application Menus and Toolbars colors

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Jeffrey Kaplan

I tried TGSoft's "StyleXP" in an attempt to change the color of the
Start button. Couldn't find a way with it, so I uninstalled the
software.

When I uninstalled it, I noticed that the menu titles and toolbars in
all of my non MS-integrated applications (and some MS-integrated ones,
too) had changed colors. I did make sure to re-apply my desktop theme.
I'm using XP Style (Silver) as the base with custom cursors and sounds.
Everything returned to normal, except for the toolbar and menu colors.

I checked the Display Preferences \ Appearance \ Advanced color
settings, and they were set correctly. I changed the color for the
Menu item, and this corrected the coloring on the program's main
interface, but now the flyout menus +themselves+ are in 3D and the same
color as the programs' main UI instead of the XP Flat/White I had
decided I liked.

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Jeffrey Kaplan said:
When I uninstalled it, I noticed that the menu titles and toolbars in
all of my non MS-integrated applications (and some MS-integrated ones,
too) had changed colors. I did make sure to re-apply my desktop theme.
I'm using XP Style (Silver) as the base with custom cursors and sounds.
Everything returned to normal, except for the toolbar and menu colors.
Click to expand...

You may be able to solve this with the System Restore tool: "How to
Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306084).
 
Previously on microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize, Thorsten Matzner
said:

; >When I uninstalled it, I noticed that the menu titles and toolbars in
; >all of my non MS-integrated applications (and some MS-integrated ones,
; >too) had changed colors. I did make sure to re-apply my desktop theme.
; >I'm using XP Style (Silver) as the base with custom cursors and sounds.
; >Everything returned to normal, except for the toolbar and menu colors.
;
; You may be able to solve this with the System Restore tool: "How to
; Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP"
; (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306084).

Two things wrong with that for my situation:

1) I have not explicitly set any restore points, so if it worked at
all, it would be to a place I don't have any control over.

2) It's overkill just to restore a visual artifact.

If that's the only, or least destructive, way to "fix" this, then I'll
live with the gray 3D menus.

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Hi Jeffrey,

Right click the My Computer Desktop Icon/Properties/Advanced/
Performance/Settings. Scroll down to the very last entry and place a check
into the box.

/top10faqs.htm
 
Previously on microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize, Kelly said:

; Right click the My Computer Desktop Icon/Properties/Advanced/
; Performance/Settings. Scroll down to the very last entry and place a check
; into the box.

"Visual Effects"? Everything in that list is already checked, except
for "Show shadows under cursor" and "use background image for each
folder type".

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Yes, Visual Effects. BTW, is best to stick with the orginal thread. Go to
Themes and change to another and then revert back.

/top10faqs.htm
 
Previously on microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize, Kelly said:

; Yes, Visual Effects. BTW, is best to stick with the orginal thread. Go to
; Themes and change to another and then revert back.

That brought the menu style back, but it re-broke the menu titles.
Fixing that re-breaks the menu style.

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