Changing taskbar colours in XP

j_davies

Crabman wrote:

Ohh I don't actually have it on my laptop, I'm considering it, though it looks like the aero glass style is separate and the sidebar with all the helpful info, needs to be paid for or is stolen off microsoft and is supposedly illegal.

I'm actually less likely to install it now

Its only a transformation pack like Vista Inspirat and isnt stolen at all and is free, I just wish I could find how to turn off the sidebar completely its annoying a bit, lol

Crabman

j_davies wrote:

Its only a transformation pack like Vista Inspirat and isnt stolen at all and is free, I just wish I could find how to turn off the sidebar completely its annoying a bit, lol

So the sidebar comes with it? Oops, sorry

j_davies

Crabman wrote:

So the sidebar comes with it? Oops, sorry

Yeah and its annoying :rolleyes:

Crabman

j_davies wrote:

Yeah and its annoying :rolleyes:

Apparently you can hide (and re-enable) the sidebar by right-clicking on the sidebar icon in the system tray (the blue gear) and selecting "Hide" (if it it is showing) or "Show" (if it is hidden).

Worth a try

marleyboy

thomas01155 wrote:

to tilt windows you can use this without the vista transformation pack download: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.ophtajpa.com/Madotate.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dshinohara%2Bmadotate%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

To make them see thought this doesn't require the vista transformation pack eiter download : http://chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml

Can I just ask if you need Vista installed for this or will it work with XP?

j_davies

marleyboy wrote:

Can I just ask if you need Vista installed for this or will it work with XP?

It is actually for XP to make XP look similar to how Vista will look.

@crabman I tried that but its comes back on startup :rolleyes:

Crabman

marleyboy wrote:

Can I just ask if you need Vista installed for this or will it work with XP?

:doh: If you have vista then this will come with the package :rotfl:

It works with XP, that's why it exists; to give you extra functionality without having to dive in to the world of Vista and start battling with drivers which don't work etc.

Crabman

j_davies wrote:

@crabman I tried that but its comes back on startup :rolleyes:

OK, try going to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Find "Vista Sidebar" on there if you can... is it there? if it is, uninstall it...

marleyboy

Im not quite ready for risking Vista just yet, but this pack sounds ideal, does it slow the system down any?

j_davies

Crabman wrote:

OK, try going to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Find "Vista Sidebar" on there if you can... is it there? if it is, uninstall it...

Nope as its an integrated part of the pack, and it isnt on the msconfig list either, mind you if its sat behind other windows I really cant see that its much of a issue now :cool: