XP Classic Theme (..slow..)

Posted: 12-20-2003, 08:16 PM

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I have disabled the Themes service in XP, as I want to try and stick with
the classic theme in XP. But compared with Windows 2000, this theme itself
is very slow.
By slow, I find the user interface in XP very "gummy". There is clearly a
difference from the 2000 feel, and I don't like it! All I want is a BASIC
(and efficient) UI.

Can anybody suggest something, short of downgrading back to 2000? Any futher
views on the subject..?

Thanks

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Re: XP Classic Theme (..slow..)

Posted: 12-21-2003, 12:37 AM

1. Re-enable the Themes service.

2. Select the classic theme, in both Control Panel "Display Properties" (/Themes\ and /Appearance\), and "Start Menu Properties".

3. In Control Panel "System"
/Advanced\
Performance-[Settings]
/Visual Effects\
(*) Custom
Clear the tick-mark from every check-box

4. Disable the Themes service.

The preceding steps allowed my GUI to be less "gummy" after installing SP-1.
It also dramatically improved the appearance of my On-Screen Keyboard.

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"Default" <user_sucking@the_host.smooth> wrote:

| I have disabled the Themes service in XP, as I want to try and stick with
| the classic theme in XP. But compared with Windows 2000, this theme itself
| is very slow.

| By slow, I find the user interface in XP very "gummy". There is clearly a
| difference from the 2000 feel, and I don't like it! All I want is a BASIC
| (and efficient) UI.
|
| Can anybody suggest something, short of downgrading back to 2000? Any futher
| views on the subject..?
|
| Thanks

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Re: XP Classic Theme (..slow..)

Posted: 12-21-2003, 03:44 PM

OK thanks, but I know and have done that all b4.

Still it's not the same..

has anybody actually tried something different, such as perhaps replacing a
few system files from 2K files?

_ _ J wrote:

> 1. Re-enable the Themes service.
>
> 2. Select the classic theme, in both Control Panel "Display
> Properties" (/Themes\ and /Appearance\), and "Start Menu Properties".
>
> 3. In Control Panel "System"
> /Advanced\
> Performance-[Settings]
> /Visual Effects\
> (*) Custom
> Clear the tick-mark from every check-box
>
> 4. Disable the Themes service.
>
>
> The preceding steps allowed my GUI to be less "gummy" after
> installing SP-1.
> It also dramatically improved the appearance of my On-Screen Keyboard.
>
>
>> I have disabled the Themes service in XP, as I want to try and stick
>> with the classic theme in XP. But compared with Windows 2000, this
>> theme itself is very slow.
>
>> By slow, I find the user interface in XP very "gummy". There is
>> clearly a difference from the 2000 feel, and I don't like it! All I
>> want is a BASIC (and efficient) UI.
>>
>> Can anybody suggest something, short of downgrading back to 2000?
>> Any futher views on the subject..?
>>
>> Thanks

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