windows function buttons

[bill]

Somehow I managed to make the windows blue title bar and
the 3 buttons on the right top side of each window small
and I can not make them normal size again. This is on
all applications, Outlook, Word, Excel, etc. The 3
buttons I am talking about are the minimize, maximize,
and close buttons. They are about half the regular
size. I was working with the Accessibility Wizard about
the same time this happened, so I executed something that
I did not mean to activate. I went back there and I
found nothing that will allow me to go back to the normal
setting. Can you help me please? Thank you. Bill

 

[Wayne B.]

Try F11. Might be the problem. Wayne B.

 

[bill]

Thank you for the guidance but, this (F11) makes the
active window fill the entire screen. It does not make
the title bar or the 3 buttons change from small to
normal size.

-----Original Message-----
Try F11. Might be the problem. Wayne B.

Somehow I managed to make the windows blue title bar and
the 3 buttons on the right top side of each window small
and I can not make them normal size again. This is on
all applications, Outlook, Word, Excel, etc. The 3
buttons I am talking about are the minimize, maximize,
and close buttons. They are about half the regular
size. I was working with the Accessibility Wizard about
the same time this happened, so I executed something
that I did not mean to activate. I went back there and I
found nothing that will allow me to go back to the normal
setting. Can you help me please? Thank you. Bill

 

[bill]

I got it!! I went to Control Panel - Display - Themes
Tab - changed it to Windows XP. When I hit "Apply" it
took the windows top part and made it normal size again,
thank goodness. I experimented while I was there and
noticed that what I had done was somehow managed to
change this setting to Windows Classic as that appears to
look like what I had. All seems OK for now and I thank
you for the help. Bill

 

[Kelly]

Hi Bill,

Yes, this is a common issue with Accessibility. The workaround is to apply
the Windows XP Theme. Good luck!

 

[Kelly]

never mind.......

 

[Alex Nichol]

Somehow I managed to make the windows blue title bar and
the 3 buttons on the right top side of each window small
and I can not make them normal size again.

Go to Control Panel - Display - Appearance and click Settings. In the
Item drop down choose Active Title bar; Inactive Title bar and Caption
buttons and increase the sizes - 20 or 24 pixels is a good start point.
Click Apply where offered, and adjust again as needed

 

[bill]

Hi Kelly, I did see your earlier reply and I thank you so
much. You were right on. Thank you. Bill

-----Original Message-----
never mind.......

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All the Best,
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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

I got it!! I went to Control Panel - Display - Themes
Tab - changed it to Windows XP. When I hit "Apply" it
took the windows top part and made it normal size again,
thank goodness. I experimented while I was there and
noticed that what I had done was somehow managed to
change this setting to Windows Classic as that appears to
look like what I had. All seems OK for now and I thank
you for the help. Bill and
I

.

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome, Bill. Glad you have it sorted.

/xp_u.htm#xp_util


Hi Kelly, I did see your earlier reply and I thank you so
much. You were right on. Thank you. Bill