transparency

I am reposting this under Desktop Customization as I feel the sub-forum entitled Tweaks, Guides, and HOWTO's under the support section does not get enough traffic and easily overlooked. I feel this is an important improvement for your desktop I'm going to provide a whole series of registry...

i clean installed Windows 7 RC from using Windows 7 Beta for the last few months and im not happy. heres a quick list as ive only been using it for a few hours: - i loved the feature where you could hover over something on the task bar and it would show a preview of the window. - i loved that...

Hi, I have an annoying issue with the Window animation (maximising / minimising) option in Advanced settings. Basically I like the glass / transparency / aero peek functions but window animation drives me nuts and slows things down. I turned it off soon after install, but occasionally it just...

Hi Im having problem with my windows 7...this might be a driver problem - i have no idee Seems everytime i startup my computer my themes disable(or something) - basically the transparancy dissapear, and i have a solid theme, and my gagets just dissapear Any Ideas?? I did however see that...

I remember reading a post a while ago about making your taskbar and windows totally transparent (rather than tinted or 'glass'), but I can't find it now. Does anyone know how to do this?

1. First of all, is there a way to disable the lines when moving the top of a program around? Here's a screenshot of what I'm talking about - Link Removed due to 404 Error It's as if there's an independent light source or something. I want it to be transparent, but I don't want to see...

I upgraded from vista.... and the aero theme is active as u can see the transparent bars. Heres some screen shots... Link Removed Link Removed

Ok i seem to have zoned out. I had the beta very early on, got fed up with constant BSODS and reverted back to XP. Got back to RC yesterday and am enjoying it alot. Anyway i cannot remember how to do this. Link Removed - Invalid URL My show desktop button to the right of the time/date gives...

I don't really like Aero. I can do without all the extra bloated transparency stuff. So, I'm using the classic style. I like it, however, I want to be able to change the toolbar background image for Explorer. Windows 7 lets me change its' color and other certain aspects, but I can't specify an...

So according to many sources, one of the two things left out of the Windows 7 RC/RTM is a new Graphical User Interface. With the exception of the Log-On screen, changed menus, the taskbar, and a slightly altered default color scheme, Windows 7 is pretty much a refined version of Vista. Here's...

I have Windows Vista Home Basic 64 installed and I enjoy using the sidebar. However I have one small problem, when I maximize my windows they always go behind the sidebar. My sidebar is transparent which i like, however it makes it hard to see all of the window i am currently viewing. I also...

On all the screenshots I see, Window Titles and the Windows Taskbar are somewhat transparent. Mine aren't. Why is this?

Hided Icon box ------------------------ in the notification area, windows shows hidden icons with the upper button.. When we click it, the hidden icons box appears.. In hidden box , we can sort the icons but i wish we were able to size it too.. in my windows , 9 icons sorted 3x3 for now, but i...

Almost daily now when I open any application the bar at the top or all 4 sides of the open window display weird. They are not the correct color and are too transparent. The minimize, maximize and close buttons do not show correctly either. I suspect this happens after I wake the PC up and a...

Microsoft has a beautiful thing in Aero, but it isn't using it to the magnitude that it could be. One suggestion, cut out the white backgrounds on windows such as the control panel and windows explorer, and replace them with a glass background. If more than one window is open, make the active...

Anybody know any working program that makes ANY window transparent (ie AIM...Winamp...etc)? oops, i should have tried my old programs. glass2k still works

Hello! I'm using Windows 7 BETA I'm having a bit of trouble here. After installing Realtek HD Audio Driver and Live Mesh Client transparency suddenly turned off and window's color became black. All the windows and the taskbar look like this: Link Removed I tried restarting the Desktop...

I bought my new laptop and I know it had the transparent windows and I could even change the colour to carbon and to red and change the transparency of the different colours but recently I wanted to get more out of my graphics so I turned everything to minumum including resolution and windows...