Themes - Is Any Website For Download Files To Change The Appearance?
Jun 29, 2005
Windows XP allows you to customise the appearance of Windows XP and has I think 4 different appearances you can choose from in the display properties under windows XP style with Windows XP plus installed. Is there any website that lets you download files to change the appearance of Windows XP without installing an extra program such as Window Blinds? I ask because I'm not artistic enough to create my own.
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
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.
I want to use a windows xp theme that I downloaded from the internet with out haveing to use a program like "window blinds". So I downloaded this compressed file (a zip) that has a bunch of files in it. How do I apply these files to change windows look and feel? I would like to use the windows theme tap located under the desktop propertys.
Three days ago I boot up my PC and found something strange. The appearance was "set" as Classic. Ok, so far it didn't bother me. When I tried to change it back, I DID NOT HAVE THE OPTION! What disturbed me the most was that I had no internet connection. I checked the internet properties and my network settings were in blank. I checked the moden, and the "DSL" light was off. I don't want to imagine I have to reinstall Windows (XP); I've installed some software I (bought) downloaded and don't want to lose it. What can be wrong with my PC? I remember last time I turn it off was fine.
I've installed and ran the XP-Administrator.exe file I did this thinking that the program allowed for toggling off the appearance of Administrator at the Welcome screen;but I have not found any instructions how to do the toggling.Can someone tell me where/how I may toggle the appearance of the Administrator user at the Welcome screen ?
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?
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.
When I go to change my computers Theme or Visual Style, I get an error that says "Run dll as an app" needs to close, and then nothing happens. Any clue which XP file is missing from my PC? Is there a software dowload that can tell me what XP files I may be missing?
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server error '80004005' [dbmssocn]General network error. Check your network documentation. /Include/Database_eng.inc, line 53 how do i correct this . this occurs when i'm trying to access my streamload account to download my files . i have windows xp. i have aol9 internet service. i also use internet explorer web browser.
When I download a file, the Download pop-box doesn't show the file, or, it downloads it somewhere other than the Download folder on my Desktop.How do I fix this?
Start Regedit and navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet Explorer Change the value of the string Download Directory to the new path you want to assign as IE's Default Download directory (i.e. "D:Download" has been assigned as my new download folder).
In Regedit go to:HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerChange the value of the string "Download Directory" to the new path you want to assign as IE's Default Download directory i.e. "D:" has been assigned as my new download directory.
I went into my computer and changed my screen appearance, I think I clicked Windows custom, when I restarted mycomputer all the icons appeared on my screen but when I click on the start button no programmes appear. So I cannot go into system restore to put my computer back to it's orginal setting. I can access email and the internet but when I get web pages up I am no longer able to do anything.
The menu bar (File-Edit-View-Help)on many Windows applications such as Notepad has changed from beige to a white box behind the menu item. When I click on a menu item, such as "File" for example, the menu item background changes to a larger rectangular white box around the word "File" instead of the normal blue and stays white. And, so forth with the rest of the menu items. There is no affect on the drop down menu. Selecting still highlights the item in blue. I have had this problem before. It begins after a program uninstall, I think. I have restored to a previous point as a fix in the past, but Restore can't restore past the point I need. It just seems to be a cosmetic problem, but it bugs me.
I have a retail version on xp pro which I slipstream it with sp2 Now my brother has a retail version of home which I also slipstream it with sp2 , My problem is I can't remember which copy is xp pro or home , Is there a way to find out what copy of windows is on a disc without having to install it ?
I have Windows XP Home Edition,I have Noticed that my tool bars are gray and in classic view.I go to startsettingscontrol paneldisplay and open it, the only option I have is Themes.I don't have desktop, screen saver, appearance, or settings. Anyone know why those options have disappeared. When I boot in safe mode I have most of those choices except screen saver and under appearance the only choice is classic. I went Start, Run and typed Services.msc Double-clicked the Themes service and it was already set at Automatic.
i have a 256k broadband internet connection which is behind NAT, since the past 1 week, i have been noticing a strange problem, i am unable to download any exe, iso or xml files from the web. i have tried download managers like DAP, flashget and getright and have also tried mozilla firefox browser, but i am unable to find a solution. i am using mcafee anti-virus version 9 and have no firewalls installed nor the windows firewall in windows xp is enabled. i have also scanned for adware and spyware with lavasoft adware se ver 1.06 pro, spybot search & destroy ver 1.4, webroot spy sweeper ver 4 and ms anti-spyware. i have all the ms patches reeleased after sp2.
