Right click the Taskbar and uncheck Lock the taskbar Paste the following into the folder field and click Select Folder: %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch Right click the Taskbar and select Toolbars > New Toolbar. Right click on the taskbar and select properties -> Check the "Use small icons" box -> In the "Taskbar Buttons" drop-down menu, select "Never Combine" and hit "OK" Here's the step to bring back the quick launch toolbar and make the taskbar behave the way you were used to: Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
Then go to System -> Advanced system settings: the Performance settings have Visual Effects set to Custom and I've only ticked the boxes for: Let's begin.įirst and foremost: Control Panel (View by: Small icons) -> Personalization -> Set your Windows theme to Windows Classic. Makes no sense updating to the 32-bit edition anyway. And it should work for the most of you as well. It doesn't have the exact same look as XP Classic, but it's good enough for me.
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How could I make the new interface more friendly, make the upgrade from XP Classic as easy as possible? I found my answers in forum posts and after putting everything together, I'm satisfied with the result.
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Windows 7 was totally new to me and I didn't like that one bit. Finally, Microsoft decided to really work on it and released Windows 7, which really is the best operating system since 98 Second Edition. Then came Vista, one operating system I totally avoided, just like Windows ME. I didn't like any of XP's visual improvements. When I upgraded from Windows 98 SE to Windows XP SP1a, I immediately switched to "Classic" theme.