Windows color

[tdzaleski]

i have seen other people with windows 7 having a different task bar color, not just that, but different color for windows too. i know how to change the windows color, but what about the task bar. i want a different color other than the default blue-ish. i DO NOT HAVE WINDOWS AREO, my video driver doesnt support it, but ill have it later once i get a new one. im great with computers and you could say almost anything to me (except c++) and ill know what your talking about.

 

[Antman]

Right Click Desktop
Personalize...

Play with these...

3D Objects is the one.

 

[tdzaleski]

ok, well i dont have that cause i dont have areo

 

[Antman]

ok, well i dont have that cause i dont have areo

That statement does not make sense. Did you, did you not, follow the instructions?

Right Click Desktop
Choose Personalize.
Choose Window Color
Choose Advanced Appearance Settings
Click the drop down arrow
Choose 3D Objects
Select a color - you may also select Other here - and make a custom color

Look carefully.

 

[mickey megabyte]

editing one of Antman's attachments...

 

[Antman]

M.. oops...

mickey, the only problem with that little bit of dialog is - it is not entirely true. Even with Aero on, some of those settings still work. One example is icon spacing. There are others.

With Aero turned off and Classic enabled, the controls work legacy just as always (XP).

 

[mickey megabyte]

...mickey, the only problem with that little bit of dialog is - it is not entirely true. Even with Aero on, some of those settings still work. One example is icon spacing. There are others...

windows sux, after all.

 

[tdzaleski]

i did what you told me, only when i clicked colors, it brought me straight to the advanced. i set the 3d objects to a different color, but didnt work

 

[mickey megabyte]

hmm, windows 7 sux bad...

maybe this thread may help?

 

[Antman]

Aha - the light comes on!

You have selected the Windows 7 Basic theme? Use Classic or ignore everything I have posted.

I will make a test and post back.

 

[tdzaleski]

my video card cant support the areo effects, so i have it on the seven basic

 

[Antman]

OK. I just duplicated your result. Basic is not changing color, even though the control does and the dialog box says it will.

Perhaps a reboot is in order - but I do not expect it to work. I will google and bing.

Is classic an option? You will have much more control with it enabled.

 

[mickey megabyte]

some old cards can be hacked to turn aero on.

this link may help if you want to try.

 

[tdzaleski]

i have got it to work in classic, but im going to try hacking my cards. i have 3 cards that i can use

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Taskbar color changing? This should work.

 

[tdzaleski]

some old cards can be hacked to turn aero on.

this link may help if you want to try.

ok, im in regedit, im in the dwm folder, is there supposed to be a key called dwm, oh, i think i got it. thanks for the link

 

[mickey megabyte]

try this:

If the DWM registry key is not found, right click on Windows and then select New -> Key to create new branch and name it as DWM.

 

[tdzaleski]

try this:

If the DWM registry key is not found, right click on Windows and then select New -> Key to create new branch and name it as DWM.

I found the key, but is there supposed to be a sub-key inside that one