Windows 7 Color Scheme Question

Shegokigo · Dec 23, 2009

I can't seem to change the colors of my taskbar (the bottom bar) or any of my title bars in any application I open.

I go to "Windows Theme" and "Windows Colors" and set them. The "preview" shows the windows how I'd like them colored but when I hit "apply" nothing happens and my taskbar and window title bars are still this annoying baby blue color.

Assistance?

Dave · Dec 24, 2009

Can't help until I get home Sunday. But remind me then!

DarkAudit · Dec 24, 2009

I just downloaded and installed a "Ferrari" theme from here, and it immediately turned the taskbar red.

Covar · Dec 24, 2009

Shegokigo said:
I can't seem to change the colors of my taskbar (the bottom bar) or any of my title bars in any application I open.

I go to "Windows Theme" and "Windows Colors" and set them. The "preview" shows the windows how I'd like them colored but when I hit "apply" nothing happens and my taskbar and window title bars are still this annoying baby blue color.

Assistance?

do you have Aero on?

Shegokigo · Dec 25, 2009

Aero is off, I just want basic colors for my task bar and my windows.

figmentPez · Dec 26, 2009

You might have mentioned the whole no-Aero thing from the beginning. Why do you have it disabled anyway?

Cuyval Dar · Dec 27, 2009

figmentPez said:
You might have mentioned the whole no-Aero thing from the beginning. Why do you have it disabled anyway?

She needs to get every last FPS from her i7 and GTX295.

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Also, you could just disable desktop compositing for each game. Same exact effect.

figmentPez · Dec 27, 2009

Cuyval Dar;321192][quote=figmentPez said:
You might have mentioned the whole no-Aero thing from the beginning. Why do you have it disabled anyway?

She needs to get every last FPS from her i7 and GTX295.

---------- Post added at 10:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 AM ----------

Also, you could just disable desktop compositing for each game. Same exact effect.[/QUOTE]

Damn, stupid, flaky internet ate my post. In short: I thought Aero didn't cause any performance hit. The benchmarks I've seen show that Windows XP's visuals cause a few FPS drop, but Aero doesn't. I'm not sure if that applies to games run in a window, though.

PatrThom · Dec 27, 2009

A lot of Aero's 'no performance hit' is because it is making the GPU do the work. That would still steal framerate (unless the desktop is hidden, such as when playing a game in fullscreen).

--Patrick

Covar · Dec 28, 2009

Shegokigo said:
Aero is off, I just want basic colors for my task bar and my windows.

Ok, pretty sure you need Aero on then to change those things.