Vista looks diffirent? |
 Feb 23 2009, 04:10 PM
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I was trying to get rid of the shadows under all my programs in vista. (one more reason i miss xp) and I was in sytem advanced settings and i just unticked enable desktop composition and it got rid of the shadows and transparency but it also got eid of the preview boxes that appear when you hover a program. So i turned it on this morning and re ticked it but it stayed the same!
How can I put it back to how it was before? And how can i get rid of the shadows! even if it means just using the other vista theme i have seen that looks basic and plain. Like my current one does... I dont know if that made sense but heres a screenshot. |
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Feb 23 2009, 05:38 PM
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QUOTE 1) Click on the Windows logo at the lower left corner 2) Select Control Panel, and then select Personalization 3) Click on “Window Color and Appearance” 4) If you then see a row of 8 colors, you need to click on the last link, “Open classic appearance properties for more color options” 5) In the “Appearance Settings” window, under “Color Scheme,” select “Windows Aero” 6) Click on “OK” 7) Windows will then update the display properties of, well, everything. Alright I logged onto Vista, changed the appearance and then followed these steps, this should work. But also I have Windows Vista Ultimate w/SP1 |
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Feb 23 2009, 05:41 PM
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QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 23 2009, 04:38 PM)  Alright I logged onto Vista, changed the appearance and then followed these steps, this should work. But also I have Windows Vista Ultimate w/SP1 I did those instructions too but when I click color and appearence it goess straight to the settings and i dont see the 8 rows any more! And then when i click windows aero and hit ok it looks like vista basic! |
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Feb 23 2009, 05:43 PM
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QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 23 2009, 05:41 PM) I did those instructions too but when I click color and appearence it goess straight to the settings and i dont see the 8 rows any more! And then when i click windows aero and hit ok it looks like vista basic! Hm... go into safe mode and try it. Do you have Service Pack 1 installed? Apparently prior to SP1 there's a bug that prevents you from changing the settings to default on a few things including appearance. |
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JosephCohen123 Vista looks diffirent? Feb 23 2009, 04:10 PM
shanaynay I'd change it to adjust for best appearance, a... Feb 23 2009, 04:15 PM
JosephCohen123 QUOTE(shanaynay @ Feb 23 2009, 03:15 PM) ... Feb 23 2009, 04:22 PM illmortal QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 23 2009, 04:10... Feb 23 2009, 04:20 PM illmortal lol @ restarting. Ughhh I love Linux :( Feb 23 2009, 04:28 PM JosephCohen123 Haha. Thats what i was going to say! haha.
An ... Feb 23 2009, 04:31 PM JosephCohen123 Anyone know how t fix it? Feb 23 2009, 04:53 PM illmortal QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 23 2009, 04:53... Feb 23 2009, 05:17 PM synkiro i switch back from aero to basic to aero all the t... Feb 23 2009, 05:10 PM JosephCohen123 Nothing is wrong with it?
Its just taht i cant go ... Feb 23 2009, 05:14 PM synkiro thomas, the pics don't work unless you actuall... Feb 23 2009, 05:19 PM JosephCohen123 O! Ok...
doesnt work.
When i click color and a... Feb 23 2009, 05:23 PM synkiro QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 23 2009, 12:23... Feb 23 2009, 05:25 PM JosephCohen123 But the only theme options i have are vista and cl... Feb 23 2009, 05:27 PM synkiro QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 23 2009, 12:27... Feb 23 2009, 05:30 PM JosephCohen123 Ok i put that into run and it went through and ope... Feb 23 2009, 05:39 PM synkiro can you post screenshots of what it is you're ... Feb 23 2009, 05:40 PM synkiro that's another thing i don't understand. ... Feb 23 2009, 05:47 PM illmortal QUOTE(synkiro @ Feb 23 2009, 05:47 PM) wh... Feb 23 2009, 05:48 PM JosephCohen123 QUOTE(synkiro @ Feb 23 2009, 04:47 PM) wh... Feb 23 2009, 05:49 PM synkiro ^earlier he said he did that.
when you're in ... Feb 23 2009, 05:52 PM JosephCohen123 Ya ive done that... ive tried everything...
whenev... Feb 23 2009, 05:54 PM illmortal QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 23 2009, 05:54... Feb 23 2009, 06:13 PM synkiro a theme can't just disappear from a computer (... Feb 23 2009, 06:00 PM JosephCohen123 Well i went into safe mode and couldnt fix it but ... Feb 23 2009, 06:13 PM JosephCohen123 ^look above you Feb 23 2009, 06:18 PM illmortal QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 23 2009, 06:18... Feb 23 2009, 06:19 PM |
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