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how do i get the original colors back on my vista program

Submitted: 173 days and 4 hours ago.

Category: Computer

Value: $9

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

OS: Windows Vista; Browser: Firefox

Posted by Austin Atkins 173 days and 4 hours ago.

Info Request

Hello XXXXXXXXX. My name is Austin and I'll do my best to assist you.

Do you mean he color of the menu's taskbar etc?

Thanks.

Austin

173 days and 3 hours ago.

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no, the color of everything, my desktop, e=mail, etdf

Posted by Austin Atkins 173 days and 3 hours ago.

Answer

Lets start with this.

Right click on your desktop and choose Personalize. Select Windows Color and Appearance.

From there you can select a different color theme. By clicking "Show color Mixer" you can play around with the hue, saturation, and brightness. Does this solve your problem?

Austin

173 days and 3 hours ago.

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Is there a way I can get back to the previous colors without messin around with the hue, etc.

Posted by Austin Atkins 173 days and 3 hours ago.

Info Request

Lets try this.

Please click start and type system restore. Select the link that appears.

Select choose a different restore point. Use the calendar and select a date before the color changed. Then choose next. When the computer reboots. The colors should be the way you had them. Let me know if this does not work.

Also, do you just want the colors that vista originally uses?

Thanks.

Austin

173 days and 3 hours ago.

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yes

Posted by Austin Atkins 173 days and 3 hours ago.

Answer

Ok. Do this.

Right click on your desktop and choose Personalize. Choose Windows Color and Appearance. The selectable square on the left is the Default option as shown in this picture. Try this. This is the default color scheme that vista starts with.

http://www.abettervista.com/images/postImages/microsoft-windows-vista-color-appearance.jpg

Good luck.

Austin

173 days and 3 hours ago.

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When I right click on my desktop, i do not get a personalize category to click on

Posted by Austin Atkins 173 days and 3 hours ago.

Info Request

You do not get this?

http://www.simplepctalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/display_right_click-desktop.jpg

Austin

173 days and 3 hours ago.

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no, it starts with OPEN and there are others on the list, but no personalize

173 days and 3 hours ago.

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no, it starts with OPEN and there are others on the list, but no personalize............................would this be easier to do on the telephone? If so you can call me at 770,912 1952

Answer

Sorry. Just answer doesn't allow me to contact in any other way than this. Are you sure you have Windows Vista and Not XP.

We can get to it another way.

1. Click start.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click "Appearance and Personalization"
4. Choose Personalization
5. Choose "Windows Color and Appearance"

6. On the left. Select default. This will take care of the color. Good luck.

Austin

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173 days and 3 hours ago.

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I followed you to peraonalize...but then I got a series of boxes, the first marked GTW1...there was no box that said default

Still suggesting: would this be easier by phone? XXX XXX-XXXX

Posted by Austin Atkins 173 days and 3 hours ago.

Info Request

At any of the times before. Were you at this screen?

http://www.blogsdna.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/vista-colors-and-appearance.jpg

Austin

173 days and 2 hours ago.