Default Themes Have Disappeared
Nov 18, 2007
I was running along just swell this morning, until Windows Explorer crashed. Here's the scenario. Adobe CS2 was asking for activation (I've been lazy about registering it), at the same moment I was launching opening a folder. For some reason beyond my understanding, this caused Windows Explorer to crash. A couple of moments later it was running just fine.I keep working, no problems are apparent. I restart my system, and lo and behold, my XP theme has been replaced by the generic Windows, gray bar, non-cartoony theme. You know, the type you get when you select "Use Windows Classic Style."Problem is, I right click on my desktop to change my theme back (I *like* olive green), and all of bundled WinXP themes (you know, the blue, silver, olive green) are no longer within the drop down box. Just Windows Classic.
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Jun 19, 2006
I installed a Vista theme onto my PC and when i uninstalled it it removed all my themes leaving only the windows classic. Unfortunately my system retoring has been turned off so i dont have any retsore points.
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Feb 18, 2007
I am not able to get my theme for winxp back to default. When I open control panel, for example, the test above the "switch to classic view" is not the default color the way it was earlier. I tried to use the adjustments for themes and colors but to no avail. What are the steps to go back to the way windows xp home default would be at the onset.
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May 23, 2005
How can I get my XP theme and Classic theme options to return to the pull-down menu in the themes tab of the display properties window.I don't know what I did but my pc went all funny and they just vanished in a blink of an eye. Could someone experienced in this type of problem please help me find where they are and help me return them as an option.
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Jul 19, 2005
In an XP-Home, one user system, what shoul be the defautl values found in the following registry entry: HKU.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Folders ??To make a long story short, there are entries pointing to a non existing user's folder (eg: C:Documents and SettingsTEMP....) and I want to get rid of this TEMP user and folder.This is the only section of the registry where this folder is referenced.
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Aug 22, 2005
I've tried every search and couldn't find the answer I was looking for.I"ve got dozens of windows 98 themes (Star Wars) and want to bring them over to my new XP Pro machine. Is this possible? Do I need to convert them to get them to work? Many of these didn't have XP equivalents so I can't get new ones. They're all zip files no exes.
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Nov 12, 2008
I recently purchased XP Pro. And did all the updates online. My current version is SP3. I saw a very cool theme called XP Pro Black Edition. Here's an image. I have tried google.com to find it, but the only thing that shows up is pirated copies. I am running a legit XP and am confused on how to download this theme, or is the Black Edition a whole different version of XP that I have to buy?
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Mar 16, 2008
How do I make my own themes? And why when I was changing a theme did my menu screen thingy go black? I couldn't even see to do a system restore. I started it up in safe mode and I couldn't see it there either. I finally got into the properties on my desktop and fumbled till I got a good theme.
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Jan 2, 2009
I installed Windows XP Themes Pack on my laptop, but don't know how to find/use them. When I right click on my desktop and go to Properties/Themes, I don't see any new themes in the drop-down box.
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Nov 20, 2006
where I can find themes for XP, or maybe even linux, that are based on artists like Jacek Yerka or some other surrealist like them? Like I'm googling them but not really finding anything.
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Jul 19, 2005
i would like to make my own PC themes. you know how there are the Windows XP style themes. can you make your own Windows XP style theme? i wanna i have a black, red, or purple colored theme instead of a blue or silver or green colored them.
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Jan 31, 2008
Exactly as the title says, I'm looking for a dark black kinda vista looking theme.
Every time I visit a website that offers themes or whatnot, it seems theres ALWAYS viruses, spyware, or adaware involved.
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Jul 9, 2010
I want to eliminate Sound Themes on my Windows xps 400. They are irritating.
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Mar 20, 2005
I know that in Win ME there is a program for Desktop Themes that you can pick and choose what you want to change or keep default and so forth, is there anything like for XP? Im still trying to adjust to Xp and I love it now. I seen this image on a website that this guy took of his desktop, and the toolbar had a new look to it and it was gray and it just looked pretty sweet.
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Apr 16, 2006
i have quite a few old photos in the options box for my desktop background (display) Is there some way of deleting them? win XP
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Aug 12, 2002
Windows Blinds XP has been integrated into the Windows XP operating system. Microsoft and Stardock have entered into a partnership in which Microsoft will use their technology in the Windows XP operating system.With Windows Blinds XP installed you have additional styles to choose from in display properties.
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Aug 18, 2006
Just switched from Windows 98 to Windows XP Pro and would like to know if it is possible to get some of the old savers and themes that I had with the 98? there were quite a few that I liked but I do not have them with this OS. I do have the Windows 98 disk and was wondering if they would be on it and if so how would I install them to this system?
