Question

DogDragonDogDragon Jacksonville, Fl Icrontian
edited January 2008 in Science & Tech
Let me fill you in (catch you up) so you know what I'm trying
to do.
My Nephew builded his Mom a pc, Now his Mom is calling me
on how to find and do things.
She told me it's xp and I said "find let's go what you what?"
She wanted to see the games he put on it for her. So I said that's easy
just hit start all programs than read what you see and I'll tell
you if it's a game or what. You can go start all programs than games
and than they will be the games windows came with.

Now this is where all went to hell she said there is no start in her
task bar. I said all the way at the bottom all the way to the left.
and she said Nope.
After 2 hours I gave up and showed her how to surf by clicking
firefox.

But anyhow I know what's up I talked to my Nephew and so now I can at least tell her what to do.
This is my sister 1st pc.
But my nephew put ( now this is what I think he said he was breaking up)
XP IVE lite on it it's like the dark theme for xp.
I know it has to do with themes I google it and nothing.
I just want to check out what this looks like, so can anyone tell
me what he did and what it is.
Thanks

That start button drove me nuts I guess it part my fault for trying to
tell her over the phone.
But it don't have a start to say it just got a window Icon
so I'm not crazy and she's not a idiot :D

Comments

  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    try ctrl+esc (control and the escape key) that's the shortcut keys for the start menu. Also, her profile could be corrupted and might need to be deleted. Try restarting into safe mode and see if the "start Button" is there...
  • DogDragonDogDragon Jacksonville, Fl Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    QCH2002 wrote:
    try ctrl+esc (control and the escape key) that's the shortcut keys for the start menu. Also, her profile could be corrupted and might need to be deleted. Try restarting into safe mode and see if the "start Button" is there...

    Q there is no start button, Well button that says "START" with that
    theme that he put on it.
    It only has a button that has a window icon on it and that's the start
    button.
    I wanted to know what theme that it is, he said it's called something like
    like "XPIVE lite" (that's what I think I heard) and I know it's not xp live.
    I google it and I must have heard wrong cause nothing comes up and I'm
    trying to find it to see what it is (looks like)
    So that's what I'm trying to find out, So I know what her desktop
    looks like. Than next time she asks something I know where to find it and
    to see what else is difference.
    I put it in here cause trying to get him on the phone is almost impossible,
    I was hoping someone here knew what it was.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Ah... It's a "THEME" question not "My start button is missing" question. Gottcha. I have no idea then. Vista replaced the "Start" button with a round Windows logo button.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Change the theme back to default.
  • DogDragonDogDragon Jacksonville, Fl Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    QCH2002 wrote:
    Ah... It's a "THEME" question not "My start button is missing" question. Gottcha. I have no idea then. Vista replaced the "Start" button with a round Windows logo button.

    No not Vista it's xp
    Thrax wrote:
    Change the theme back to default.

    Well could but don't think sis would want too.
    I would like to see what that one looks like
  • Buddha16Buddha16 Austin, Tx Member
    edited January 2008
    I don't know if its the theme installed but the Vista Transformation Pack replaces the start button with the round button w/ the windows flag on it. Here
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    QCH2002 wrote:
    Ah... It's a "THEME" question not "My start button is missing" question. Gottcha. I have no idea then. Vista replaced the "Start" button with a round Windows logo button.

    I believe it is now called the "pearl." I hate telling people to click that.
  • DogDragonDogDragon Jacksonville, Fl Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Well I got hold of my nephew and he gave me the link to what I was
    trying to find out.
    It was xpize lite not xpive well here's the link
    http://www.xpize.net/
    So if you want to take a look there it is, Thanks for all the input.
    I gave the home page and from there you can see what it's about.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    All xpize does is add a different start button graphic, some new icons, new cursors, and gets rid of all the old 16bit graphics in XP. Everything is still in the same location. I use xpize.
  • DogDragonDogDragon Jacksonville, Fl Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Thrax wrote:
    All xpize does is add a different start button graphic, some new icons, new cursors, and gets rid of all the old 16bit graphics in XP. Everything is still in the same location. I use xpize.

    Yep that what he told me, But it what my sis has and I wanted
    to see it.
    I think I like the xp dark theme more, But I had to check it out.
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