grey sidebar

After my sec0nd botched attempt at installing Explorer 8 on my Vista
Ultimate, I have ended up with a gray (instead of transparent) sidebar.
Can anyone tell me how to return it to its previous transparency?
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Daze

Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Daze N. Knights
said:

> After my sec0nd botched attempt at installing Explorer 8 on my Vista
> Ultimate, I have ended up with a gray (instead of transparent) sidebar.
> Can anyone tell me how to return it to its previous transparency?

Right-click on the sidebar and select Properties. Uncheck the option
for "Sidebar is always on top of other windows".

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Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
> Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Daze N. Knights
> said:
>
>> After my sec0nd botched attempt at installing Explorer 8 on my Vista
>> Ultimate, I have ended up with a gray (instead of transparent) sidebar.
>> Can anyone tell me how to return it to its previous transparency?
>
> Right-click on the sidebar and select Properties. Uncheck the option
> for "Sidebar is always on top of other windows".
>

It was already unchecked, But I tried checking, applying, unchecking,
and applying, just in case, to no avail

HOWEVER, I just realized that my problem doesn't apply only to the
sidebar. I used to have a transparent sidebar, tray, start menu, etc,
but now they are ALL gray. What might cause this to occur and how might
I change it?

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Daze

Daze N. Knights wrote:
>
>
> Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
>> Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Daze N. Knights
>> said:
>>
>>> After my sec0nd botched attempt at installing Explorer 8 on my Vista
>>> Ultimate, I have ended up with a gray (instead of transparent)
>>> sidebar. Can anyone tell me how to return it to its previous
>>> transparency?
>>
>> Right-click on the sidebar and select Properties. Uncheck the option
>> for "Sidebar is always on top of other windows".
>>
>
> It was already unchecked, But I tried checking, applying, unchecking,
> and applying, just in case, to no avail
>
> HOWEVER, I just realized that my problem doesn't apply only to the
> sidebar. I used to have a transparent sidebar, tray, start menu, etc,
> but now they are ALL gray. What might cause this to occur and how might
> I change it?
>

Thanks but never mind. I've soloved the problem myself. It had changed
to "Windows Standard" and I just needed to reselect "Windows Aero."

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Daze

On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:28:14 -0700, "Daze N. Knights"
<> wrote:

>Thanks but never mind. I've soloved the problem myself. It had changed
>to "Windows Standard" and I just needed to reselect "Windows Aero."

Thanks for the follow-up.

On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:19:26 -0700, "Daze N. Knights"
<> wrote:

>
>
>Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
>> Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Daze N. Knights
>> said:
>>
>>> After my sec0nd botched attempt at installing Explorer 8 on my Vista
>>> Ultimate, I have ended up with a gray (instead of transparent) sidebar.
>>> Can anyone tell me how to return it to its previous transparency?
>>
>> Right-click on the sidebar and select Properties. Uncheck the option
>> for "Sidebar is always on top of other windows".
>>
>
>It was already unchecked, But I tried checking, applying, unchecking,
>and applying, just in case, to no avail
>
>HOWEVER, I just realized that my problem doesn't apply only to the
>sidebar. I used to have a transparent sidebar, tray, start menu, etc,
>but now they are ALL gray. What might cause this to occur and how might
>I change it?

Do you have Aero working ?

Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Daze N. Knights
said:

> Thanks but never mind. I've soloved the problem myself. It had changed
> to "Windows Standard" and I just needed to reselect "Windows Aero."

With the new info, that would have been my next suggestion.

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Jim wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:19:26 -0700, "Daze N. Knights"
> <> wrote:
>
>>
>> Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
>>> Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Daze N. Knights
>>> said:
>>>
>>>> After my sec0nd botched attempt at installing Explorer 8 on my Vista
>>>> Ultimate, I have ended up with a gray (instead of transparent) sidebar.
>>>> Can anyone tell me how to return it to its previous transparency?
>>> Right-click on the sidebar and select Properties. Uncheck the option
>>> for "Sidebar is always on top of other windows".
>>>
>> It was already unchecked, But I tried checking, applying, unchecking,
>> and applying, just in case, to no avail
>>
>> HOWEVER, I just realized that my problem doesn't apply only to the
>> sidebar. I used to have a transparent sidebar, tray, start menu, etc,
>> but now they are ALL gray. What might cause this to occur and how might
>> I change it?
>
> Do you have Aero working ?

Now I do and the problem is solved. Thanks.
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Daze

Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
> Previously on microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, Daze N. Knights
> said:
>
>> Thanks but never mind. I've soloved the problem myself. It had changed
>> to "Windows Standard" and I just needed to reselect "Windows Aero."
>
> With the new info, that would have been my next suggestion.
>

Yeah. Stupid of me not to have noticed that it was more than a sidebar
issue before I spoke up seeking help.

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Daze

Oren wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:28:14 -0700, "Daze N. Knights"
> <> wrote:
>
>> Thanks but never mind. I've soloved the problem myself. It had changed
>> to "Windows Standard" and I just needed to reselect "Windows Aero."
>
> Thanks for the follow-up.

YW
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Daze