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Windows 7 - Can the HORRIBLE 'glass' effect be removed? |
04-16-2010
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Can the HORRIBLE 'glass' effect be removed?
I cannot stand the so called 'glass' effect in windows 7 which draws diagonal gradients across taskbar and windows. Can't get rid of this through themes, please someone tell me there's a way to make it go away!!!  | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7
CPU Intel Core2 Duo E6750 266GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G iP35 Socket 775 6 channel audio ATX
Memory 4GB Corsair DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400
Graphics Card Nvidia POV 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256bit Dual DVI PCI-E
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Syncmaster 1280x1024
PSU Coolermaster 600w
Case Mid Tower
Cooling 1x intake 1x exhaust
Hard Drives Master: 500GB SATA2
Slave: 40GB IDE
Backup: 450GB USB
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04-16-2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 |
very easily  just right click your desktop, click "personalization" then "window colour" uncheck "enable transparency" and voila, problem solved, Transparency - Enable or Disable
I can see your point, the glass effect does take a little getting used to | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Memory 8GB 1333Mhz DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Sound Card Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Acer Al1980,
Screen Resolution 1360*768
Keyboard Alba USB
Mouse IT Works Wireless USB
PSU 750W Novatech
Case Novatech ATX Case
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3
Hard Drives 500GB SATA WBC
1TB WD Caviar Green
80GB IDE Samsung
Internet Speed 20Mb/s Down 1.2 Mb/s Up
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04-16-2010
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Uugh..I hate aero...
I use Windows Classic under 'basic themes'. Theme - Change or Save | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HomeBrew
OS Win7/XP
CPU INTEL E8600 @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard Asus P5E w/Formula Rampage BIOS
Memory 8GB PC8500 Corsiar Dominator
Graphics Card nVidia GTX 280
Sound Card Asus FXII (SoundMax controlled)
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x I-INC 28'
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard IBM MODEL M - YA BABY!!! NEVER SAY DIE!
Mouse MS Intellimouse
PSU Ultra 700W
Case Something..with alot of air
Cooling Tuniq 120 CPU - Several 80mm and one 120MM fan
Hard Drives 2 x Seagate 1.5TB
Internet Speed 50/5
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04-16-2010
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#4 | |
windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1 |
Just download and apply another theme. The default Aero contains those all.
Get almost all the great window 7 themes here : Browsing Windows 7 Utilities on deviantART
Theme installation process ? Here : How to Install & Use 3rd Party (Custom) Themes in Windows 7? - Tweaking with Vishal | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Assembled
OS windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1
CPU Intel Core i3
Motherboard Intel DH55TC Media Series
Memory Corsair 2GB x2
Graphics Card Onboard
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard iBall
Mouse Logitech
Case iBall
Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
Internet Speed BSNL Broadband
Other Info Dell Studio 15" Laptop
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04-16-2010
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Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
It should be pointed out that the installation of 3d party themes carries certain risks. E.g your Recycle Bin can get fouled up | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse terrible devices, who wants them
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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04-16-2010
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windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs  It should be pointed out that the installation of 3d party themes carries certain risks. E.g your Recycle Bin can get fouled up I didn't know that ,and thank God it never happened to me on anybody I know  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Assembled
OS windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1
CPU Intel Core i3
Motherboard Intel DH55TC Media Series
Memory Corsair 2GB x2
Graphics Card Onboard
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard iBall
Mouse Logitech
Case iBall
Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
Internet Speed BSNL Broadband
Other Info Dell Studio 15" Laptop
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04-16-2010
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Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
Quote: Originally Posted by Arc
Quote: Originally Posted by whs It should be pointed out that the installation of 3d party themes carries certain risks. E.g your Recycle Bin can get fouled up I didn't know that ,and thank God it never happened to me on anybody I know It is not a very common problem, but it has happened to me with 2 different skins - in Vista though. I just thought I point it out as a possibility. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse terrible devices, who wants them
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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04-16-2010
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windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs It is not a very common problem, but it has happened to me with 2 different skins - in Vista though. I just thought I point it out as a possibility. And I came to know another possibility. Thanks a lot | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Assembled
OS windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP 1
CPU Intel Core i3
Motherboard Intel DH55TC Media Series
Memory Corsair 2GB x2
Graphics Card Onboard
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard iBall
Mouse Logitech
Case iBall
Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
Internet Speed BSNL Broadband
Other Info Dell Studio 15" Laptop
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04-16-2010
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It is possible to remove the diagonal gradient on the glass without turning Aero off. This involved some registry editing(not much) so be careful.
If you're not sure what you're doing make a backup of the registy first -- Registry - Backup and Restore
Go to the start menu and type in Regedit and open Regedit.exe
Once it's open hit the Control Button + F(CTRL+F) to use the find option and type in ColorizationGlassReflectionIntensity
This will take you to the registy you'll want to edit, can also be navigated to at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
Now you want to modify the registy.
And enter the value 0
After you restart your computer, it should remove the diagonal gradient and have a smooth glass effect.
Last edited by Billy; 04-18-2010 at 02:56 PM..
Reason: grammer :-/
| | My System Specs | | OS Home Premium x64
CPU Intel e7400 2.8GHz Dual Core, OC @ 3.36GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L/S3L
Memory 4GB DDR2 1066
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card Realtek Surround Onboard.
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VW224, 22 Inch and Samsung SyncMaster 713v
Screen Resolution Main Screen @1680x1050, Secondary @ 1280x1024
Keyboard Old Dell Keyboard my neighbor gave me.
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W
Case Rosewill R5601-BK Screw-less
Cooling Two 120mm fans and Stock CPU fans
Hard Drives Western Digital WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Internet Speed 6Kbps
Other Info Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speakers
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