Appearance changes back to XP at restart

[Guest]

When I first got XP Pro, I switched from the XP bubble look back to the Win
98 Slate look I know and love. I also changed the taskbar height to
"two-high". After a few years with XP I just bought a new Dell and I made
the same changes and all was well. The problem is that I can't get it to
keep those settings after a restart - every time I restart I go back to XP
bubbles and a one-high taskbar. Nothing is deleted or frozen up - it's just
that the changes I make are not sticking. I have XP SP2 on my computer at
work and the changes stick just fine - I put the exact same settings on my
home computer and it reverts every time. Any ideas

 

[Bob I]

Make a new user profile.

 

[Guest]

Excuse my stating and re-stating of my problem, but I keep finding things I
did not explain properly the last time, so I am trying to be as complete as
possible as to get to the bottom of this.

When I first got this computer, I set all of my XP settings to what I had
them on my old computer (appearance, screen saver, sounds, two-high taskbar,
etc).

When I restart Windows, the taskbar appearance comes up as Windows XP and
the taskbar itself is one-high. However,

a. The blank background I set is intact.
b. The screen saver and sounds stay exactly the way I set them. I have
changed the sounds and screen saver around (as a check) and they stay changed
after restart.
c. I lock the toolbar and it stays locked at restart, but the display changes.
d. The "Advanced Appearance" settings are entirely consistent with Slate
(active title bar, menu, inactive title bar, message box, etc.) - even though
the settings themselves are not completely consistent with Slate (some are
and some are not - I could provide a detailed list if necessary).

The last time I changed user profle info, I lost most of the licenses to the
software I need to have for the work I do (SPSS, SAS, etc.) - and those
licenses are hundreds of dollars each - so I am desperately trying to avoid
that option.

 

[neilanessa]

The last time I changed user profle info, I lost most of the licenses to the
software I need to have for the work I do (SPSS, SAS, etc.) - and those
licenses are hundreds of dollars each - so I am desperately trying to avoid
that option.

So what's the problem? Reinstall the SW and your all set!
Neila

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