Open up Regedit, and change the following entry: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] “PaintDesktopVersion”=dword:00000001 From: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips681.html
So I had $20 to spend on a new mouse + keyboard combo over at Newegg and ended up with a cheap Logitech mouse and a black A4 Tech Slim Keyboard. I picked up this little item for $10 (Newegg product page) because I love the short key travel and feedback of laptop keyboards.