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Oct 8, 2010
So I wanted to add some new wallpapers and like a dumbass I download a theme by accident and when I deleted it and tried to change my theme back to the original Xp theme it gives me a cannot run dll as app error and I cannot switch to any theme at all. I tried restoring luna theme to no avail. Ran malwarebytes and nothing came up. Any thoughts? I just want to get the original XP theme back.
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Oct 28, 2008
My boot.ini files on my 2 intentional operating systems have been modified to look, it seems to me, identical (see 1st attached thumbnail). First 2 for the intended ini, the second the old improper, though still currently functional, boot.ini.old. Both of these are on separate partions on the first internal hard drive, and I have tried turning off my 1 external during boot-up as well as disabling my 2nd internal on the "boot settings", with the same results.The default should be the "Graphics" system, according to the Boot.ini
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Mar 7, 2006
What are good sites with good variaties of desktop skins?
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May 8, 2006
First off, I'm not even sure if its possible. But myself and my partner are trying to set up a batch file or command file that will change the XP Theme for us.Anyone have any pointers or actually know if this will work? It was just an idea, but I'd like to put it into motion.
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Jun 1, 2006
I know is this going to sound very "lame", but here goes. My wife like the desktop theme for the seascape, it has the ships wheel when working and for the mouse is a sea shell. Very nice. But, the background is a light tan colored and I hate it, I would like the plain white background. Is there a way to keep the sea theme and still get a white background?
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Aug 30, 2006
where i can find some good desktop themes for windows xp? Im picky seeing how there are only 3 colors (green,silver, and blue) that windows lets you choose. I've tried googling but i could only find ones where you had to pay.. So does anybody know any good FREE ones?
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May 14, 2006
A student has installed a theme in one lab computer that I cannot get rid of. It doesn't appear to have the *.theme extension -- a search for that or the theme name turns up nothing. Additionally, in Display Properties > Themes, the Windows XP theme is gone; also, under Appearance > Windows and Buttons, the Windows XP Style is gone.
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Mar 10, 2010
What is the functions of the following?
1. Appearance and themes
2. Network and internet connection
3. Add or remove program
4. Sound, speech, and audio device
5. Performance and maintenance
6. Printer and other hardware
7. User accounts
8. Date, time, language, and regional
9. accessibility option
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Oct 27, 2007
My daughter has a Dell XPS M1210 laptop running Windows XP Media Center Edition. She got fooled by PSGuard and thought she was downloading antispyware software after a warning came on her screen. She ended up with the TrojanDownloder.xs and the SmitFraud problem. With a lot of assistance from past posts I was able to I think delete most of the problems. But I still can't change her theme or desktop background. I got rid of the "you have spyware and need to download spyware removal software" backgroun by now the screen is blue or a solid color and nothing else.
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Oct 12, 2007
I am stuck in the Windows Classic mode. I clicked Run; services.msc and discovered that Themes was 'Stopped'. If I click Start, this sorts the problem, allowing me to go back to my Royale theme I have on Windows XP. However, on restarting the PC, the problem occurs again, and I have to repeat the procedure to sort it. Startup Type is set to 'Automatic'.
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Oct 10, 2005
I read somewhere that disabling the different graphics themes in windows helps your pc start up faster. Well i did it and i can't remember how to turn it back on. I've gone to Properties of the display > Appearance ad the in the "Windows and buttons" drop menu, all I have to choose is the Windows classic theme. The XP is not an option. So how do i get that back, b/c this screen is kinda drab.
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Jul 9, 2005
i'm slightly puzzled to why my XP pro themes are missing. The Themes service is running but the option to select XP themes is missing in the appearence tab via desktop properties. I have no third party software running on boot and as i said before im puzzled.
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Dec 13, 2007
I actually wanted to pimp my windows XP desktop screen and I went ahead and browsed some website and downloaded some themes, I installed all the themes in my computer and found that there was a virus attack, installing all the themes and I need to format my hard drive. Sometimes I think of keeping the same old screen but its really boring and after seeing all the dock setting and the latest flashing icons XP seem to be a bit sad
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Sep 2, 2005
I am so glad I found this site. Secondly I am not very ''computer smart"... ok..here's what is going on...hopefully I can explain clearly enough. My computer is a Dell.. I am operating Windows XP...I just had a new video card put in it..things don't seem right, as in my font is really small ( i have changed that under "apprearance and themes" and under "view" on my tool bar..but when I type regular it is so small and light..also when I open anything to do an email or a message at a group the body where the message goes is really small as well... especially if I go to an MSN Group. Before the body was larger and I could see everything I typed. Could this be a setting problem that I don't know about or could it be that the video card is not right. They had to order it and it took months to even get it back. I am so at a loss on what to do and aggravated at the same time.
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