From the Color scheme list, select Windows Aero, and then click OK.
After a brief delay, the Glass interface should now be active.
9. Again on the Personalization page, click the Window Color and
Appearance link again, and turn on the Enable transparency option if
it??™s not already on.
10. While you??™re here, use the color blocks to choose a tint for the glass, or
click Show color mixer for more control. Adjust the Color intensity
slider to choose the opacity of the glass; move it to the left to make it
more transparent, or to the right to make it more opaque.
11. Click OK when you??™re done.
If you still don??™t have Glass at this point, either your video card or your
video driver is to blame. For instance, if the Windows Aero entry isn??™t
present in the Color scheme list in step 8, or if selecting it shows an error
message, then Windows doesn??™t believe your PC is Glass-capable.
If you??™re using Vista Home Basic, see the ???Part 3a: Vista Home Basic??? section,
later in this topic.
Part 3: Tweaks
It doesn??™t take a degree from Art Center to notice that Microsoft took some
design cues from the Aqua interface in Mac OS X (not that Apple didn??™t borrow
some of its ideas, too). While Microsoft actually managed to outdo Apple
in a few areas??”the minimize, maximize, and close buttons spring to mind??”
the Flip 3D task switcher is no match for Expos?©, the Mac??™s all-at-once task
switcher. Luckily, you can mimic Expos?© with My Expose, free from http://
www.
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