Where are the themes?

Just installed the latest release of Vista and I find it just has one default
theme. Where are all the other themes that Vista was supposed to have?

Are you talking about the Theme page or the msstyles on the Appearance page?
What UI are you using? Basic, Standard, or Glass?
"Antz" <Antz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Just installed the latest release of Vista and I find it just has one
> default
> theme. Where are all the other themes that Vista was supposed to have?

Windows Vista has four themes, right click the Desktop, click Personalize >
Visual Appearance > Classic Appearance Options > there you will see themes
listed, Classic, Standard, Aero Basic and Aero (if you have a video card
that supports it).
--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Antz" <Antz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Just installed the latest release of Vista and I find it just has one
> default
> theme. Where are all the other themes that Vista was supposed to have?

My Apologize for being unclear.

The version of Vista on my PC is Build 5384. Atleast thats what it says.
I've a NVidia GeForce4 MX 4000 which I am sure is compatible with Vista.

And when I right click the Desktop, click Personalize >

> Visual Appearance - I just get a dialog box with just one tab called Appearence which has the following Options:

1. Windows Vista Basic
2. Windows Standard
3. Windows Classic
4. Hight Contrast White
5. High Contrast Black
6. High Contrast #2
7. High Contrast #1

There is absolutely no other theme listed like - Classic, Standard, Aero
Basic and Aero

Thanks in advance for all your advice

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> Windows Vista has four themes, right click the Desktop, click Personalize >
> Visual Appearance > Classic Appearance Options > there you will see themes
> listed, Classic, Standard, Aero Basic and Aero (if you have a video card
> that supports it).
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> "Antz" <Antz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>

You totally confused me...

You list Vista Basic as #1, Standard as #2 and cCassic as #3....and then you
say "there are no other theme listed like Classic, Standard, Aero Basic and
Aero"....um you just listed the 3 out of 4 that your card is capable of....



"Antz" <Antz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My Apologize for being unclear.
>
> The version of Vista on my PC is Build 5384. Atleast thats what it says.
> I've a NVidia GeForce4 MX 4000 which I am sure is compatible with Vista.
>
> And when I right click the Desktop, click Personalize >

> 1. Windows Vista Basic
> 2. Windows Standard
> 3. Windows Classic
> 4. Hight Contrast White
> 5. High Contrast Black
> 6. High Contrast #2
> 7. High Contrast #1
>
> There is absolutely no other theme listed like - Classic, Standard, Aero
> Basic and Aero
>
> Thanks in advance for all your advice
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>

You listed them! Windows Classic, etc... are the themes, just like Andre
wrote.

Vista 5384 is a Beta and is by definition not complete. There will most
likely be a Vista Plus and theme packs available when it hits retail next
year.

--
Mark

Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!

"Antz" <Antz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1460F05-4D2C-4E74-9B98-B07B801FBE26@microsoft.com...

> My Apologize for being unclear.
>
> The version of Vista on my PC is Build 5384. Atleast thats what it says.
> I've a NVidia GeForce4 MX 4000 which I am sure is compatible with Vista.
>
> And when I right click the Desktop, click Personalize >

> 1. Windows Vista Basic
> 2. Windows Standard
> 3. Windows Classic
> 4. Hight Contrast White
> 5. High Contrast Black
> 6. High Contrast #2
> 7. High Contrast #1
>
> There is absolutely no other theme listed like - Classic, Standard, Aero
> Basic and Aero
>
> Thanks in advance for all your advice
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>

Hi mate,

I installed Beta 2, build 5384 on a HP Compaq nx6120 which has an ATI video
adapter on-board; the Aero glass-like theme was available on this PC.

I installed the same Beta 2, build 5384 on a HP Compaq nx6320 which has a
generic Intel video chipset on-board; the Aero glass-like theme was NOT
available - which sucks because this PC has an Intel dual-core CPU.

Anyway, the most probable reason you're not seeing the nice glassy Aero
theme is because your video adapter won't support it.

HTH...

"Antz" wrote:

> Just installed the latest release of Vista and I find it just has one default
> theme. Where are all the other themes that Vista was supposed to have?