Twenty tips to customize Windows XP and Vista
1. Find display properties
In Windows XP to Vista, the settings on the appearance of officers are gathered in one place.It is from this window that must be completed detailed manipulation then.
With XP
Place the cursor on the desktop, right-click and choose Properties from the menu.The Display Properties window appears.
With Vista
Right-click on the desktop and select Customize. Personalization window opens.
2. Repainting the windows
With XP
By default, this color blue dominates in Windows XP.n the Themes tab, select the Windows Classic theme. Then go to the Appearance tab to replace it with new colors.The first option is to choose from the menu, color model, another model ready for use.
Second possibility: fun to choose your own color by clicking the Advanced button. With the drop-down menu, setting the color of each element (gradient colors, font, font size).In a few clicks, the result is there.
With Vista
Click Color and appearance of windows. If the color Windows Aero is that used, the window that appears is called Color and appearance of the window. It can handle color and transparency of windows.f you want more colors, click View mixing colors. When you are done, click the OK button. If, subsequently, transparency is much too memory for your computer, return to this window and deselect Enable transparency.
In addition to being greedy, Aero is not available on all computers equipped with Vista.When it is not activated, the settings window that opens appearance.If the window Aero is enabled, click Open classic appearance properties for additional color options for the show.It is identical to the properties window display of Windows XP.Select the style Windows Vista Basic if your computer has problems with Aero.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to change the colors further, at least to choose the style Windows Standard or Windows Classic. In this case, we are back to the introduction of Windows XP
3. Change the image of Office
With XP
In the Desktop tab, the background images available to beautify appear in list form.To use rather one of your images, click the Browse button, select the image you want, validate by Open. With the menu position, specify its disposal: Center (it is centered without deformation), Mosaic (it is repeated if it is smaller than the surface of the Bureau), stretch (it is distorted to cover exactly the Bureau).
With Vista
Click on the link desktop background. You can select one click an image ready for use, or click the Browse button to select a more personal.In this case, point your mouse over and click Open. All images of the same folder appear as thumbnails.
Choose how to place the image by clicking on one of three possible positions represented by a drawing in the Fit to screen, Mosaic Center. Then, click Change background color to determine the background color of the Office and give the image.Select a square of color and click OK. Click OK.
4. Decide which put icons on the desktop
With XP
Open the Desktop tab and then click the Customize Desktop button. On the General tab of the new window, select the icons to appear on the desktop.Click OK.
With Vista
In the left pane of your window, click Change Desktop Icons. Then select the icons you want on your desktop.Finally, confirm by clicking the OK button.
5. Enjoy the screensaver with your photos
With XP
In the Screen Saver tab, the menu lists the possibilities.Select My photo album. Then click Settings: the sliders to adjust the length of the interval between two photos and their display size.With the Browse button, select the folder where the draw pictures.Click OK.
With Vista
Click Screensaver. In the menu screen saver, select Photos. Then click the Settings button.
Select, if necessary, "Use images and videos. Click the Browse button and point to the folder where the content should be displayed, for example, the Pictures folder. Then click OK and then click Save. You can also specify the period of inactivity after which the screen saver must be activated, for example 5 minutes. Validate all at the click OK.
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