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    Windows Vista taskbar color acting funny...

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Duke2007, Nov 7, 2007.

  1. Duke2007

    Duke2007 Notebook Deity

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    Hello, I have my taskbar color to "graphite" and to the highest color intensity (to make it more black) YET, it's not as black as compared to the color it turns when I have a window maximized...

    basically...

    when i have no window maximized, the taskbar is black/greyish

    when i have a window maximized the taskbar suddenly turns to a darker shade of black.. this is most noticeable if you have a light colored desktop background..

    p.s. i have tried disabling and enabling transparency and the same thing happens! urgh.
     
    Duke2007, Nov 7, 2007
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  2. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Don't worry, I get the same thing.

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    ScifiMike12, Nov 7, 2007
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  3. Duke2007

    Duke2007 Notebook Deity

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    Oh ok...but man, it is really annoying :|
     
    Duke2007, Nov 7, 2007
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  4. jassalmithu

    jassalmithu Notebook Guru

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    turn off windows aero. the transparency effect is due to windows aero.
     
    jassalmithu, Nov 8, 2007
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    maximumsteve Newbie

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    try enabling transparency again. disabling transparency will do this.
     
    maximumsteve, Dec 2, 2007
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    opruitt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry, late to this thread.

    What I have found with the Vista Taskbar (with Aero enabled) is it has issues when you have iTunes installed AND have iTunes checked in the Taskbar's Toolbar section. When I have iTunes checked the Taskbar's color is stuck as graphite and it has the transparency/contrast issues. I just leave iTunes unchecked and have no issues.
     
    opruitt, Jan 9, 2008
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