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    Changing the Window color...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by TheBMRR, Nov 28, 2009.

  1. TheBMRR

    TheBMRR Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, I like the idea of having a black taskbar, but I am not liking the fact that the active Window header is also black, which does not make the black text describing the Window easy to read... Is there any way to change the color of the Window independently from the taskbar, or even make the header text (i.e. Laptop Forums and Notebook Computer Discussion - Post New Thread - Windows Internet Explorer) a different color?
     
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    That involves some registry hacking, I think.. But I'm not too sure at all. Definitely not within the 'normal' theming region. Check with some Windows theming people? Windows really should be more flexible like Linux. They've improved it a lot with W7 with their various windows manager 'tricks', though.
     
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  3. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Won't this allow you to do what you want?

    Gary
     

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  4. Kocane

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    I can make u a mod of the default win7 theme with a black taskbar if u want

    theres no other way of doing it.. well not an easy way
     
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  5. TheBMRR

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    No, that does nothing :confused2:


    Thanks for the offer, but if there is no easy way for me to do it I will just live with it :smile:
     
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    modding the theme is an easy way lol
     
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  7. TheBMRR

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    Ah, I misread your post... Okay then, if it is no trouble for you then go ahead :)

    The black I was using had the Color Intensity set to max and the Hue, Saturation, and Brightness all set to min; I would like this to be the Taskbar and Start Menu too if it is possible... For the Window color, it would be nice to have it set to "Slate"...

    EDIT: Quick mock-up in Paint...
     

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  8. Kocane

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    Well im a bit to lazy to do the startmenu but as for the taskbar its a matter of changing a couple of images.. and you just want pure black?
     
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  9. TheBMRR

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    Yes.......
     
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  10. Kocane

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    lol, ok, sure if thats what you want.. can you upload the original aero.msstyles? i dont have it no more
     
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  11. TheBMRR

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    LOL, I will try :p

    Is this what you are looking for? In the Zip Folder is aero.msstyles.mui :eek:
     
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    no, aero.msstyles, C:\windows\resources\themes\aero
     
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    Ahh, I found it... When I set up Win 7 I forgot to uncheck the "Hide File Extentions" option so I did not see the .msstyles :eek:

    Jeff posted it already... Heck, I can not even figure out how to compress the .zip file to upload it on here, so lucky Jeff did :eek2:
     
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