Appearence Windows Vista

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I like my Operating System to look the same over the years. 
One of the first things I do is change the basic appearence.


Setting the Desktop Appearence
  1. Start menu is set by right clicking the task bar all the way at the bottom of the desktop. Then select Properties and uncheck the box "Group similar tasks". I take the defaults on the other settings. Then select the Start Menu tab and click the radio button called Classic Menu.
  2. Right click a blank area of the desktop and select properties. From Display Properties tabs control a number of features of the desktop that can be set.
  3. Turn off Aero ... Right click Desktop > Select Personalize > Window Color and Appearence > Select Windows Vista Basic > Click Apply then OK


Setting the Control Panel
  1. Setting the control panel appearance is done after launching the control panel. I use the Classic control panel because I find it easier. The alternative is Category view.


Setting the Application Appearence
  1. This is done in a number of ways that are application specific. Most are accessed from the application's menu > tool choice.