Display Properties "Windows XP Style" Option Missing

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When I go to the desktop "Display Properties" menu (I right click on
desktop), to the "Appearance" tab, that "Windows and Buttons" has only one
choice, "Windows Classic Style".

Originally, I had another option, "Windows XP Style", which is now missing.
Any ideas how I might recover this option? Thanks in advance.

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Hi,

I am having this same problem since installing XP Service Pack 2 today
- only "Windows Classic Style" appearing in the "Windows and Buttons"
dropdown selector in the "Appearance Tab".

The "themes" service shows status of started.

I have rebooted XP since installing the SP2 update.

What can I do to get the "Windows XP Style" option back?

The current classic style is hurting my eyes...

Thanks!


M. Rajesh wrote:
> *Hi,
>
> Click on control panel.
> click on administrative tools
> click on services
> make sure that the services themes is not disabled or running. it
> should
> show the status of started.
>
> Regards
> M. Rajesh
> ...Net and Windows Shell MVP
> www.winxpsolution.com.
>
> "brucebob" wrote:
>
> > When I go to the desktop "Display Properties" menu (I right click
> on
> > desktop), to the "Appearance" tab, that "Windows and Buttons" has
> only one
> > choice, "Windows Classic Style".
> >
> > Originally, I had another option, "Windows XP Style", which is now
> missing.
> > Any ideas how I might recover this option? Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > *



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Dave Monk [MSFT] wrote:
> *what theme were you using before?
> was this an upgrade from xpsp1 or xp?
> did you have any custom themed software installed?
> do you have any group policies installed?
> also go to c:\windows\resources\themes
> and post what you see in that directory.
> thanks
>
> --Dave Monk [MSFT]
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >[/vbcol] *

I used the Windows XP theme with the "Windows XP Style" for "Windows
and Buttons".

I upgraded from SP1.

No custom themes at all.

No group policies.

In that folder I have:

"Luna.theme" and a folder called "Luna" containing "Luna.msstyles" and
yet another folder called "Shell" which holds the folders "Homestead",
"Metallic" and "NormalColor" which all contains a "shellstyle.dll"
file.

I was using the "Metallic" one before upgrading to SP2.

What can be keeping the "Windows XP Style" option from appearing in the
dropdown selector?

Thanks.



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