You can;t change the color of just the start menu, but to change the color of your window borders, task bar and start menu, go to personalization by right clicking on your desktop, then to "Window Color and Appearance" in the window that appears. Change the color and other settings there.
Windows failed to start,a recent hardware or software change might be the cause?
To change the background (or wallpaper) on a Windows Vista system you must first able yourself to change the desktop background. Then you can access it by clicking the Start button and clicking on the control button and searching for "appearance and personalization".
If you are running Windows Vista you can switch between the Windows Vista theme or the Original Windows theme. To change between the two you need to go to the start menu, select 'control panel', 'appearance and personalisation', 'personalisation' and then 'theme'. Select the theme you want.
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How do I boot up my Laptop windows vista because it will not start up?
Windows Vista games can be purchased right on your computer start menu. Windows Vista comes with its games built into the computer, more information is available online.
Go into the start menu. Click on "control pannel" and then adjust any settings you need to from there.
Try to start in compatibility mode with windows Vista.
To change a name on a pc that runs on Windows Vista you can simply type sysdm.cpl in the start menu search box. This is the quickest method for a person who is not familiar with the program settings. To make a new user account on the pc for the program Windows Vista under the start menu, go to control panel, pick user account, and then add the name of the account you want to create with a password if you would like to protect the account.
Windows defender software
No. Windows Vista is not based on DOS and a DOS boot disk will be unable to read the file system that Vista is on.
One can turn off Windows Vista updates by going to their Start button and finding their Control Panel. After locating the Control Panel, one can go to the System tab. At the interface for the System, one can go to the "See also" area to look for the Windows Update settings information and change the settings for the updates in Vista.