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WIN 7 The upper right hand corner doesn't display the minimize, enlarge and exit icons. How can this be fixed?

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Windows 7 Home Premium This message pops up each time I start Mozilla: "Do you want the following program to make changes to this computer"? How do I disable the message? Also, the minimize, enlarge and exit button area is blacked out. It still functions when you click on it but you can't see the icons. How do I fix this?

Windows 7 Home Premium This message pops up each time I start Mozilla: "Do you want the following program to make changes to this computer"? How do I disable the message? Also, the minimize, enlarge and exit button area is blacked out. It still functions when you click on it but you can't see the icons. How do I fix this?

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re :Windows 7 Home Premium This message pops up each time I start Mozilla: "Do you want the following program to make changes to this computer"? How do I disable the message?

A possible cause of this error is that Thunderbird is set to run as Administrator. Check that Thunderbird isn't set to run as Administrator. Right-click the Thunderbird desktop shortcut and choose "Properties".

Make sure that all items are deselected in the "Compatibility" tab of the Properties window.

Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" should not be selected 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' should not be selected

Also check the Properties of the thunderbird.exe program in the Thunderbird program folder.

If running 32 bit C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\

If running 64bit C:\Program Files (x86) \Mozilla Thunderbird\

re :Also, the minimize, enlarge and exit button area is blacked out. It still functions when you click on it but you can't see the icons. How do I fix this?

It is possible the the title bar is not enabled and the theme you are using needs the title bar enabled. - I'm guessing the title bar is not showing :)

Do this to see if enabling the title bar resolves the issue.

in Thunderbird 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Advanced' > 'General' tab or 'Menu Icon' > 'Options' > 'Options' > 'Advanced' > 'General' tab

click on 'Config Editor' button it will tell you to be careful :)

In the top search type : title look for this line: mail.tabs.drawInTitlebar Value = true double click on that line to toggle the 'True' to a ' False '

Did enabling the title bar help?