Lots of Windows Vista users complain that they can’t create desktop toolbars in Vista like Windows XP. This functionality has been removed in Vista. But here I’m telling you a very simple way to create your own desktop toolbars in Vista as given in following screenshot:
Click here for a Full Desktop Screenshot
So follow these steps to create your own desktop toolbars in Vista:
1. If you have My Computer icon on Desktop, then drag it and drop it at top, it’ll convert in a toolbar. You can also drag-n-drop it at left or right side of screen. Remember it’ll not work at the taskbar side.
2. You can also create a new folder on desktop and then drag-n-drop it. It’ll also create a toolbar.
3. Now you can add other toolbars too in this new toolbar by right-clicking on empty area on the toolbar and select “Toolbars” option.
4. You can drag-n-drop icons in the toolbars.
5. You can also change other settings like:
Show Text
Show Title
View -> Large Icons
View -> Small Icons
Always on Top
Auto-Hide
6. To close the toolbar, right-click on it and select “Close Toolbar“. Or you can drag-n-drop it at desktop and then click on Close button.
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Manan said:
isnt that a longhorn theme?
VG said:
Its my “AeroVG” Theme for Vista:
AeroVG Theme for Windows Vista
AS said:
Can the background color of the toolbar be changed?If yes how?
VG said:
^^ The background is set by Windows theme. To change the background, you’ll need to modify the Windows theme or you can use other themes like my “AeroVG” theme which has different background.
AS said:
Thanks VG,
Can u please tell me how to do it in xp.I cant find the option to change the bg color of the toolbar i created in the desktop properties->appearance
VG said:
^^ Same case in XP. Actually its a BITMAP which is used to show the background and its situated in the Windows theme.
AS said:
Thanks again,
But i wanna change only the color of the toolbar and not the other window setting.Can u please point me to a detailed tutorial on how to do this
VG said:
^^ The coor you see in that toolbar background is same you see in My Computer toolbar. Both are set by your current Windows theme. You’ll need to change the bitmap with your desired color bitmap in the theme to change the background. You can use Resource Hacker for it.
AS said:
which file should i edit in resource hacker.will it change the color of my computer toolbar also?
thanks
VG said:
^^ It’ll be a .msstyles file which will be stored in “%windir%\Resources\Themes” folder.
AS said:
ok,i managed to find the bitmap corresponding to the toolbar background.But when i replace it with a new bitmap and save it ,it doesnt work.
Please help,thanks
VG said:
^^ Run UXTheme Patcher in Safe mode. You can find it in our Download section.
AS said:
Thanks.it works
but the bg of the my computer toolbar also changes.any idea how to avoid it?
Thanks again
VG said:
^^ Not possible cause both use the same Bitmap.
Ronald said: