stacking windows in a row

I see pictures when I surf showing windows in Vista lined up 3D on the
desktop. How do I do this? Here is an example.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2326736,00.asp

Thanks, Mark

Hello Mark,

This is Flip 3D and is part of the color scheme "Windows Aero". The
Vista Home Basic edition does not have this feature though. Normally you
would press "Ctrl + Windows Key + Tab" or "Windows Key + Tab" to see
this. This tutorial will show you more about this and how to be able to
use Flip 3D.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68863-flip-3d.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Kram;792347 Wrote:
> I see pictures when I surf showing windows in Vista lined up 3D on the
> desktop. How do I do this? Here is an example.
>
> 'Is Windows Vista Really That Bad? - The Mojave Experiment - Opinions
> by ExtremeTech'
> (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2326736,00.asp)
>
> Thanks, Mark


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Try Alt+Tab


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Click the "Switch between windows" button in Quick Launch toolbar (the
button w/ many windows), or
Winkey + tab then hold the Winkey pressed.
In your mouse software you might have a "Flip 3D" command - same thing.
Michael


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>I see pictures when I surf showing windows in Vista lined up 3D on the
>desktop. How do I do this? Here is an example.
>
> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2326736,00.asp
>
> Thanks, Mark

"locoeng" <> wrote in message
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>
> Try Alt+Tab
>
>
> --
> locoeng
>
> Vista Ultimate 32/64 bit dual boot
> Gigabyte EP35 DS3R
> XFX GeForce 8600GT
> Corsair 520HX
> G.Skill DDR II 800 X2 gigs
> Seagate 120GB (IDE) X2
> WD 750 (SATA)
> Samsung SH203B SBO3 patched codeking
> Pioneer 215L patched MCSE
> NEC/Optiarc 7200S 1.06bt Liggy&Dee
> Lite-On 20A1L BL06 -FB FBL EOS EOHT 6-


Try WinKey - Tab...

Lang

Interesting. I've been missing that flip windows thing too

Win+tab, Alt+tab, Ctrl+Win+tab, Ctrl+Tab.....all of these doesn't brin
any windows stacked on my computer

The closest thing I guess is the windows switcher which was in my quic
launch bar by default. By clicking that one (or alt+tab), i get the sam
kind of windows switcher as the one I had in XP

Brink, I downloaded the *Flip 3D.zip* file as you explained in th
'tutorial' (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68863-flip-3d.html). Whe
I click the flip 3D.lnk file all I get is a "open file - securit
warning, do you want to open this file?" window. By clicking "open
absolutely _nothing_ happens

So I still don't have the benefit of the Flip 3D or what ever you wann
call it. Any more tips

I got to say, I am in the wild when I'm thinking about some of th
details Microsoft has done with Vista. When I first read about Vista an
could see that cool 3D flip window thing + other snacks I was thinkin
"Oh man I'm looking forward to it". Now I'm running Vista Ultimat
(which I assume would include this flip 3D thing), and according t
Brinks tutorial on the subject, I have to create a frek'n shortcut wit
the path: *C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe DwmApi #105* ?? What th
hell is going on? Is it expected that millions of novice users (which i
many ways can describe my own level of skills) are just going to have t
figure this out them self? I mean the flip 3D is obviously much coole
then the old fashion windows switcher, so why the hell wasn't the fli
3D already there on the desktop, the quick launch, or where ever withi
reach for us average PC user? I just can't understand it...... :sarc
:mad

