Is it possible to change the default (dark) black colour of the taskbar and
start menu without using a 3rd party application?

I just assumed that when you chose a colour and transparency effect that the
change would not just affect window borders.

I know the transparency affects TB and SM but if I choose any colour from
the selection TB and SM still remain a shade of black...

Have I missed something somewhere?

Hi,

Nope, you didn't miss anything. Those sections are not customizable without
the use of a third party product.

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"Fumanchu2001" <Fumanchu2001@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to change the default (dark) black colour of the taskbar
> and
> start menu without using a 3rd party application?
>
> I just assumed that when you chose a colour and transparency effect that
> the
> change would not just affect window borders.
>
> I know the transparency affects TB and SM but if I choose any colour from
> the selection TB and SM still remain a shade of black...
>
> Have I missed something somewhere?

Hi Fumanchu,

Although you can't do much about the Start Menu, I find that the colour of
the Taskbar can change quite dramatically if you use a different Desktop
background. Choose a picture with similar colours (at the bottom of it) to
your Aero colour scheme for best effect.

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"Fumanchu2001" <Fumanchu2001@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:05D74D40-5438-4AC9-896B-B3714C44DB96@xxxxxx

> Is it possible to change the default (dark) black colour of the taskbar
> and
> start menu without using a 3rd party application?
>
> I just assumed that when you chose a colour and transparency effect that
> the
> change would not just affect window borders.
>
> I know the transparency affects TB and SM but if I choose any colour from
> the selection TB and SM still remain a shade of black...
>
> Have I missed something somewhere?

Ok, Thanks guys... just strikes me as a bit odd that this function is not a
part of the overall Aero Glass feature.

Hmm... forgot to mention I use Vista Ultimate 32bit.