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06-16-2006, 12:27 PM
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windows xp theme
I like to use windows xp in the classic view. but when i restart my computer it switches back to xp theme and then i have to change it back by right clicking on my desktop and selecting display properties and then selecting apperance, then i have to switch back to windows classic style. Is there anyway to make win xp keep my windows classic style and not switch back to win xp style.?
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06-17-2006, 01:44 AM
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Hi JunkYardJeff
If this is your home machine, and you have administrative rights, you shouldn't have to worry about Policies keeping you from making changes to your desktop settings. Try this: make all the changes you wish to make in the Display applet in Control Panel - then, when everything is just the way you like it, it the "Themes" tab, click on "Save As" and give your custom settings a unique Theme name ["JunkYardJeff's" would seem like a keeper]. Click on "Apply" -- and then reboot, just to make sure the settings stick. They should. If this is a work machine, let us know - you may have scripts running a startup, or Group Policies, that limit the amount of customization you can do. Best of luck . . . Gary |
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06-17-2006, 01:01 PM
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after i make the changes and click on save as... where do i save this theme file at? what file directory? and thanks for your reply I almost gave up on this thread.
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06-17-2006, 01:04 PM
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Save it wherever you want. The default should be fine.
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06-17-2006, 01:52 PM
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what is the default directory path? I changed it to something other than default.it wants to save it to my documents right now.
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06-17-2006, 03:59 PM
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Beats me - I don't have XP and 2000 doesn't use themes - search for *.theme and see where they are. 98 used program files/plus!/themes.
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06-17-2006, 09:58 PM
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Hi again
Like glc mentions, it really doesn't matter where you save your custom themes. The default looks like My Documents, but I've also seen them save to C:\Documents and Settings\*username*\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Themes . . . The standard "Luna" and "Windows XP" themes are stored in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes By the way - once you've created and named (with the "Save As" command) your custom theme, it should appear in that drop-down list of themes in the Themes tab of Display Properties. . . . Gary |
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06-30-2006, 03:29 PM
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thanks for the help. i will try these instructions.
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