# Visual styles from Windows is missing in my Delphi VCL applications
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/visual-styles-from-windows-is-missing-in-my-delphi-vcl-applications/2227
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**Created:** [December 3, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/visual-styles-from-windows-is-missing-in-my-delphi-vcl-applications/2227 "2013-12-03T01:04:46Z")
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### Author:  [@forgle](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/forgle)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/visual-styles-from-windows-is-missing-in-my-delphi-vcl-applications/2227/1 "2013-12-03T01:04:46Z")
It seams that FinalBuilder don't apply Windows visual styles to the applications. Transparent labels are not longer transparent, and buttons and other components is missing its correct style:
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/visual-styles-from-windows-is-missing-in-my-delphi-vcl-applications/2227/2 "2013-12-03T02:23:29Z")
Your FinalBuilder Action does not have a manifest file set. Have a look at the Resource Compiler tab. If the drop was created with a recent version of Delphi then loading the settings from the project file should load the default one used by delphi, otherwise you will have to browse to it (for XE2 its C:\program files (x86)\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\9.0\bin\default\_app.manifest ).
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### Author:  [@forgle](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/forgle)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/visual-styles-from-windows-is-missing-in-my-delphi-vcl-applications/2227/3 "2013-12-04T09:30:00Z")
Thanks again Vincent!
I have Rad Studio XE5 installed and this did not work out of the box. Maybe the FinalBuilder project should "look" at the .dproj file to find information about stuff like this...
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/visual-styles-from-windows-is-missing-in-my-delphi-vcl-applications/2227/4 "2013-12-04T09:58:34Z")
That’s what loading the settings from the project file does. Unfortunately dproj files don’t always have all the information, especially if they were upgraded from earlier versions of delphi.