I downloaded something that wasn't compatible with windows vista so it said
it was going to change my appearance to Windows vista basic. I removed the
program and now I cant get it back to the other settings.

Bonnie Lea <Bonnie [email]Lea@discussions.microsoft.com[/email]> wrote:
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> I downloaded something that wasn't compatible with windows vista
> so it said it was going to change my appearance to Windows vista
> basic. I removed the program and now I cant get it back to the
> other settings.[/color]

Try right-clicking on the desktop and see if you can change your
setting back to where they were.


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Hi Bonnie--

1) Rt. Click Desktop>Personalize>Windows Color and Appearance>Enable
Transparence>Click Hyperlink>Open Clasic Appearance>Color Scheme>Windows
Aero>Apply.

This should work.

Additional Steps if Needed:

2) Regedit:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition

Value Data: 1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy

Value Data: 2


3) Click on the Start Menu and search "cmd". When it finds it, hold down
Ctrl&Shift and press Enter to enter Command Prompt as Administrator.

type the following:

net stop uxsms

(press Enter)

net start uxsms

(press Enter)


"Bonnie Lea" <Bonnie [email]Lea@discussions.microsoft.com[/email]> wrote in message
news:D1A7F8D5-D0AA-436B-BBC9-0358E8254EE0@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I downloaded something that wasn't compatible with windows vista so it said
> it was going to change my appearance to Windows vista basic. I removed the
> program and now I cant get it back to the other settings.[/color]