Guest Penny Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She finally let me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop settings I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows classic (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display isn't getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy ..... Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and put it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live somewhere else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Guest dobey Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Re: Display options "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She finally > let > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop > settings > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. > > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > classic > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > isn't > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > ..... > > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > put > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > somewhere > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Windows Classic extra large is available on my machine. It could be a Windows component you need to install through Add\Remove programs. In any case you can set the size of the font through display properties appearance tab > advanced button > icon, or whatever. you can also set the font sizes through display properties appearance tab > settings tab >advanced button > general tab DPI settings. You might need to set these through an administrator account.
Guest Penny Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Re: Display options Yeah I've tried all of that, but the user is still not satisfied. I will try via add/remove windows components. I'm amazed I haven't been able to accomplish the same settings with both OSs. "dobey" wrote: > > "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... > > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She finally > > let > > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop > > settings > > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. > > > > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like > > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > > > > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > > classic > > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line > > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > > isn't > > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > > ..... > > > > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > > put > > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > > somewhere > > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > > > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what > > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Windows Classic extra large is available on my machine. It could be a > Windows component you need to install through Add\Remove programs. > > In any case you can set the size of the font through display properties > appearance tab > advanced button > icon, or whatever. > > you can also set the font sizes through display properties appearance tab > > settings tab >advanced button > general tab DPI settings. > > You might need to set these through an administrator account. > > >
Guest Penny Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options This problem is still an issue, I have STILL been unable to accomplish the same settings in XP for this user. I tried installing the Windows Classic Extra large theme and it just didn't seem to be a valid option anywhere I looked. The user is now requesting for her old windows 2000 machine back, which isn't something I'm going to be able to support for too long. I've GOT to find a solution. Can anyone else come up with any other solutions? "Penny" wrote: > Yeah I've tried all of that, but the user is still not satisfied. I will try > via add/remove windows components. > > I'm amazed I haven't been able to accomplish the same settings with both > OSs. > > "dobey" wrote: > > > > > "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... > > > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She finally > > > let > > > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop > > > settings > > > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. > > > > > > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like > > > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > > > > > > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > > > classic > > > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > > > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line > > > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > > > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > > > isn't > > > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > > > ..... > > > > > > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > > > put > > > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > > > somewhere > > > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > > > > > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what > > > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > > > Windows Classic extra large is available on my machine. It could be a > > Windows component you need to install through Add\Remove programs. > > > > In any case you can set the size of the font through display properties > > appearance tab > advanced button > icon, or whatever. > > > > you can also set the font sizes through display properties appearance tab > > > settings tab >advanced button > general tab DPI settings. > > > > You might need to set these through an administrator account. > > > > > >
Guest Gordon Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F0189D4B-B72D-4A2A-9BF9-333D48D2B24B@microsoft.com... > This problem is still an issue, I have STILL been unable to accomplish the > same settings in XP for this user. I tried installing the Windows Classic > Extra large theme and it just didn't seem to be a valid option anywhere I > looked. > > The user is now requesting for her old windows 2000 machine back, which > isn't something I'm going to be able to support for too long. I've GOT to > find a solution. Well if the desktop needs to be THAT big, then how about suggesting an eye test and some glasses? BTW, employees have usually to accept what the company gives them.....
