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Answermy dell laptop changed my vistas taskbar to classic view and I can't get it back

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  • Saturday, November 07, 2009 9:17 PMRick RogersMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hi,

    Click start, type services.msc and hit <enter>. Locate the Themes service and click on it. In the left column, start or restart the service. This should allow you to reselect the Vista theme in the desktop personalization which in turn will get rid of the classic taskbar.
    Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

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  • Saturday, November 07, 2009 9:17 PMRick RogersMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hi,

    Click start, type services.msc and hit <enter>. Locate the Themes service and click on it. In the left column, start or restart the service. This should allow you to reselect the Vista theme in the desktop personalization which in turn will get rid of the classic taskbar.
    Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Windows help - www.rickrogers.org