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dudelidu;794081 Wrote:
> Interesting. I've been missing that flip windows thing too.
>
> Win+tab, Alt+tab, Ctrl+Win+tab, Ctrl+Tab.....all of these doesn't bring
> any windows stacked on my computer.
>
> The closest thing I guess is the windows switcher which was in my quick
> launch bar by default. By clicking that one (or alt+tab), i get the same
> kind of windows switcher as the one I had in XP.
>
> Brink, I downloaded the *Flip 3D.zip* file as you explained in the
> 'tutorial' (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68863-flip-3d.html). When
> I click the flip 3D.lnk file all I get is a "open file - security
> warning, do you want to open this file?" window. By clicking "open"
> absolutely _nothing_ happens.
>
> So I still don't have the benefit of the Flip 3D or what ever you wanna
> call it. Any more tips?
>
> I got to say, I am in the wild when I'm thinking about some of the
> details Microsoft has done with Vista. When I first read about Vista and
> could see that cool 3D flip window thing + other snacks I was thinking
> "Oh man I'm looking forward to it". Now I'm running Vista Ultimate
> (which I assume would include this flip 3D thing), and according to
> Brinks tutorial on the subject, I have to create a frek'n shortcut with
> the path: *C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe DwmApi #105* ?? What the
> hell is going on? Is it expected that millions of novice users (which in
> many ways can describe my own level of skills) are just going to have to
> figure this out them self? I mean the flip 3D is obviously much cooler
> then the old fashion windows switcher, so why the hell wasn't the flip
> 3D already there on the desktop, the quick launch, or where ever within
> reach for us average PC user? I just can't understand it...... :sarc:
>

Dudelidu,

Did you extract the shortcut (Flip 3D.lnk) from the ZIP file to the
desktop after you have allowed the ZIP file to open? The shortcut will
not work while just viewing it from the opened ZIP folder.

Do you have the color scheme "Windows Aero" selected?

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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Brink;794206 Wrote:
>
> Dudelidu,
>
> Did you extract the shortcut (Flip 3D.lnk) from the ZIP file to the
> desktop after you have allowed the ZIP file to open? The shortcut will
> not work while just viewing it from the opened ZIP folder.
>
> Do you have the color scheme "Windows Aero" selected?
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn



This is the part where I dig a hole to hide in.....

No I kind of went blind when I scrolled passed this super sized WARNING
you had made telling me to change the color scheme Now it's working.

But even so, is it really this hard for every person out there to make
Vista do this 3D flip? Must everybody create this shortcut with that
crazy system32 link (which you or someone had ready made for download)?
Or is it just Vista Ultimate? Can somebody please explain that to me?
Since purchasing Vista I've been looking around on my friends Vista
computers, and almost everyone have different default settings on a
whole bunch of stuff. What's up with that? Is it a total coincidence how
YOUR Vista machine looks when you launch it for the first time? Or is it
huge differences between all the different types of Vista versions out
there and possibly differences between the different language versions
as well. I'm really scratching my head over these things, so much I
probably won't have much hair left soon.....


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dudelidu

dudelidu;794502 Wrote:
> > Brink;794206 Wrote:
> >
> > Dudelidu,
> >
> > Did you extract the shortcut (Flip 3D.lnk) from the ZIP file to the
> > desktop after you have allowed the ZIP file to open? The shortcut will
> > not work while just viewing it from the opened ZIP folder.
> >
> > Do you have the color scheme "Windows Aero" selected?
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Shawn> >
>
>
>
> This is the part where I dig a hole to hide in.....
>
> No I kind of went blind when I scrolled passed this super sized
> WARNING you had made telling me to change the color scheme Now it's
> working.
>
> But even so, is it really this hard for every person out there to
> make Vista do this 3D flip? Must everybody create this shortcut with
> that crazy system32 link (which you or someone had ready made for
> download)? Or is it just Vista Ultimate? Can somebody please explain
> that to me? Since purchasing Vista I've been looking around on my
> friends Vista computers, and almost everyone have different default
> settings on a whole bunch of stuff. What's up with that? Is it a total
> coincidence how YOUR Vista machine looks when you launch it for the
> first time? Or is it huge differences between all the different types
> of Vista versions out there and possibly differences between the
> different language versions as well. I'm really scratching my head
> over these things, so much I probably won't have much hair left
> soon.....

LOL Dudelidu,

I'm happy to hear that you got it working now. All Vista retail and
most non-retail installations should have the same default setups per
type of edition. With that said, there can be some minor wording
differences with the different language versions. Plus, if you have a
OEM copy of Vista from a computer manufactuter (ex: HP, Gateway,
etc...), they may have made some customizations to Vista that would not
ordinarily be there.

Normally the Flip 3D (*Swith Between Windows*) shortcut is in *Quick
Launch* by default for all editions of Vista except the Home Basic
edition. It does not have the Windows Aero color theme, so no Flip 3D.

You can compare the differences between each Vista edition here:
'Windows Vista: Compare editions'
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...s/default.aspx)

Shawn


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