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can i make vista more transparent
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hmartinez28
2008-04-23 20:44:32 UTC
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hey does anymore know how to make windows premium more transparent i see
alot of themes outthere and it shows their computer being more
transparent that mine, just a question i gues?
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Gee85
2008-04-23 22:22:25 UTC
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post a screen shot of ur transparenc

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hmartinez28
2008-04-23 22:52:42 UTC
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idk how to do that? can you tell me how?
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hmartinez28
2008-04-24 01:22:40 UTC
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yeah i did that but i want it to be more transparent, maybe thats as
good as its going to get? IDK i just seen some screenshot on the
internet which seemed more transparent than mine ooh well thanks Gee85
and garysgold for trying to help me
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garysgold
2008-04-24 01:18:00 UTC
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Hello Hmartinez28,

Welcome to the forums.

Right click on desktop, select 'personalize'. click on 'window color
appearance. Use the color intensity slider to set to your liking.

Hope this is what your looking for.
Gar

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Gee85
2008-04-24 13:02:08 UTC
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view your desktop... make sure you minimize all your applications..
hit the "Print Screen" button on you keyboard and paste in MS paint, o
any photo editor program. save the photo... upload to photobucket an
post the link in here.

if we see it then we can tell if its possible that you could make i
more transparent

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garysgold
2008-04-25 00:58:53 UTC
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The only other thing I know that might help is, below the slider is a
dropdown for color mixer. Open that and slide the saturation slider all
the way to the left.

Gary
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Chappy
2008-04-27 00:23:31 UTC
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One other thing is that different color schemes will give you a bi
different look of Transparency. The level of transparency that Vista ca
achieve is basically locked, but the apparent transparency of you
windows/borders will look different depending on your color selection.
For instance, a Frost or Default starting color will give you mor
apparent transparency when using less saturation, than will the Blue o
Teal starting color. And that's another thing, the saturation leve
affects the "apparent" transparency too...you just have to play wit
things to find what you can achieve with your chosen starting color

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thebettertwin
2008-06-02 11:58:00 UTC
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you could try skinning cos i found the level of transparancy dissapointing as
it didnt seem enough, download vista glazz
(http://www.download.com/VistaGlazz/3000-2341_4-10671199.html) as it mods
your shell files, dont worry its totally reversable, this also gives you
transparancy on full screen applications, you need to run as admin btw.
now you can download a theme i use this one
http://counteralchemist.deviantart.com/art/Vista-Reflections-82608139 cos it
doesnt really change much.

finally heres my desktop showing the transparancy
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