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What is the difference?

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Name: Windows Guy
Date: March 15, 2008 at 18:33:43 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home
CPU/Ram: 384mb of RAM
Product: Compaq
Comment:

I really want to know what is the difference of
http://news.softpedia.com/images/ne...
and the one i have: http://techrepublic.com.com/i/tr/cm...
The blue bar at the top is way different and nicer. What version is that one? If it's obtainable, where can i get it? Or is it just a country-version difference?



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Response Number 1
Name: T-R-A
Date: March 15, 2008 at 18:44:58 Pacific
Reply:

No, it's likely just a display-settings issue. Just change it in Control Panel->Display->Appearance (tab).


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Response Number 2
Name: Windows Guy
Date: March 15, 2008 at 18:53:52 Pacific
Reply:

How do i change it to be like that. I can't find it anywhere in the appearance window.


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Response Number 3
Name: trek1701A
Date: March 15, 2008 at 20:43:33 Pacific
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Looks like that came from skinning the Windows GUI such as title bars, push buttons, the Start bar, menu and more. Windowbinds one program that applies the changes. Program is not free. Skins are download separately and applied with windowblinds. Might be other programs out there that can do the samething. Mine has been skinned with one called midnight. http://www.upload2world.com/pic79/u...

Here is another one. http://www.upload2world.com/pic79/u...


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Response Number 4
Name: Cuffy
Date: March 15, 2008 at 23:13:16 Pacific
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I'm not sure but I think you're looking at two different pages.
The fancy one that you like is found via going into Windows Explorer/Help/About Windows.
I think it's pretty standard in any version of Windows????


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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill
Date: March 16, 2008 at 07:35:34 Pacific
Reply:

To me it looks like the difference in appearance between WinXP and WinXP classic style.


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Response Number 6
Name: larryf215
Date: March 16, 2008 at 08:09:52 Pacific
Reply:

I agree with othehill. I'm not on windows currently, so this is from memory. Right click on my computer/properties/advanced
/performance/settings/scoll down & see if the last entry is checked (somthing visual styes)

larry


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Response Number 7
Name: trek1701A
Date: March 16, 2008 at 10:11:41 Pacific
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None of those settings will give that bar look in windowxp or classic. The only other color schemes that xp gives is the olive green & silver found under color scheme of appearance tab. The OP first imagine link must have come from a third party app.

Edit:
Correction more color schemes available in classic mode but still not with that look.


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Response Number 8
Name: Cuffy
Date: March 16, 2008 at 12:45:58 Pacific
Reply:

What do you get from Windows Explorer
Help
About Windows


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Response Number 9
Name: KevinS.
Date: March 16, 2008 at 14:12:10 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.softpedia.com//progDownl...


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Response Number 10
Name: Rayburn
Date: March 17, 2008 at 21:36:35 Pacific
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Yeah that's a theme pack released from Microsoft awhile back called Royale. KevinS's link will take you to where you can download it. It is pretty cool!

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