changing xp visual style to classic through code

S

shoba

hi there

can anyone tell me how to change the appearance from the xp visual
style to the classic style through code?

and can u suggest me a way to find out which style is being currently
applied.

thanks in advance
 
W

Wesley Vogel

shoba;

This may be of some interest to you.
Policy Settings for the Start Menu in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q292504#appliesto
--------
I use the Classic Start Menu and I dug through my Registry for another
problem and saved these items in Notepad.
I'm sure that I have missed some items. This may still be of some help to
you.
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advance
d
ClassicViewState REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanc
ed\Folder\ClassicViewState
ValueName REG_SZ ClassicViewState

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-299502267-2111687655-839522115-1004\Software\Microsoft\W
indows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
ClassicViewState REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)
 

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