At a loss (Win7) settings. Help?

Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops) post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some text
sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff away so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white contrasting
text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As if
that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

"Andy" wrote in message ...
Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops) post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some text
sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff away so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white contrasting
text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As if
that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

You'll be going back in time! :-)

The only way I can see to alter the basic things like you want is to change
your display theme to Windows Classic. Try this:
Right-click on a blank area of your Desktop Personalize.
Scroll down and select the Windows Classic theme.
Now below select Window Color and you should be back on familiar ground.

(If you choose to keep these settings you will lose the aero/glassy effect.)

"Dave-UK" Here@home wrote in message
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"Andy" wrote in message
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Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops) post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some text
sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff away so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white contrasting
text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As if
that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

You'll be going back in time! :-)

The only way I can see to alter the basic things like you want is to
change
your display theme to Windows Classic. Try this:
Right-click on a blank area of your Desktop Personalize.
Scroll down and select the Windows Classic theme.
Now below select Window Color and you should be back on familiar ground.

(If you choose to keep these settings you will lose the aero/glassy
effect.)


Once in the Windows colour, click advance to get the good old appearance
dialogue

"Dave-UK" Here@home wrote in
:


"Andy" wrote in message
...
Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops) post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some
text sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff away
so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white
contrasting text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better
definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As
if that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

You'll be going back in time! :-)

The only way I can see to alter the basic things like you want is to
change your display theme to Windows Classic. Try this:
Right-click on a blank area of your Desktop Personalize.
Scroll down and select the Windows Classic theme.
Now below select Window Color and you should be back on familiar
ground.

(If you choose to keep these settings you will lose the aero/glassy
effect.)


That doesn't give me the "appearance" features I want. That's just a
blanket 'pizazz" thing. I used to be able to change window borders...
menu text sizes and fonts... ****... you remember!!!

Can I edit a theme?

Andy

"Trev" wrote in
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"Dave-UK" Here@home wrote in message
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"Andy" wrote in message
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Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops)
post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some
text sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff
away so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white
contrasting text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better
definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As
if that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

You'll be going back in time! :-)

The only way I can see to alter the basic things like you want is to
change
your display theme to Windows Classic. Try this:
Right-click on a blank area of your Desktop Personalize.
Scroll down and select the Windows Classic theme.
Now below select Window Color and you should be back on familiar
ground.

(If you choose to keep these settings you will lose the aero/glassy
effect.)


Once in the Windows colour, click advance to get the good old
appearance dialogue


Trev,

That's the trick!!! StartSearch"Windows Color"Change Windows Colors
and Metrics.

Now I'm getting somewhere to relieve my tired eyes!!!

Thanks very much!

Best,

Andy

"Trev" wrote in message ...


"Dave-UK" Here@home wrote in message
...

"Andy" wrote in message
...
Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops) post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some text
sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff away so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white contrasting
text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As if
that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

You'll be going back in time! :-)

The only way I can see to alter the basic things like you want is to
change
your display theme to Windows Classic. Try this:
Right-click on a blank area of your Desktop Personalize.
Scroll down and select the Windows Classic theme.
Now below select Window Color and you should be back on familiar ground.

(If you choose to keep these settings you will lose the aero/glassy
effect.)


Once in the Windows colour, click advance to get the good old appearance
dialogue



That's more like it. Why couldn't they put a nice big button there instead
of tiny blue writing on a white background! :-(

"Andy" wrote in message ...
"Dave-UK" Here@home wrote in
:


"Andy" wrote in message
...
Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops) post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some
text sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff away
so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white
contrasting text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better
definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As
if that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

You'll be going back in time! :-)

The only way I can see to alter the basic things like you want is to
change your display theme to Windows Classic. Try this:
Right-click on a blank area of your Desktop Personalize.
Scroll down and select the Windows Classic theme.
Now below select Window Color and you should be back on familiar
ground.

(If you choose to keep these settings you will lose the aero/glassy
effect.)


That doesn't give me the "appearance" features I want. That's just a
blanket 'pizazz" thing. I used to be able to change window borders...
menu text sizes and fonts... ****... you remember!!!

Can I edit a theme?

Andy

That depends on your Interpretation of Edit
You will probably need a third party application to create a full theme such
as windows blinds.

"Trev" wrote in message
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"Andy" wrote in message
...
"Dave-UK" Here@home wrote in
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"Andy" wrote in message
...
Re-hi!

I've posted here before, last week, witness the perllogs (oops) post.

I want to change the colors of the menus/backgrounds/hypertext, some
text sizes, essentially everything! WinXP didn't hide this stuff away
so much!

I don't understand how MS decided on the baby blue and white
contrasting text and buttons. To me it's a hindrence. I need better
definition.

I'd like, for example, black text on legal pad yellow menus, with
opposing highlights as I mouse through the items.!

I feel stupid I can't do this.

The Win7 OS has become much more textual than graphical, and more
confusing to me, at the moment.

Who didn't now how to "pin" anything anywhere from WinXP (W2k?)? As
if that's a great breakthrough? Sorry!

Please help!

Andy

You'll be going back in time! :-)

The only way I can see to alter the basic things like you want is to
change your display theme to Windows Classic. Try this:
Right-click on a blank area of your Desktop Personalize.
Scroll down and select the Windows Classic theme.
Now below select Window Color and you should be back on familiar
ground.

(If you choose to keep these settings you will lose the aero/glassy
effect.)


That doesn't give me the "appearance" features I want. That's just a
blanket 'pizazz" thing. I used to be able to change window borders...
menu text sizes and fonts... ****... you remember!!!

Can I edit a theme?

Andy

That depends on your Interpretation of Edit
You will probably need a third party application to create a full theme
such as windows blinds.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/w...tomize-a-theme
Any Help

"Trev" wrote in message
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Can I edit a theme?

Andy

That depends on your Interpretation of Edit
You will probably need a third party application to create a full theme
such as windows blinds.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/w...tomize-a-theme
Any Help



Hah, Well done, Trev!
:-)
Joëlle