Consider the following scenario: You are running Windows 7. You launch Control Panel, choose Appearance and Personalization and then click on the Personalization link. You back out of the Personalization page by either clicking on the Back button or...
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Hi, I'm new here and hoping that someone might be able to point me in the right direction.
I currently use XP but I am interested in upgrading to 7. I have spent dozens of hours researching Win 7 online, but my big questions do not appear to have easily found answers.
(1) Do all menus in...
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We’ve seen Windows Phone 7 desktop s before, which is stylistically similar to what Microsoft has us expecting in Windows 8 , but when it’s done this well it’s worth repeating. Reader The Royal Rebel took Windows 7 and made it to look like Windows 8 with a few stylistic touches of his own...
Came across some nicely craftedLink Removed on another site I'm a member of. Link Removed. Well worth a look if you're into steampunk, or even just like nice looking eye candy to add to your desktop. My current favourites are theLink Removed - Invalid URL Nixie tube clock, British penny red...
What's your favorite 7 feature..........., ok, what's your 5 favorite Windows 7 Features, I know, 1 just doesn't cover it.
For me;
1. The "Snipping Tool"
2. Themes
3. The "Taskbar" and all it's glory
4. Speed
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Well, I guess that covers it for me, how about the rest of...
If you switch between Windows and Linux and would rather your Windows machine had a touch of Torvalds (via ), Ubuntu Skin Pack will get the job done. (more…)
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Now running vBulletin 4.1.5 Nightly Build 45641 (07-07-11 18:41:01 CDT)
At least 12 new code corrections.
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Hello all,
Found this cool little program (379kb) to change your XP Start button to look like Vista/7's
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ViOrb automatically replaces your start button with one that looks the same as Vista's start orb. So you can get the Vista feel and look for Windows...
We are still quite a ways out from having any “official” Windows 8 themes or wallpapers, but that hasn’t stopped some of the more dedicated folks out there from coming up with their own goodies. Thanks to the folks at … Continue reading
Source: Yahoo! News
Travel through time and space with themes for Blade Runner, Doctor Who, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and other favorites--plus science-fiction inspired fonts.
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# customization If you like the new look of Lion, you're out of luck on a Mac but oddly in luck if you own a Windows 7 PC. Lion Skin Pack is an easily installable set of GUI customizations for Windows 7 that make Windows look just like the next generation Mac operating system. More »
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If you like the new look of Lion, you’re out of luck on a Mac but oddly in luck if you own a Windows 7 PC. Lion Skin Pack is an easily installable set of GUI customisations for Windows 7 that make Windows look just like the next generation Mac operating system. (more…)
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# customization If you like the new look of Lion, you're out of luck on a Mac but oddly in luck if you own a Windows 7 PC. Lion Skin Pack is an easily installable set of GUI customizations for Windows 7 that make Windows look just like the next generation Mac operating system. More »
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In windows 7 there is a glaze on the active window, but in a cruel joke by MS, every other window also has a glaze (just a bit less).
Note: My taskbar is using the old style from Win XP.
How do I fix this? Ive tried playing with the themes, and at best I can make the active window look more...
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So I had the "Windows Repair" virus. I succesfully removed it with MalwareBites and Ad Aware and everything seems to be working fine, with exception to my desktop background. It's pitch black.
When I try to change it through personalize ->desktop backgrounds...
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</br/> In Windows 8, the company is providing the ability to automatically configure the color of Aero elements, like the Start Menu, Windows Explorer windows, and the taskbar based on the desktop wallpaper. ...
Source: Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows
Although I'm a C# .Net Software developer I can't figure you how to make the sounds work when creating a theme. I assign my startup .wav file to the "open window" event in order to hear it without having to shutdown and startup windows. When I get things like I like them I assign "none" to the...
Hey everyone, this is my first post here, but I've always been a big customizer and registry hacker. I have gotten to the limit of my experimentation, and I can't seem to figure out some things that I am wanting to do. First, I want to change the scrollbar in windows 7 from the boring default...