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astroview120mm

Hi,
Is there any way to make Windows XP look completely like old versions of Windows? For example, the UI in Windows Explorer looks strange. I'm looking for a way to make Windows look like previous versions. Any suggestions?

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astroview120mm wrote
Is there any way to make Windows XP look completely like
old versions of Windows? For example, the UI in Windows
Explorer looks strange. I'm looking for a way to make
Windows look like previous versions. Any suggestions?
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What do *you* mean by OLD?

Windows 3.11?
Windows 95?
Windows 98?
Windows NT?
Windows ME?
Windows 2000?

You can go into classic mode with classic explorer to give it more of a
Windows 98/Windows 2000 feel/appearance.
You could even download and utilize the old file explorer from WIndows 3.11
if you desired.
 
How do I make it look like Windows 98? Explorer looks like IE6. I want it to
look like an older version, like 4.
 
Is there any way to make Windows XP look completely like old versions of Windows? For example, the UI in Windows Explorer looks strange. I'm looking for a way to make Windows look like previous versions.
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Here's the way my Windows Explorer looks with WinXP (URL at bottom of
post). I use a green theme instead of Windows blue theme, and the
little 'stopwatch' display at the upper right is not part of XP. I
prefer this look over the standard XP look.
http://zilbandy.com/clipboard01.gif
 
(1) My Computer/Properties/Advanced/Performance/Adjust for best performance
(2) On your desktop/Right -Click/Properties/Themes/change to Windows Classic.then Appearance...whole bunch of options there.

My computer looks almost exactly like Win 98 except for the boot-up screen.
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Doug W.
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Hi,
Is there any way to make Windows XP look completely like old versions of Windows? For example, the UI in Windows Explorer looks strange. I'm looking for a way to make Windows look like previous versions. Any suggestions?

- astroview120mm
 
You want what's known as Windows Classic view, how 95/98 look.

Go to Control Panel>Display>Appearance tab>Windows and Buttons (just under
display of how things look). Click on upside-down triangle to get
selection, click on "Classic". Apply and OK to set it.

Malv

Hi,
Is there any way to make Windows XP look completely like old versions of
Windows? For example, the UI in Windows Explorer looks strange. I'm looking
for a way to make Windows look like previous versions. Any suggestions?

- astroview120mm
 
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