How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

[Guest DukeN]

How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

Hi Guys/Gals,

 

Have an issue where my display for my machine is weirdly sized and I

just want to reset it to factory.

 

Did a search and closest resolution I could find was to reset to

Windows XP classic but that did not do it - it retains the Title Bar

settings, etc.

 

Is there a way to reset this to Windows defaults?

 

thanks.

[Guest Malke]

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active TitleBar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active TitleBar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

DukeN wrote:

> Hi Guys/Gals,

>

> Have an issue where my display for my machine is weirdly sized and I

> just want to reset it to factory.

>

> Did a search and closest resolution I could find was to reset to

> Windows XP classic but that did not do it - it retains the Title Bar

> settings, etc.

>

> Is there a way to reset this to Windows defaults?

>

> thanks.

>

 

Display applet>Settings tab - change to the resolution that is correct

for your monitor. Flat panel LCD screens have a native resolution. Refer

to your monitor manual for information about that. Since we don't know

what size or type monitor you have, that's as specific as I can get.

Here are some standard sizes:

 

1024 x 768 - for 17" monitors

1280 x 1024 - for 19" monitors

1280 x 800 - laptop widescreen

1440 x 900 - 19" LCD widescreen

 

 

Malke

--

Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

"Don't Panic!"

MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

[Guest DukeN]

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

Hi Malke,

 

Thanks for answering, but the issue I'm having is not related to

screen resolution. This has to do with custom appearance of certain

windows items that are all screwy. To give you an example, set your

Active and Inactive title bars to size 37 and font 20.

 

This will warp the window display on all resolutions - XGA, SXGA or

whatever you wish to choose (whether its native for your monitor,

projector or whatever type of display you use).

 

Thanks for trying still.

 

On Sep 13, 11:31 am, Malke <notrea...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> DukeN wrote:

> > Hi Guys/Gals,

>

> > Have an issue where my display for my machine is weirdly sized and I

> > just want to reset it to factory.

>

> > Did a search and closest resolution I could find was to reset to

> > Windows XP classic but that did not do it - it retains the Title Bar

> > settings, etc.

>

> > Is there a way to reset this to Windows defaults?

>

> > thanks.

>

> Display applet>Settings tab - change to the resolution that is correct

> for your monitor. Flat panel LCD screens have a native resolution. Refer

> to your monitor manual for information about that. Since we don't know

> what size or type monitor you have, that's as specific as I can get.

> Here are some standard sizes:

>

> 1024 x 768 - for 17" monitors

> 1280 x 1024 - for 19" monitors

> 1280 x 800 - laptop widescreen

> 1440 x 900 - 19" LCD widescreen

>

> Malke

> --

> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com

> "Don't Panic!"

> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

[Guest Tony Luxton]

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

Hi DukeN,

 

Under display properties, select the "themes" tab. Assuming you haven't

saved the theme as it is, the selected them will say <theme name>

(modified). Just select the original theme without the "modified", and it'll

reset.

 

HTH Tony.

 

"DukeN" <hoopitup@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:1189790123.422902.98870@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

> Hi Malke,

>

> Thanks for answering, but the issue I'm having is not related to

> screen resolution. This has to do with custom appearance of certain

> windows items that are all screwy. To give you an example, set your

> Active and Inactive title bars to size 37 and font 20.

>

> This will warp the window display on all resolutions - XGA, SXGA or

> whatever you wish to choose (whether its native for your monitor,

> projector or whatever type of display you use).

>

> Thanks for trying still.

>

> On Sep 13, 11:31 am, Malke <notrea...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>> DukeN wrote:

>> > Hi Guys/Gals,

>>

>> > Have an issue where my display for my machine is weirdly sized and I

>> > just want to reset it to factory.

>>

>> > Did a search and closest resolution I could find was to reset to

>> > Windows XP classic but that did not do it - it retains the Title Bar

>> > settings, etc.

>>

>> > Is there a way to reset this to Windows defaults?

>>

>> > thanks.

>>

>> Display applet>Settings tab - change to the resolution that is correct

>> for your monitor. Flat panel LCD screens have a native resolution. Refer

>> to your monitor manual for information about that. Since we don't know

>> what size or type monitor you have, that's as specific as I can get.

>> Here are some standard sizes:

>>

>> 1024 x 768 - for 17" monitors

>> 1280 x 1024 - for 19" monitors

>> 1280 x 800 - laptop widescreen

>> 1440 x 900 - 19" LCD widescreen

>>

>> Malke

>> --

>> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com

>> "Don't Panic!"

>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

>

>

[Guest DukeN]

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

Re: How to reset Windows XP appearance to defaults? (Active Title Bar, Menu, Palette, etc)

 

On Sep 14, 3:56 pm, "Tony Luxton" <s.a.luxtonDELETET...@talk21.com>

wrote:

> Hi DukeN,

>

> Under display properties, select the "themes" tab. Assuming you haven't

> saved the theme as it is, the selected them will say <theme name>

> (modified). Just select the original theme without the "modified", and it'll

> reset.

>

> HTH Tony.

>

> "DukeN" <hoopi...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1189790123.422902.98870@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>

> > Hi Malke,

>

> > Thanks for answering, but the issue I'm having is not related to

> > screen resolution. This has to do with custom appearance of certain

> > windows items that are all screwy. To give you an example, set your

> > Active and Inactive title bars to size 37 and font 20.

>

> > This will warp the window display on all resolutions - XGA, SXGA or

> > whatever you wish to choose (whether its native for your monitor,

> > projector or whatever type of display you use).

>

> > Thanks for trying still.

>

> > On Sep 13, 11:31 am, Malke <notrea...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> >> DukeN wrote:

> >> > Hi Guys/Gals,

>

> >> > Have an issue where my display for my machine is weirdly sized and I

> >> > just want to reset it to factory.

>

> >> > Did a search and closest resolution I could find was to reset to

> >> > Windows XP classic but that did not do it - it retains the Title Bar

> >> > settings, etc.

>

> >> > Is there a way to reset this to Windows defaults?

>

> >> > thanks.

>

> >> Display applet>Settings tab - change to the resolution that is correct

> >> for your monitor. Flat panel LCD screens have a native resolution. Refer

> >> to your monitor manual for information about that. Since we don't know

> >> what size or type monitor you have, that's as specific as I can get.

> >> Here are some standard sizes:

>

> >> 1024 x 768 - for 17" monitors

> >> 1280 x 1024 - for 19" monitors

> >> 1280 x 800 - laptop widescreen

> >> 1440 x 900 - 19" LCD widescreen

>

> >> Malke

> >> --

> >> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com

> >> "Don't Panic!"

> >> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

Thanks much Toni, that seems to have done it.