Appearance

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Ok. When I right-click the desktop, go to properties, then go to the
appearance tab, and then choose "Windows Classic style" under "Windows and
buttons:", a message box comes up reporting:

"The visual styles could not be loaded because the file failed to load.

Details:"

So I'm not able to customize my colors and stuff with the classic
appearance. When I click "Apply" with "Windows Classic style" selected,
another message box comes up saying:

"The visual styles could not be applied."

I would like some help with this. I am running Win XP Home, SP2.

My e-mail is J03Y.vanalstyne(delete this w/ parentheses)@gmail.com

 

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Take a look here
http://www.tcmagazine.info/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t432.html


"J03Y.vanalstyne" <J03Y.vanalstyne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:846AF88F-4ACB-4851-8D4A-926A31FEE1B7@microsoft.com...
> Ok. When I right-click the desktop, go to properties, then go to the
> appearance tab, and then choose "Windows Classic style" under "Windows and
> buttons:", a message box comes up reporting:
>
> "The visual styles could not be loaded because the file failed to load.
>
> Details:"
>
> So I'm not able to customize my colors and stuff with the classic
> appearance. When I click "Apply" with "Windows Classic style" selected,
> another message box comes up saying:
>
> "The visual styles could not be applied."
>
> I would like some help with this. I am running Win XP Home, SP2.
>
> My e-mail is J03Y.vanalstyne(delete this w/ parentheses)@gmail.com

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

That didn't help. The Themes service is running.

"Rich Barry" wrote:

> Take a look here
> http://www.tcmagazine.info/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t432.html
>
>
> "J03Y.vanalstyne" <J03Y.vanalstyne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:846AF88F-4ACB-4851-8D4A-926A31FEE1B7@microsoft.com...
> > Ok. When I right-click the desktop, go to properties, then go to the
> > appearance tab, and then choose "Windows Classic style" under "Windows and
> > buttons:", a message box comes up reporting:
> >
> > "The visual styles could not be loaded because the file failed to load.
> >
> > Details:"
> >
> > So I'm not able to customize my colors and stuff with the classic
> > appearance. When I click "Apply" with "Windows Classic style" selected,
> > another message box comes up saying:
> >
> > "The visual styles could not be applied."
> >
> > I would like some help with this. I am running Win XP Home, SP2.
> >
> > My e-mail is J03Y.vanalstyne(delete this w/ parentheses)@gmail.com
>
>
>

 

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Unfortunately, that didn't help.

"Rich Barry" wrote:

> Take a look here
> http://www.tcmagazine.info/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t432.html
>
>
> "J03Y.vanalstyne" <J03Y.vanalstyne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:846AF88F-4ACB-4851-8D4A-926A31FEE1B7@microsoft.com...
> > Ok. When I right-click the desktop, go to properties, then go to the
> > appearance tab, and then choose "Windows Classic style" under "Windows and
> > buttons:", a message box comes up reporting:
> >
> > "The visual styles could not be loaded because the file failed to load.
> >
> > Details:"
> >
> > So I'm not able to customize my colors and stuff with the classic
> > appearance. When I click "Apply" with "Windows Classic style" selected,
> > another message box comes up saying:
> >
> > "The visual styles could not be applied."
> >
> > I would like some help with this. I am running Win XP Home, SP2.
> >
> > My e-mail is J03Y.vanalstyne(delete this w/ parentheses)@gmail.com
>
>
>

 

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Hi,

You might want to download the following edit:

Restore classic theme (line 187, right column)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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"J03Y.vanalstyne" <J03Yvanalstyne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7596E71-53E4-49FB-83FF-3DD16A1A6A34@microsoft.com...
> Unfortunately, that didn't help.
>
> "Rich Barry" wrote:
>
>> Take a look here
>> http://www.tcmagazine.info/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t432.html
>>
>>
>> "J03Y.vanalstyne" <J03Y.vanalstyne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:846AF88F-4ACB-4851-8D4A-926A31FEE1B7@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok. When I right-click the desktop, go to properties, then go to the
>> > appearance tab, and then choose "Windows Classic style" under "Windows and
>> > buttons:", a message box comes up reporting:
>> >
>> > "The visual styles could not be loaded because the file failed to load.
>> >
>> > Details:"
>> >
>> > So I'm not able to customize my colors and stuff with the classic
>> > appearance. When I click "Apply" with "Windows Classic style" selected,
>> > another message box comes up saying:
>> >
>> > "The visual styles could not be applied."
>> >
>> > I would like some help with this. I am running Win XP Home, SP2.
>> >
>> > My e-mail is J03Y.vanalstyne(delete this w/ parentheses)@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

It didn't work.