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[Guest]

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?

 

[dobey]

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?

Windows Classic extra large is available on my machine. It could be a
Windows component you need to install through Add\Remove programs.

In any case you can set the size of the font through display properties
appearance tab > advanced button > icon, or whatever.

you can also set the font sizes through display properties appearance tab >
settings tab >advanced button > general tab DPI settings.

You might need to set these through an administrator account.

 

[Guest]

Yeah I've tried all of that, but the user is still not satisfied. I will try
via add/remove windows components.

I'm amazed I haven't been able to accomplish the same settings with both
OSs.

 

[Guest]

This problem is still an issue, I have STILL been unable to accomplish the
same settings in XP for this user. I tried installing the Windows Classic
Extra large theme and it just didn't seem to be a valid option anywhere I
looked.

The user is now requesting for her old windows 2000 machine back, which
isn't something I'm going to be able to support for too long. I've GOT to
find a solution.

Can anyone else come up with any other solutions?

 

[Gordon]

This problem is still an issue, I have STILL been unable to accomplish the
same settings in XP for this user. I tried installing the Windows Classic
Extra large theme and it just didn't seem to be a valid option anywhere I
looked.

The user is now requesting for her old windows 2000 machine back, which
isn't something I'm going to be able to support for too long. I've GOT to
find a solution.

Well if the desktop needs to be THAT big, then how about suggesting an eye
test and some glasses? BTW, employees have usually to accept what the
company gives them.....

 

[Guest]

I thought about suggesting that, but that might offend her.

 

[Unknown]

Have you lowered the display resolution? What have you done so far?

 

[Guest]

This is copied from the beginning of this thread. This is what I've tried so
far:

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.

 

[Unknown]

Sorry, I never had W2K so can't offer any help.

This is copied from the beginning of this thread. This is what I've tried
so
far:

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.

 

[Guest]

It would seem that this problem should be solvable, but I'm certainly not
getting any answers on this thread. I think I'll repost in another forum to
see if I get anything more helpful. I do NOT want to have any more older OSs
because W2K isn't supported anymore and it's only a matter of time before we
get hit with something nasty where I need a hotfix that they won't make a
patch for for W2K.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Right-click on Desktop and Properties>Themes>Windows Classic

Then on Appearance Tab....................

You should have Windows and Buttons dialog box where you can select "Windows
Classic"

Also "Color Scheme" dialog box to select from.

And "Font Size" which includes Normal, Extra Large and Large


Gord

 

[Gordon]

Right-click on Desktop and Properties>Themes>Windows Classic

Then on Appearance Tab....................

You should have Windows and Buttons dialog box where you can select
"Windows
Classic"

Also "Color Scheme" dialog box to select from.

And "Font Size" which includes Normal, Extra Large and Large

And if you click on Effects then you can choose large icons - I still say
the user needs an eye test and glasses.....do it under Health and safety....

 

[Roger Van Loon]

And if you click on Effects then you can choose large icons - I still say
the user needs an eye test and glasses.....do it under Health and safety....

Gordon, not everyone has sharp eyesight, and glasses are not always the
remedy (Oh god I wish things were that simple). I think Microsoft
should find more simple ways to enlarge everything on the screen (icons,
fonts, message boxes etc.) but apparently that is too much to ask.
There is a somewhat similar thread

Roger.

 

[Bob I]

Gordon, not everyone has sharp eyesight, and glasses are not always the
remedy (Oh god I wish things were that simple). I think Microsoft
should find more simple ways to enlarge everything on the screen (icons,
fonts, message boxes etc.) but apparently that is too much to ask.
There is a somewhat similar thread

Roger.

Simply reducing the resolution does exactly that. It enlarges
everything, period.

 

[Gordon]

Gordon, not everyone has sharp eyesight, and glasses are not always the
remedy

No, but as this is an employee, then that factor should be eliminated first,
on health and safety grounds. The employee may not realise that they need
glasses, or may be just too vain. (It does happen), and anyway, if I was the
employer I would want to make sure that there would be no comeback for
defective eyesight caused by too much monitor work...