brushed metal look of SP2 gone... where?

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Matty Anderson

I was playing around with the visual settings under the Advanced tab of the
System Properties of my new laptop, which came with SP2 installed. I turned
off "Use visual styles on windows and buttons" and it gave me the old Win2K
look. I didn't like it, so I checked it back. Now, however, it has lost
the brushed metal look of SP2. It looks like old WinXP. I liked the
brushed metal of the borders and stuff. Anyone know how to turn it back on?

Thanks.
 
Choose that style/theme in the Display properties.

Right click the desktop,

Go to Display properties,

Then go to the tab "Appearance".

Choose from the colour scheme drop down list: "Silver",

Check the Windows & Buttons option as "Windows XP" or "Windows Classic"
(whichever you want).

This will change the colour scheme to the "Silver" XP look.
 
It wasn't the Silver look I was hoping for. It was the Media Center Style
that's it. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
 
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