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Hi all,
I really hope you can help me, as this is driving me nuts!
I have WinXP Pro SP2, and all was working perfectly fine, no probs at all.
The other day, I switched on my PC, and thought "Something doesn't look
right here", and eventually worked out that my "Windows and Buttons" was set
as Windows Classic.
I tried to scroll to Windows XP (under the Windows and Buttons tab), yet it
was there.
I went into services.msc, and the Themes service wasn't running (set to
Automatic, but had stopped). I restarted it, and my buttons etc returned to
normal.
After about a minute, my taskbar had returned to Windows Classic, and any
windows I opened were using the Windows Classic theme. Sure enough, the
Themes Service had stopped.
I scanned my pc with Norton AV and Pest Patrol, and found nothing unsavoury
at all.
I do a windows update, (security fixes from April), rebooted, and all was ok
for a few minutes (Windows XP theme being used), before it flipped back to
Windows Classic theme again.
Themes service had stopped again.
I've google'd it, and most sites simply are advising on turning the Themes
service off, yet I actually want it on!
Hope someone can help!
Thanks in advance,
Joe
Hi all,
I really hope you can help me, as this is driving me nuts!
I have WinXP Pro SP2, and all was working perfectly fine, no probs at all.
The other day, I switched on my PC, and thought "Something doesn't look
right here", and eventually worked out that my "Windows and Buttons" was set
as Windows Classic.
I tried to scroll to Windows XP (under the Windows and Buttons tab), yet it
was there.
I went into services.msc, and the Themes service wasn't running (set to
Automatic, but had stopped). I restarted it, and my buttons etc returned to
normal.
After about a minute, my taskbar had returned to Windows Classic, and any
windows I opened were using the Windows Classic theme. Sure enough, the
Themes Service had stopped.
I scanned my pc with Norton AV and Pest Patrol, and found nothing unsavoury
at all.
I do a windows update, (security fixes from April), rebooted, and all was ok
for a few minutes (Windows XP theme being used), before it flipped back to
Windows Classic theme again.
Themes service had stopped again.
I've google'd it, and most sites simply are advising on turning the Themes
service off, yet I actually want it on!
Hope someone can help!
Thanks in advance,
Joe