Right, basically, my PC looks like it's running Windows 98, but I've got Windows Vista running.
It's all up to date and everything, and I've tried going to the themes bit. Any idea what's wrong?
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Right, basically, my PC looks like it's running Windows 98, but I've got Windows Vista running.
It's all up to date and everything, and I've tried going to the themes bit. Any idea what's wrong?
system properties, advanced and performance. it sounds like the performance options selected
Screenshot please
System Properties -> Advanced -> Settings -> Visual Effects
Assuming it is the same as W7
Sounds like you're on a Windows Classic theme, or Aero is turned off for some reason. I take it you've definitely got the latest graphics driver and it's running properly? You've not had any unusual error messages? Has this happened suddenly and it used to be alright?
You've done the first obvious thing which is the check the theme; my next port of call would be to look in Performance settings (in Win 7 this is under the "Advanced" tab of the "System" window from control panel) in case that's set to turn off Aero features. If that doesn't work then we're probably looking at needing more info to diagnose the problem...
How do I get to the system properties bit? I can't find it :(. I'm not used to Vista at all :\.
I've updated the drivers yeah, everything's sorted.
right click my computer and properties, advanced system settings.
You might be in "basic" mode possibly, go to Personalize (right click from Desktop) -> Window Colour and Apperance -> "Open Classic apperance properities for more colour options" and then make sure you have "Aero" selected.
thank me :cool:
apparently installing the same driver again fixes it :S.
Cheers guys :).
I have to ask, but why Vista ?
Cos that's the version that came on the computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Behemoth