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Hi ! I want to make the Red bordered area of the start menu transparent :geek:. In this regard I got two ideas viz. (i) to use the clear glass theme (not suitable, I think:sarc:) ; and (ii) to buy windowblinds (costly:cry:).

can anybody give me a better idea? Thanks in advance :D :D :D.
 

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This is my opinion and it might not agree with yours, but that is the good thing about this forum, you can get many ideas to make a decision.

I would not spend money on the clear glass theme. If you want to spend money on the computer there are so many more worthwhile choices.

My answer is try the free one and see how it goes.
 

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Hi ! I want to make the Red bordered area of the start menu transparent :geek:. In this regard I got two ideas viz. (i) to use the clear glass theme (not suitable, I think:sarc:) ; and (ii) to buy windowblinds (costly:cry:).

can anybody give me a better idea? Thanks in advance :D :D :D.

Try this, its the best one I have found for the transparent start menu!!
Hope you know how to install themes!! ;)
 

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Your Welcome, Yes it is a great theme ;)
Can someone post a shot of the start menu with all progams button being clicked?

Yes your right its white, sorry :o If i find one i will let you know ;)
Thanks, I'm in XP right now and didn't want to boot into Win 7 for testing. Lol, you read my mind. I've tried quite a few, not so much for transparency but for that background area of the start menu to be skinned with color without affecting other elements of Win Gui. I bought Style builder and so far it's been a waste of money. That's not to say Style builder is bad because it's not. MS is the problem. Skin some element specific to the start menu and low and behold it changes in the sidebar of some window,lol.
 

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Hi ! I want to make the Red bordered area of the start menu transparent :geek:. In this regard I got two ideas viz. (i) to use the clear glass theme (not suitable, I think:sarc:) ; and (ii) to buy windowblinds (costly:cry:).

can anybody give me a better idea? Thanks in advance :D :D :D.

Try this, its the best one I have found for the transparent start menu!!
Hope you know how to install themes!! ;)

WOW ! exactly what i wanted. Please dont laugh at me, I searched devart, but didnt found it previously. Now using it.

Do u have any idea about windowblinds 7 ? How it works?
 

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Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
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2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
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