Every time I need to download a file from my e-mail or even programms from the internet I always get the box that ask me to run, save or cancel, I press on Run it dowloads no problems and then another box appears that says it is searching and it just keeps on searching and never fully downloads my programms or files. i have Windows Xp and my browser is intenet explorer, if that is of importance.
I have been trying to download America's Army (2.5GB) via http for a while now with no success. What happens is that the download just stops at the 2GB mark for no apparent reason. I tried using Firefox 2.0.0.3, IE6 and IE7 (which I downloaded against my better judgment) all with the same faliure. The first time, I tried to download it from gamearena.com.au (hosted by Bigpond) and all subsequent times, as unmetered content from my ISP (Inter node).I first googled the problem and came up with lots of questions but no answers. Then I emailed my ISP who are usualy outstanding for customer support (they haven't outsourced their call centers and don't plan to) but they too couldn't find a specific answer. They were however able to suggest that it was a Windows thing as there was nothing about my connection or firefox that would limit download size to 2GB.So the question stands; How do I get Windows XP Media center 2005 to allow over size http downloads?
I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 with Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3. I had Internet Explorer 7, and for about a month I would get a "Error: Operation Aborted" every now and then and I would have to open a new window, so Friday morning I downloaded Internet Explorer 8 Beta to see if it would remove the problem. It didn't, so I tried Firefox, but I found both IE 8 and Firefox to be annoying, so I decided to remove them both and go back to IE 7, but this caused a whole different problem. I think that I might have done something wrong while removing the programs because now IE doesn't work at all. Now whenever I click on IE, the IE screen will flash for about a second and then disappear.
I've become unable to download and save files to my machines (Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 SBS SP1). The download goes ahead, but at the point of writing the file to my local hard disk, I get the following error message, then the file is deleted!!!"Windows Security Warning Windows found that this file is potentially harmful.To help protect your computer, Windows has blocked access to this file."I wouldn't mind, but I haven't changed anything that would have enforced this, can't find any way of disabling / configuring this functionality and I trust the file and its source (a good example is the Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus software downloads!)
Today I had uninstalled several unused programs with the Add-Remove utility of Windows XP.Then I also unchecked a few services in the 'msconfig' (System Configuration Utility) and rebooted.Now, when I right-click on any folder or folder short-cut, the menu shows up only after waiting a full 3 minutes. The mouse cursor turns into the 'busy' indication and the system freezes during that time. The same scenario happens when I try to delete any folder (or folder-shortcut) using the 'Del' key on the keyboard. There is no such issue for any of the files.I would like to know what exactly is causing this problem and how it can be resolved. My PC is working fine now otherwise, and seems much faster than it was yesterday.
I can not launch 90% of my apps, word, excel, adaware, when I click on the program it launches, and I get the .exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Then it shuts down that program. I can not add any new favorites to my internet explorer, does the same thing. I can not download a file and save it, I can download a file and run it though, not always successfully. Pretty much the pc is becoming crippled I have run registryfix7 (had it installed) fixed what was listed, but no helpI have done a full virus scan and spyware scan with Windows LiveOneCare, nothing shows up.
When i click a download link, i get the prompt:Save File, Cancel. i click save, and immediately the download will be cancelled, as i have checked in the 'download' tab (Firefox3.5)i can click retry and it will actually download it though, (to my desktop) and as it is downloading i can see the filesize increasing, but as soon as it is done downloading, the filesize becomes 0 bytes.also, when i right click the file, to the bottom of the properties tab, there is an "Unblock" option"Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer. Unblock" When i try to open the file..."C:Documents and SettingsOwnerDesktopccsetup223.exe is not a valid Win32 application"..which makes sense, the filesize of it is 0 bytes.
Normally download some videos from the internet onto my computer when given the options between open or save the file, i choose open the dialog box then shows that it is downloading to the temp folder, however after the video is finished playing , i can't seem to locate it on my computer.where do these files go? and how can i search for them?
My computer didn't come with an XP CD, just the manufacturer's restore CD which will wipe out all I've done in the last four years. So, if I backup (copy) all the files on my C drive, except the Windows folder (assuming that's where all the OS files are), to an external drive, then run the restore CD which will revert the computer back to the way it was when I bought it. Then download and install SP2 and copy the original files back to C.
I have xp home edition operating system and My Outlook Express folder is tottally empty. When I tried to use my existing xp programe disk, I received the message that my current system was updated & couldn't use the disk to download the outlook files. Where do I find the updated outlook files? do I have to buy files I originally purchased?
