Hi Andrew,
You may download and apply the following edit. It might help you:
Windows XP style changes to Windows classic (line 214, right column)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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Anando
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"Andrew" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Having just upgraded to Window XP Professional, I wanted
> to have the Windows XP Desktop theme as my default theme.
> But almost every time I set it to this, it reverts to
> Windows classic whenever i log on again. How do I
> overcome this?