• Subject: Re: Outlook child windows not in XP style theme
  • Author: Censored Syndrome
  • Date: 04 Jul
  • References: 1
"Censored Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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>I am using Outlook 2007 and XP.
>
> When I click a link in an Outlook email, and IE7 opens, it comes up in
> Classic theme, instead of the XP theme that I use (Royale Noir).
>
> Other child windows from Outlook (Send/Receive Status, Rules and Alerts,
> Field Chooser, etc) all come up in Classic theme as well.
>
> It has been doing this ever since I remember, but it is not a big problem,
> so I only mentioned it now. Does anybody know why Outlook would be
> opening child windows without the XP theme?


Ignore this. I just remembered what I did, months ago. I disabled themes
on the OUTLOOK.EXE file (Compatibility tab), and as that did not stop the
main window from appearing in Outlook's own built-in skin, I forgot that I
had done so.

ss.
04 JulOutlook child windows not in XP style theme.Censored Syndrome
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