Turning on the Theme Service

[Karen K]

Hi there,

I'd like to change the desktop theme on my XP laptop; but
when I choose a new theme (i.e. Luna as opposed to Windows
Classic) I get an error that tells me:

"The theme could not be loaded becaue the theme service is
not running. You can turn the service on in the Computer
Management Administrative Tool in the Control Panel"

When I go to the Control Panel I don't see anything
labeled "Computer management administrative tool."

Thank you in advance for any help!
K

 

[Lorne Smith]

Inside the Control Panel there is another folder called Adminstrative Tools
or similar. Inside this is the services applet where you can re-enable the
theme service. Odd though, this service is always enabled by default so it
should already be running unless you stopped it yourself...

Lorne

 

[Karen K]

Thanks so much!

You know, I got this machine from my company and I
wouldn't be surprised if they didn't modify that setting
and then imaged it onto my machine.

I don't think I did it ... unless I figured out a new way
to get into the Administrative Tools panel (which I
couldn't even find w/o help)

Again, thanks tons!
I now have a new desktop theme!

K

 

[Lorne Smith]

Ah, if it came from a corporate source then it's not surprising the theme
service is off Glad to see you're happy now though

Lorne