Windows Vista How to Fix Menu Appearance Not Updating with Windows Aero Settings

Ilya Byk · Jan 22, 2010

Hi all. Would somebody please tell me how to fix this issue?? As you see I have "Windows Aero" selected and applied, but my menus still show up as I would have "Windows Classic" applied. You can see in this shot that I already pressed "Apply", but the menus didn't change. Dragging windows all over the screen is fine, but this menu is not. How do I fix this? Thank You All

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cybercore · Jan 22, 2010

Menus are supposed to be the same for ALL styles, Classic, Standard, Bassic, or Aero.

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You can adjust visualizations including those of menus under:

Control Panel => System => Advanced => Performance Settings => Visual Effects Tab.

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RAK · Jan 23, 2010

I am not sure, reading your post, exactly what it is you are rquesting. But, if you want to change the general appearance (I think you have the "classic" theme?) yhen try one of the other Aero themes, or try changing the background.

reghakr · Jan 23, 2010

cybercore, I believe if you check adjust for best performance, you are stuck with the Windows Basic theme.

cybercore · Jan 23, 2010

reghakr said:
cybercore, I believe if you check adjust for best performance, you are stuck with the Windows Basic theme.

Absolutely correct if you empty all of those check boxes, but I didn't say one had to.

It allows to add or remove shadows from menus, some other effects as well. I am not going to describe each option now, no need I believe.

Ilya Byk · Jan 24, 2010

cybercore said:
Menus are supposed to be the same for ALL styles, Classic, Standard, Bassic, or Aero.

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You can adjust visualizations including those of menus under:

Control Panel => System => Advanced => Performance Settings => Visual Effects Tab.

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I got my options to look like same as in this shot.

reghakr · Jan 25, 2010

That's the reason you're stuck in Windows Basic mode.You can't uncheck them all, or that' what happens.

You can try disabling a few of them, the see if you can switch to Aero

cybercore · Jan 25, 2010

Enable desktop composition must be on, but you can check all other options as well.

reghakr · Jan 25, 2010

Nice call cybercore, I didn't know exactly which ones to uncheck

Ilya Byk · Jan 25, 2010

That doesn't work. That is a wrong solution. Any other thoughts??

reghakr · Jan 26, 2010

Did you try checking Adjust for best appearance?

Ilya Byk · Jan 26, 2010

reghakr said:
Did you try checking Adjust for best appearance?

Hey. That was tried too.

Celestra · Jan 26, 2010

A Down loadable Aero Manual

If you open the documents from Microsoft, hit the "Save" button and download it to your computer.

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Ilya Byk · Jan 28, 2010

Celestra said:
If you open the documents from Microsoft, hit the \"Save\" button and download it to your computer.

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