Guest Penny Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options I thought about suggesting that, but that might offend her. "Gordon" wrote: > "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F0189D4B-B72D-4A2A-9BF9-333D48D2B24B@microsoft.com... > > This problem is still an issue, I have STILL been unable to accomplish the > > same settings in XP for this user. I tried installing the Windows Classic > > Extra large theme and it just didn't seem to be a valid option anywhere I > > looked. > > > > The user is now requesting for her old windows 2000 machine back, which > > isn't something I'm going to be able to support for too long. I've GOT to > > find a solution. > > Well if the desktop needs to be THAT big, then how about suggesting an eye > test and some glasses? BTW, employees have usually to accept what the > company gives them..... > > >
Guest Unknown Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options Have you lowered the display resolution? What have you done so far? "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She finally > let > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop > settings > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. > > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > classic > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > isn't > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > ..... > > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > put > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > somewhere > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Guest Penny Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options This is copied from the beginning of this thread. This is what I've tried so far: Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows classic (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display isn't getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy ..... Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and put it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live somewhere else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. "Unknown" wrote: > Have you lowered the display resolution? What have you done so far? > "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... > > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She finally > > let > > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop > > settings > > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. > > > > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like > > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > > > > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > > classic > > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line > > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > > isn't > > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > > ..... > > > > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > > put > > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > > somewhere > > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > > > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what > > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > >
Guest Unknown Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options Sorry, I never had W2K so can't offer any help. "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4292CEA2-3F0F-4F4B-A62E-04B601E1ECB7@microsoft.com... > This is copied from the beginning of this thread. This is what I've tried > so > far: > > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > classic > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > isn't > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > ..... > > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > put > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > somewhere > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > > "Unknown" wrote: > >> Have you lowered the display resolution? What have you done so far? >> "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... >> > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She >> > finally >> > let >> > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop >> > settings >> > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. >> > >> > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just >> > like >> > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. >> > >> > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows >> > classic >> > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display >> > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on >> > line >> > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your >> > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display >> > isn't >> > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy >> > ..... >> > >> > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and >> > put >> > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live >> > somewhere >> > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. >> > >> > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what >> > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right >> > direction? >> >> >>
Guest Penny Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options It would seem that this problem should be solvable, but I'm certainly not getting any answers on this thread. I think I'll repost in another forum to see if I get anything more helpful. I do NOT want to have any more older OSs because W2K isn't supported anymore and it's only a matter of time before we get hit with something nasty where I need a hotfix that they won't make a patch for for W2K. "Unknown" wrote: > Sorry, I never had W2K so can't offer any help. > "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4292CEA2-3F0F-4F4B-A62E-04B601E1ECB7@microsoft.com... > > This is copied from the beginning of this thread. This is what I've tried > > so > > far: > > > > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like > > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > > > > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > > classic > > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line > > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > > isn't > > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > > ..... > > > > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > > put > > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > > somewhere > > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > > > > > "Unknown" wrote: > > > >> Have you lowered the display resolution? What have you done so far? > >> "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... > >> > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She > >> > finally > >> > let > >> > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop > >> > settings > >> > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. > >> > > >> > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just > >> > like > >> > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > >> > > >> > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows > >> > classic > >> > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display > >> > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on > >> > line > >> > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your > >> > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display > >> > isn't > >> > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy > >> > ..... > >> > > >> > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and > >> > put > >> > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live > >> > somewhere > >> > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > >> > > >> > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what > >> > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right > >> > direction? > >> > >> > >> > > >
