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Minor Annoyance i've lived with for awhile my xp pro start button has turned gray and rectangular (like win 2000 i think).I would like to see it green again and i'm not sure how to fix it or how i screwed it up for that matter.Two years of messing around has a tendency to mess things up abit(been a long time between formats).. :)
2 possibilities:
1) Right click on taskbar, choose "properties", go to "start menu" change from "classic start menu" to "start menu".
2) Go to "System properties" (windows+pause) go to "advanced", under "Performance" click on "settings" and fiddle in "visual effects" till you get want you want.
that start menu option just switches on/off the grouping of frequently used programs. It won't change the button.Quote:
Originally posted by Gurahl@30 July 2004 - 19:04
1) Right click on taskbar, choose "properties", go to "start menu" change from "classic start menu" to "start menu".
accat, has all your machine gone to looking like win2000?
if so go to Control Panel > Display > Themes tab
in the Theme drop-down, choose Windows XP style
then you can change the color from the default blue to silver (w/green button) on the Appearance tab.
wish it was that easy..have a look here under the 4th task bar (start button down)http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/tune-02.html ..seems like someone forgot to tell my pc that it couldn't do this.. lol
that start menu option just switches on/off the grouping of frequently used programs. It won't change the button.Quote:
Originally posted by Sparsely+30 July 2004 - 19:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sparsely @ 30 July 2004 - 19:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Gurahl@30 July 2004 - 19:04
1) Right click on taskbar, choose "properties", go to "start menu" change from "classic start menu" to "start menu".
accat, has all your machine gone to looking like win2000?
if so go to Control Panel > Display > Themes tab
in the Theme drop-down, choose Windows XP style
then you can change the color from the default blue to silver (w/green button) on the Appearance tab.[/b][/quote]
I think the problem lies in here i see no difference when win xp style and classic style are applied when it comes to the start button or task bar :frusty:
then what's on um...
right-click your 'my computer' icon & go to Properties > Advanced tab > Performance settings.
on the Visual Effects tab, make sure the "use visual styles for windows & buttons" option is checked. (very last option)
Thanks for trying but i think I may have to live with this little annoyance till I format.Oh well could be worse.... :frusty:Quote:
Originally posted by Sparsely@30 July 2004 - 20:55
then what's on um...
right-click your 'my computer' icon & go to Properties > Advanced tab > Performance settings.
on the Visual Effects tab, make sure the "use visual styles for windows & buttons" option is checked. (very last option)
Start>Run>"services.msc".
Make sure that "Themes" is enabled and running.
Might be it lost the image file for the xp start-button, either in the registry, or the file itself, and that therefore it's reverting to the old start button.
Try undoing whatever registry changes you've done, and try and find a friend or someone with the image still intact, it may be part of a larger file tho', and I'm not sure which.
Importing a new xp theme ought to give you another button anyway.
install stylexp or windowsblinds or something like that and apply a new theme. that should fix it.
Window blinds kinda fixed it ...Like i said thou 2 yrs. messin around and your bound to have a few glitches here and there.Think i'll wait till I build my own system and have a nice clean install..If I wait a little longer my 10 yr old will build it for me (its getting a little scary).. :unsure: