If its possible, you'd probably invoke the items to be drawn, or redrawn, and send/or/catch the WM_DRAWITEM message, and DRAWITEMSTRUCT.
I don't think looking anywhere else will yield item text, as quoted in post #4.

I also want to find a solution if its possible, so I'll need a test app.

What application has a listview with the LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED style?