Windows 7 has a "Vista" look and feel.

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  1. beastlyblu
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    Windows 7 has a "Vista" look and feel.


    I logged in on my laptop today, and I typed in my password and all that stuff, but when I double clicked on Firefox, it had a "Vista" look to it. I went to the control panel, and went to my display section, then went to themes, then double clicked on Windows 7. Nothing happened. So I dragged the top of the Firefox window to the top of my screen, and the screen had a blue tint. The window went to full size, but it still was a Vista look. This was getting annoying. Can anyone help me? I bought this laptop last year during the winter. Does that mean I have a less updated Windows 7? And still, I can't figure why it looks vista when I clearly have a Windows 7 Home Basic. I restarted my laptop and I still looked like Vista. Weird.
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  3. richc46
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  4. arkhi
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    Personal opinion: Windows 7 is an "updated" version of Vista. I.E. Windows XP is to XP SP2 as Vista is to Windows 7.
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  6. richc46
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    arkhi said:
    Personal opinion: Windows 7 is an "updated" version of Vista. I.E. Windows XP is to XP SP2 as Vista is to Windows 7.
    Most would agree.
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  7. wysiwyg
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    richc46 said:
    arkhi said:
    Personal opinion: Windows 7 is an "updated" version of Vista. I.E. Windows XP is to XP SP2 as Vista is to Windows 7.
    Most would agree.
    I doubt it.
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  8. Dark Nova Gamer
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    wysiwyg said:
    richc46 said:
    arkhi said:
    Personal opinion: Windows 7 is an "updated" version of Vista. I.E. Windows XP is to XP SP2 as Vista is to Windows 7.
    Most would agree.
    I doubt it.
    They kept the look and feel of Vista (with a few changes here and there) as everyone would moan about major UI changes like they did with Vista.

    Can't make everyone happy.
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  10. zigzag3143
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    wysiwyg said:
    richc46 said:
    arkhi said:
    Personal opinion: Windows 7 is an "updated" version of Vista. I.E. Windows XP is to XP SP2 as Vista is to Windows 7.
    Most would agree.
    I doubt it.

    I am with Rich on this one. Just look at the windows/system 32 folder, winxsx, or almost any part of the OS
    Updated for sure

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  11. richc46
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    Under the Hood, Windows 7 Is Vista's Twin - PCWorld

    So everything remains friendly, let me point out it is just opinon. There is no right or wrong answer; just the potential for friendly discussion.
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  12. KazeNoKoe23
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    Vista and 7 aren't that different, despite what some people would have you believe.
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  13. whs
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    KazeNoKoe23 said:
    Vista and 7 aren't that different, despite what some people would have you believe.
    Fortunately that is true. Win7 is Vista SP4 (they skipped SP3). Imagine it would resemble XP or Linux. That would be a real disaster.
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