Guest Gord Dibben Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Display options Right-click on Desktop and Properties>Themes>Windows Classic Then on Appearance Tab.................... You should have Windows and Buttons dialog box where you can select "Windows Classic" Also "Color Scheme" dialog box to select from. And "Font Size" which includes Normal, Extra Large and Large Gord On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:22:00 -0700, Penny <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >This is copied from the beginning of this thread. This is what I've tried so >far: > >Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like >the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. > >I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows classic >(extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display >settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line >only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your >request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display isn't >getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy ..... > >Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and put >it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live somewhere >else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. > > >"Unknown" wrote: > >> Have you lowered the display resolution? What have you done so far? >> "Penny" <Penny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:59DDC5F4-041E-4A74-A2D7-DB6F63F35DFF@microsoft.com... >> > I've got a user who was my last user using windows 2000 SP4. She finally >> > let >> > me upgrade her to Windows XP. This user has the most unique desktop >> > settings >> > I've ever seen she likes everything VERY LARGE. >> > >> > Anyways I'm trying to mimic her display settings in XP SP2 to be just like >> > the settings in her previous W2K machine and I'm falling short. >> > >> > I've narrowed down to 1 thing, her theme. Her W2K theme was windows >> > classic >> > (extra large). That's not an available scheme in XP. In the display >> > settings there's fewer choices, but the choice to find more themes on line >> > only gets me to the good ole "We're sorry we are unable to service your >> > request" and searching for Schemes, Desktop Themes, or Desktop display >> > isn't >> > getting me anywhere. So again something I thought was going to be easy >> > ..... >> > >> > Then I thought I could just copy the Her theme from her W2K machine and >> > put >> > it in her windows\resources directory on her new machine, but live >> > somewhere >> > else in the W2K machine and it's not apparent where. >> > >> > I'm pretty sure this is something I can download, just not sure what >> > keywords to use to get there. Can anyone point me in the right direction? >> >> >>
Guest Gordon Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Display options "Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message news:vq53f35e0f43uv59lafug0q3scicit2qt8@4ax.com... > Right-click on Desktop and Properties>Themes>Windows Classic > > Then on Appearance Tab.................... > > You should have Windows and Buttons dialog box where you can select > "Windows > Classic" > > Also "Color Scheme" dialog box to select from. > > And "Font Size" which includes Normal, Extra Large and Large > > And if you click on Effects then you can choose large icons - I still say the user needs an eye test and glasses.....do it under Health and safety....
Guest Roger Van Loon Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Display options Gordon wrote: > "Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message > news:vq53f35e0f43uv59lafug0q3scicit2qt8@4ax.com... > >> Right-click on Desktop and Properties>Themes>Windows Classic >> >> Then on Appearance Tab.................... >> >> You should have Windows and Buttons dialog box where you can select >> "Windows >> Classic" >> >> Also "Color Scheme" dialog box to select from. >> >> And "Font Size" which includes Normal, Extra Large and Large >> >> >> > > And if you click on Effects then you can choose large icons - I still say > the user needs an eye test and glasses.....do it under Health and safety.... > > Gordon, not everyone has sharp eyesight, and glasses are not always the remedy (Oh god I wish things were that simple). I think Microsoft should find more simple ways to enlarge everything on the screen (icons, fonts, message boxes etc.) but apparently that is too much to ask. There is a somewhat similar thread news://msnews.microsoft.com:119/OT$VbKq#HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl Roger.
Guest Bob I Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Display options Roger Van Loon wrote: > Gordon wrote: > >> "Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message >> news:vq53f35e0f43uv59lafug0q3scicit2qt8@4ax.com... >> >> >>> Right-click on Desktop and Properties>Themes>Windows Classic >>> >>> Then on Appearance Tab.................... >>> >>> You should have Windows and Buttons dialog box where you can select >>> "Windows >>> Classic" >>> >>> Also "Color Scheme" dialog box to select from. >>> >>> And "Font Size" which includes Normal, Extra Large and Large >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> And if you click on Effects then you can choose large icons - I still >> say the user needs an eye test and glasses.....do it under Health and >> safety.... >> > > Gordon, not everyone has sharp eyesight, and glasses are not always the > remedy (Oh god I wish things were that simple). I think Microsoft > should find more simple ways to enlarge everything on the screen (icons, > fonts, message boxes etc.) but apparently that is too much to ask. > There is a somewhat similar thread > news://msnews.microsoft.com:119/OT$VbKq#HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl > > Roger. Simply reducing the resolution does exactly that. It enlarges everything, period.
Guest Gordon Posted September 21, 2007 Posted September 21, 2007 Re: Display options "Roger Van Loon" <roger.van.loon@telenet.be> wrote in message news:eIJzps7%23HHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Gordon, not everyone has sharp eyesight, and glasses are not always the > remedy No, but as this is an employee, then that factor should be eliminated first, on health and safety grounds. The employee may not realise that they need glasses, or may be just too vain. (It does happen), and anyway, if I was the employer I would want to make sure that there would be no comeback for defective eyesight caused by too much monitor work...
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