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Nepatsfan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> In news:A7A72FD1-BD9F-4BF7-8780-(E-Mail Removed),
> Penny <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I've already posted this under general discussion, but am
>> not
>> getting any
>> useful answers there so I'm hoping someone here can help me.
>>
>> I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4.
>> She finally let
>> me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique
>> desktop settings
>> I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE.
>>
>> Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2
>> to
>> be just like
>> the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling
>> short.
>>
>> I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was
>> windows classic
>> (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the
>> display
>> settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more
>> themes on line
>> only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to
>> service your
>> request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or
>> Desktop display isn't
>> getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going
>> to be easy .....
>>
>> Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K
>> machine and put
>> it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine,
>> but
>> live somewhere
>> else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not
>> sure what
>> keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the
>> right direction?
>>
>> The user wants her old W2K machine back and that's not the
>> direction I want
>> to go.
>
> Here's the closest I could get to the W2K look of Windows
> Classic (Extra Large) on an XP system.
>
> Open Display Properties in Control Panel.
> On the Themes tab, select Windows Classic.
> Close Display Properties.
> Next, go to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Accessibility
> and launch the Accessibility Wizard.
> In the Accessibility Wizard, hit the Next button.
> Under Text Size, click on "Use Microsoft Magnifier, and large
> titles and menus."
> Hit the Next button.
> You can close out the Magnifier by clicking OK and Exit.
> Back in the Accessibility Wizard, under Display Settings
> uncheck "Use Microsoft Magnifier". Leave "Change the font
> size"
> checked.
> Hit the Next button.
> Under Set Wizard Options, put a check mark next to "I am
> blind
> or have difficulty seeing things on screen".
> Hit the Next button.
> Select the second option under Scroll Bar and Windows Border
> Size.
> Hit the Next button.
> Select Large under Icon Size.
> Hit the Next button.
> Select the appropriate color scheme.
> Hit the Next button.
> Select the Extra Large mouse cursor.
> Hit the Next button twice and click Finish.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
You might want to create a system restore point before trying
any of the suggestions you receive. That way you can at least
get back to the current setup.
Nepatsfan
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