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July 11th 05, 11:21 PM
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Windows XP Style Color Scheme overrides Advanced Appearance choice
When Windows and buttons are set to Windows XP Style, the Color Scheme
overrides custom choices in the Advanced Appearance selection, for example, Acitve Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar. This is illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25290817/ When Windows and buttons are set to Windows Classic Style, the color choices work. As illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25292966/ Is there any way around the Windows XP Style color scheme customization issue? Or, is it an XP "feature"? Janine White 
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July 11th 05, 11:25 PM
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The links above may not work if you are not signed into flickr. Direct links
a Windows XP Style http://photos22.flickr.com/25290817_6a956277d4_o.jpg Windows Classic Style http://photos23.flickr.com/25292966_05429eda4f_o.jpg
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July 11th 05, 11:36 PM
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Thats how it is supposed to work.
-- Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org In memory of Alex Nichol http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx Folder customizations http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "jiwhite" wrote in message ... When Windows and buttons are set to Windows XP Style, the Color Scheme overrides custom choices in the Advanced Appearance selection, for example, Acitve Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar. This is illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25290817/ When Windows and buttons are set to Windows Classic Style, the color choices work. As illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25292966/ Is there any way around the Windows XP Style color scheme customization issue? Or, is it an XP "feature"? Janine White
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July 12th 05, 05:13 PM
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Thanks for letting me know.
I don't get why we would have less options with a newer version, other than Microsoft wanting to make or money on selling color schemes. Yet, I've only found a couple of programs that are designed to change the Windows skin this way, for example, WindowBlinds. Very disappointing. "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote: Thats how it is supposed to work. -- Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org In memory of Alex Nichol http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx Folder customizations http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "jiwhite" wrote in message ... When Windows and buttons are set to Windows XP Style, the Color Scheme overrides custom choices in the Advanced Appearance selection, for example, Acitve Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar. This is illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25290817/ When Windows and buttons are set to Windows Classic Style, the color choices work. As illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25292966/ Is there any way around the Windows XP Style color scheme customization issue? Or, is it an XP "feature"? Janine White
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July 13th 05, 09:10 PM
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Don't forget, you have to have those programs running on your system in
order to see the theme. I would like to get more options without having some other program run in memory. I don't get why we would have less options with a newer version, other than Microsoft wanting to make or money on selling color schemes. Yet, I've only found a couple of programs that are designed to change the Windows skin this way, for example, WindowBlinds. Very disappointing. "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote: Thats how it is supposed to work. -- Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org In memory of Alex Nichol http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx Folder customizations http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "jiwhite" wrote in message ... When Windows and buttons are set to Windows XP Style, the Color Scheme overrides custom choices in the Advanced Appearance selection, for example, Acitve Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar. This is illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25290817/ When Windows and buttons are set to Windows Classic Style, the color choices work. As illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25292966/ Is there any way around the Windows XP Style color scheme customization issue? Or, is it an XP "feature"? Janine White
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July 14th 05, 04:26 PM
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Explorer is an application. It is what I want to affect as much as any other
program. "JFS" wrote: Don't forget, you have to have those programs running on your system in order to see the theme. I would like to get more options without having some other program run in memory. I don't get why we would have less options with a newer version, other than Microsoft wanting to make or money on selling color schemes. Yet, I've only found a couple of programs that are designed to change the Windows skin this way, for example, WindowBlinds. Very disappointing. "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote: Thats how it is supposed to work. -- Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org In memory of Alex Nichol http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx Folder customizations http://newdelhi.sancharnet.in/minku Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "jiwhite" wrote in message ... When Windows and buttons are set to Windows XP Style, the Color Scheme overrides custom choices in the Advanced Appearance selection, for example, Acitve Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar. This is illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25290817/ When Windows and buttons are set to Windows Classic Style, the color choices work. As illustrated he http://flickr.com/photos/janine-white/25292966/ Is there any way around the Windows XP Style color scheme customization issue? Or, is it an XP "feature"? Janine White
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