XP Won't Remember Themes

[Guest Weasel Keeper]

XP does not remember my settings when it starts up. I set "Classic

Windows" under the Display Properties and apply/save it. When I

reboot it loads the standard XP themes. Also it resets my screen

saver from "Blank" to "Windows XP". Also my sounds are reset to the

default.

 

I have recently moved this hard drive from another PC to the current

PC. Before I never had this problem. I also was looking in my

resistry, although I don't recall changing anything.

[Guest Jerry]

Re: XP Won't Remember Themes

 

Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Start Menu and put a button in

Classic Start Menu then select Customize

 

"Weasel Keeper" <firefox123@dialup4less.com> wrote in message

news:233b4d8f-722f-493c-9beb-388efe48de9b@x30g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> XP does not remember my settings when it starts up. I set "Classic

> Windows" under the Display Properties and apply/save it. When I

> reboot it loads the standard XP themes. Also it resets my screen

> saver from "Blank" to "Windows XP". Also my sounds are reset to the

> default.

>

> I have recently moved this hard drive from another PC to the current

> PC. Before I never had this problem. I also was looking in my

> resistry, although I don't recall changing anything.

[Guest Weasel Keeper]

Re: XP Won't Remember Themes

 

 

 

Jerry wrote:

> Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Start Menu and put a button in

> Classic Start Menu then select Customize

>

> "Weasel Keeper" <firefox123@dialup4less.com> wrote in message

> news:233b4d8f-722f-493c-9beb-388efe48de9b@x30g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> > XP does not remember my settings when it starts up. I set "Classic

> > Windows" under the Display Properties and apply/save it. When I

> > reboot it loads the standard XP themes. Also it resets my screen

> > saver from "Blank" to "Windows XP". Also my sounds are reset to the

> > default.

> >

> > I have recently moved this hard drive from another PC to the current

> > PC. Before I never had this problem. I also was looking in my

> > resistry, although I don't recall changing anything.

 

The Classic Windows was seleceted for Start Menu. I am refering to

Dislpay Properties (when you right click on the Desktop, Themes tab).

It seems to not load the selected Theme, rather it stops with the

default XP settings. The desired theme is in the pull down menu, but

is not applied.

 

thanks for the help,

[Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Re: XP Won't Remember Themes

 

"Weasel Keeper" <firefox123@dialup4less.com> wrote in message

news:233b4d8f-722f-493c-9beb-388efe48de9b@x30g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> XP does not remember my settings when it starts up. I set "Classic

> Windows" under the Display Properties and apply/save it. When I

> reboot it loads the standard XP themes. Also it resets my screen

> saver from "Blank" to "Windows XP". Also my sounds are reset to the

> default.

>

> I have recently moved this hard drive from another PC to the current

> PC. Before I never had this problem. I also was looking in my

> resistry, although I don't recall changing anything.

 

It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to

make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this are:

Ad-aware's Ad-Watch

IBM Access Connections

Kaspersky

McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware

Norton AV

Spyware Blaster

Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks

Spybot- Teatimer

Spysweeper

Spyware Doctor

Windows Defender

Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions.

 

In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be

uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you

reinstall Zone Alarm.

 

Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change.

 

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

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