo.isWinVistaOrNewer && UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("Windows"))
+                 ? SimpleTextAttributes.SELECTED_SIMPLE_CELL_ATTRIBUTES
+                 : SimpleTextAttributes.SIMPLE_CELL_ATTRIBUTES);
         }
         else {
           setIcon(PlatformIcons.INVALID_ENTRY_ICON);