start button

Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks

You can change the theme but I am afraid you can't change the actual start button. Right click the Desktop > click Personalize > Visual Appearance. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"David Sherman" wrote in message

Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks

There are/will be ways... but none of them are endorsed by Microsoft ;o) I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
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You can change the theme but I am afraid you can't change the actual start button. Right click the Desktop > click Personalize > Visual Appearance. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"David Sherman" wrote in message Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks

I don't have Vista, just lurk here to keep up with things for future knowledge, but I use TClock on my XP Pro and it allows the start button to be altered. I have absolutely no idea if it will work for you, but hey, you never know unless you try. Have fun trying to follow the directions.....they are "interesting" but I'm not a pro (just married to one) and I managed.
http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclocklight/index.html

"David Sherman" wrote in message

Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks

"I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)"
Is this the part where I scream OMG!? :-/ -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

There are/will be ways... but none of them are endorsed by Microsoft ;o) I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message You can change the theme but I am afraid you can't change the actual start button. Right click the Desktop > click Personalize > Visual Appearance. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"David Sherman" wrote in message Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks

I don't know her personally Andre ;o) but I still think the Start orb looks cool :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

"I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)"
Is this the part where I scream OMG!? :-/ -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message There are/will be ways... but none of them are endorsed by Microsoft ;o) I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message You can change the theme but I am afraid you can't change the actual start button. Right click the Desktop > click Personalize > Visual Appearance. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"David Sherman" wrote in message Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks

I personally think it needs some oil on it. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

I don't know her personally Andre ;o) but I still think the Start orb looks cool :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message "I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)"
Is this the part where I scream OMG!? :-/ -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message There are/will be ways... but none of them are endorsed by Microsoft ;o) I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message You can change the theme but I am afraid you can't change the actual start button. Right click the Desktop > click Personalize > Visual Appearance. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"David Sherman" wrote in message Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks

I use Tclock on my machines (haven't tried it on Vista yet). I manage better without reading the "directions" <lol> -- Pierre Szwarc Paris, France PGP key ID 0x75B5779B ------------------------------------------------ Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom ! ------------------------------------------------
"nancie" a écrit dans le message de news: O1LThrXaGHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... |I don't have Vista, just lurk here to keep up with things for future | knowledge, but I use TClock on my XP Pro and it allows the start button to | be altered. I have absolutely no idea if it will work for you, but hey, you | never know unless you try. Have fun trying to follow the | directions.....they are "interesting" but I'm not a pro (just married to | one) and I managed. | | http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclocklight/index.html |

There are some cool things still to come with the taskbar and Start orb :o) Haven't seen, only heard of... but until Beta 2 I'll keep it at that... "some cool things to come" :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

I personally think it needs some oil on it. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message I don't know her personally Andre ;o) but I still think the Start orb looks cool :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message "I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)"
Is this the part where I scream OMG!? :-/ -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message There are/will be ways... but none of them are endorsed by Microsoft ;o) I know someone who actually knows the woman who made the Start orb - very cool ;o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message You can change the theme but I am afraid you can't change the actual start button. Right click the Desktop > click Personalize > Visual Appearance. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"David Sherman" wrote in message Is there any way to change the color / background of the Start button?
I am using the classic structure and small icons.
thanks