Display change problem

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
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marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Tom Darragh" <tc_darragh@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%230TopxyKFHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I have three "Users" setup on my system. This only happens to one of them.
>
> I want to change my display Theme and/or Appearance from Windows Classic to Windows XP style in Control Panel - Display. When I
> make the change and click Apply or OK I get a Window saying Wait, then the display slowly changes to a gray scale and the system
> freezes. I must power off to restart.
>
> I can change from and to this setting in control panel for both the other users without a problem.
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> Any ideas on how I can correct the problem?
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> Thank You - Tom D.
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