Windows 7 - Classic Windows Look?
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From: Marts on 21 Feb 2010 16:19 Can Windows 7 be configured to look like the "classic" Windows, such as what you can do with XP? I'm having a play with it at the moment. I'm not that impressed with it. Not sure if the "improvements" make Windows any easier to use.
From: Stubbo of Oz on 21 Feb 2010 17:31 On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:19:09 +1100, Marts <marts(a)ymail.com> wrote: >Can Windows 7 be configured to look like the "classic" Windows, such as what you >can do with XP? > >I'm having a play with it at the moment. I'm not that impressed with it. Not >sure if the "improvements" make Windows any easier to use. I don't know exaclty what parts of Windows you want to make "Classic" but I am using tools available for free here:- http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ A few good tools there. -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ----------------
From: Rob on 21 Feb 2010 21:44 On 22/02/2010 8:19 AM, Marts wrote: > Can Windows 7 be configured to look like the "classic" Windows, such as what you > can do with XP? > > I'm having a play with it at the moment. I'm not that impressed with it. Not > sure if the "improvements" make Windows any easier to use. > Don't forget to make a new folder and rename it "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}" see what happens.
From: Rod Speed on 21 Feb 2010 21:53 Farts wrote > Can Windows 7 be configured to look like the "classic" > Windows, such as what you can do with XP? > I'm having a play with it at the moment. I'm not that impressed with it. You always say that about every new OS version. > Not sure if the "improvements" make Windows any easier to use. They do anyway.
From: Marts on 22 Feb 2010 04:02
Stubbo of Oz wrote... > I don't know exaclty what parts of Windows you want to make "Classic" > but I am using tools available for free here:- Just the way it looks. And how it swaps windows between active tasks. > http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ > > A few good tools there. Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. Sourceforge has a lot of nifty stuff, too. |