xxz2007

Whoops, I remember better now. That option makes the program’s visual style behave like Command Prompt in XP… Anyway, thank y’all for the replies. In conclusion, this was something I presumed to have seen/heard of (although in another context), but it’s not actually what it seemed like.

This option actually changes the skin to Windows Classic when the program is running, I think, since disabling “Use visual styles for windows and buttons” in System Props does that. As an addition, early development versions of Office 2k3 used the older icons, but with the new UI paired to the XP Luna visual style…

Thanks for the answer but switching the theme to Windows Classic isn't solving my quest. If that solution was applicable, then Windows 2000 would have shown the old icons by default.

Hello to everyone. I'm starting this thread to find out how it's possible to make the Office 2003 programs show in the style of Office XP, as depicted here. I heard about a registry trick, but I'm not sure if it exists. I did not find any relevant post here regarding my issue. I know only 2 solutions: To set the program (Compatibility) or the display settings to 256‑color mode or less, but it affects my whole desktop (not only the low graphics, but also the ClearType absence). To disable Show icons using all possible colors, but this applies only to Windows 2000. In conclusion, please let me know about an alternative solution which applies to XP and newer and doesn't involve the global graphics settings. Regards, xxz2007

Hello everyone! I'm using this program alongside Office XP. After I updated the latter with the SP3 and later hotfixes, it began crashing when I tried to open a picture. The solution provided by @DarBroIT was greatly helpful; I found out that there were some modified files after updating, I replaced them with the original ones from CD1, then the problem was solved. Big thanks! [Also, I am using these on 2000 SP4, despite this topic belongs to the XP 64 area (PhotoDraw 2000, however, isn't necessarily related to it).]