clear Vista start menu?

Xee · 7 Feb 2007 at 21:25

Was at work today, and a mate had a new Sony Laptop with Vista running on it. I noticed that his start menu was almost clear, where as all screenshots I can of Vista show a dark grey transparent start menu?

Does anyone know how to change it?

Tute · 7 Feb 2007 at 22:10

Could you not have asked him at work?

skanky · 7 Feb 2007 at 22:14

dont be silly, thats way too sensible!

find out from your mate, i'd like to know too..

[SKR]Phoenix · 8 Feb 2007 at 00:21

Right click desktop, click personalize then choose Window And Colour Appearence

Xee · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:34

1) Well I only noticed when i got back home.
2) He has not changed anything on his laptop. (Its as new)
3) He is not PC savy at all
4) I have been to "Right click desktop, click personalize then choose Window And Colour Appearence" and there is no options to get it the same as his laptop.

I shall try and get him to take a screenshot

Mint_Sauce · 9 Feb 2007 at 20:58

Was just trying to get it like your mates when I accidently ended up with my hard drives etc along the top of my screen...

Also managed to put all my document folders along the side.

Xee · 9 Feb 2007 at 21:12

nifty stuff there

Mint_Sauce · 9 Feb 2007 at 21:27

I think you could do it in XP as well but it didn't look as swish!

scratch · 9 Feb 2007 at 21:55

Mint_Sauce said:
Was just trying to get it like your mates when I accidently ended up with my hard drives etc along the top of my screen...

Also managed to put all my document folders along the side.

How did you manage that then?

Felix Da Housecat · 9 Feb 2007 at 22:40

Create a short cut on the desktop and drag it up to the edge of the screen.

look what i did

revrondo · 9 Feb 2007 at 23:45

Dunno why this place is full of cars, what is it about u lot, cars for sigs and desktops, is it cos u r all dreamers or do u all own these things?

Anyway I cant wait to see this clear desktop cos I cant find it, although while looking I found the 'pin to start menu' which i thought was useful.

scratch · 10 Feb 2007 at 00:03

Felix LaPoubelle said:
Create a short cut on the desktop and drag it up to the edge of the screen.

Excellent..thanks for that

Fr0dders · 10 Feb 2007 at 08:11

are we by chance refering to the start menu list of recently openned programmes when you click on start

or a way of tidying up the "all programmes" menu

if its the former

right click on the task bar, properties, then under the 2nd tab from the left, untick the box that says "remember a list of recently openned programmes"

now when you click start, you have an empty start menu.

turbotoes · 10 Feb 2007 at 09:54

Felix the bin : you are a genius, you found by mistake the answer to a question I asked a couple of days ago, on how to dock your vista toolbars on to the side of the screen . Give that man a ? (chocolate bar of his choice)

turbotoes