Anyone know if there is a way to hide the profile picture next to your username (and have the space collapsed) in the Start Menu? And if so how? My operating system is XP SP2 if that helps...
New: System Informer (Apr 21, 2024), Platform 29.5 (Apr 24, 2024)
1,000+ portable packages, 1.1 billion downloads
Please donate today
Visit the Community page
Join our forums
Subscribe to our email newsletter
Subscribe with RSS
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on LinkedIn
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Mastodon
Follow us on BlueSky
Not unless you turn off the Welcome screen in the User Accounts control panel. If you use the "classic" (Windows 2000-style) logon, the user pictures go away. If you want the Welcome screen or fast user switching, you're stuck with the user pictures.
...though I really don't get what the big deal is.
Edit: Another way to hide the user picture in the Start menu is to right-click your desktop, go to Properties and under the Appearance tab select "Windows Classic style" for Windows And Buttons. For some reason, Classic doesn't show the user picture, even with the new-style Start menu.
-
fatcerberus@yahoo.com [aim: fatcerberus]
I have no witty remarks or quotes to share at the moment.
Personally I like the look better without the picture. Thanks for your help though, I'll just stick with the user pictures.
Theme your computer (i.e., with Royale). Those themes don't support the picture.
Why the big deal?
~nm35 {blog} {site}
Mark Smith | PortableApps.com Developer
Actually, Royale does show the picture. I should know--I use it all the time. Most WindowBlinds skins also support user pictures.
By the way: it's "e.g.", not "i.e." (yes, I'm one of those). i.e. stands for "id est", Latin for that is. e.g. means "exempli gratia"--for example.
-
fatcerberus@yahoo.com [aim: fatcerberus]
I have no witty remarks or quotes to share at the moment.
Why pay for WindowBlinds?
I'm talking about .msstyles. My Royale (and RoyalFour) skins don't show the picture. I should know--I use it all the time.
~nm35 {blog} {site}
Mark Smith | PortableApps.com Developer
I use the official Royale theme that Microsoft released shortly after Royale was really popular on Media Center. It has the picture. Now let's just end this argument.
I use the patched UXTheme.dll.
~nm35 {blog} {site}
Mark Smith | PortableApps.com Developer
Start Menu? I never use it I have a hidden quick launch bar at the top of my screen with all I mean all the programs on my computer and I also use pstart for my portable apps. I never even click start never There is no reason to rummage through all the garbage that is a programs menu it is frustrateing and time wasting. sorry if i sounded mean.