If you don’t love the shiny new Aero Glass look of Windows Vista or you find it to be totally distracting and a big waste of your precious computer resources ,follow these steps to get rid of the ritzy glassy look and go back to the old clunky opaque view of yesteryear:

1. Right-click anywhere on the Vista desktop and then click the Personalize item on its shortcut menu.

2. Click the Window Color and Appearance link in the Personalization Control Panel window.

3. Click the Open Classic Appearance Properties for More Color Options link at the bottom of the Window Color and Appearance Control Panel window.

4. Click the Windows Classic selection in the Color Scheme list box and then click OK.

And that’s all there is to it: Vista fades to black. When the screen comes back up, in place of all that glittery, semitransparent taskbar and windows nonsense, every Vista screen now has a thick-as-mud look and feel that would do Windows 95 proud!