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04-05-2008
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| | Sidebar background color A neighbor is trying to change his side bar background to Transparent. Now it is gray with a blue desktop background. How does he accomplish this? Thanks. Phil |
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04-05-2008
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Sidebar background color  Quote: Originally Posted by Phil  A neighbor is trying to change his side bar background to Transparent. Now it is gray with a blue desktop background. How does he accomplish this? Thanks. Phil This may help you out on this. Windows Sidebar Theme Shawn |
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06-10-2008
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| | RE: Sidebar background color Since I installed Vista sevice pack 1 on my laptop the side bar is opaque and I can't see how to make it transparent a like it was before I installed service pack 1. Any suugestions? "Phil" wrote: Quote: > A neighbor is trying to change his side bar background to Transparent. Now > it is gray with a blue desktop background. How does he accomplish this? > > Thanks. > > Phil > > > > > |
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06-10-2008
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| | Re: Sidebar background color Hi, Reinstall and/or update your video drivers. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Steveb" <Steveb@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5D2F5A63-DD8C-443E-AC18-D558CE1EA0FE@xxxxxx Quote: > Since I installed Vista sevice pack 1 on my laptop the side bar is opaque > and > I can't see how to make it transparent a like it was before I installed > service pack 1. Any suugestions? > > "Phil" wrote: > Quote: >> A neighbor is trying to change his side bar background to Transparent. >> Now >> it is gray with a blue desktop background. How does he accomplish this? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Phil >> >> >> >> >> |
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06-10-2008
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| | Re: Sidebar background color cool. thanks. I try that. "Rick Rogers" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > Reinstall and/or update your video drivers. > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "Steveb" <Steveb@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:5D2F5A63-DD8C-443E-AC18-D558CE1EA0FE@xxxxxx Quote: > > Since I installed Vista sevice pack 1 on my laptop the side bar is opaque > > and > > I can't see how to make it transparent a like it was before I installed > > service pack 1. Any suugestions? > > > > "Phil" wrote: > > Quote: > >> A neighbor is trying to change his side bar background to Transparent. > >> Now > >> it is gray with a blue desktop background. How does he accomplish this? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Phil > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > |
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06-10-2008
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| | Re: Sidebar background color video driver was current . I contacted free chat-line support for Vista SP1 problems and gave them access to my computer. Seems the problem was that Vista SPI instalation apparently deselected Windows Aero in Control Panel>Personalization>Window Color and Appearance>classic appearance properties. "Steveb" wrote: Quote: > cool. thanks. I try that. > > "Rick Rogers" wrote: > Quote: > > Hi, > > > > Reinstall and/or update your video drivers. > > > > -- > > Best of Luck, > > > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > > > "Steveb" <Steveb@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:5D2F5A63-DD8C-443E-AC18-D558CE1EA0FE@xxxxxx Quote: > > > Since I installed Vista sevice pack 1 on my laptop the side bar is opaque > > > and > > > I can't see how to make it transparent a like it was before I installed > > > service pack 1. Any suugestions? > > > > > > "Phil" wrote: > > > > > >> A neighbor is trying to change his side bar background to Transparent. > > >> Now > > >> it is gray with a blue desktop background. How does he accomplish this? > > >> > > >> Thanks. > > >> > > >> Phil > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > |
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