Desktop appearance setting does not hold

[Alpha]

Almost every other boot the desktop appearance reverts to the XP default
blue view - no matter what the theme/appearance setting is, on one machine..
Does not affect performance in the slightest but a little distracting.
Windows XP SP2 all patches up to date. TweakUI set to remember 5000 folder
customization settings.
Bags and BagsMRU deleted from the registry.
Event Viewer reports no errors.
Any insight would be much appreciated. TIA.
Alpha
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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These include
but are not limited to Ad-aware Pro's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, AVG Anti-Spyware,
Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, NOD32, and Zone Alarm
(Free, Pro, & Security Suite).

 

[The Real Truth MVP]

Try my Desktop Reset tool. Download it here
http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Ignore this MVP imposter!

For some background on this well-known thief, see David Lippman's posts in
this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._frm/thread/5172ca5571f3e54f/656904085932c872

Specifically
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security.homeusers/msg/213247814fb4d61e
and
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security.homeusers/msg/e19fce884897662f

 

[Unknown]

SPAM

 

[Unknown]

Sheeeeeese. You can't tell who I am responding to? How do you read these
newsgroups?

 

[Elmo]

Almost every other boot the desktop appearance reverts to the XP default
blue view - no matter what the theme/appearance setting is, on one machine..
Does not affect performance in the slightest but a little distracting.
Windows XP SP2 all patches up to date. TweakUI set to remember 5000 folder
customization settings.
Bags and BagsMRU deleted from the registry.
Event Viewer reports no errors.
Any insight would be much appreciated. TIA.
Alpha

Maybe one of these:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings
Line 187. Restore Themes Functionality
Restore Luna Theme - Restore Classic Theme

 

[Twayne]

Try my Desktop Reset tool. Download it here

http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm

Careful: Stay away from that site. He's pushing untested software and
some I heard recently is even renamed apps from other authors. Has
several different nicks, & is totally untrustworthy IMO.

Twayne

 

[Twayne]

SPAM

That reply is really quite worthless without you including at LEAST
the name/email address of the poster you are replying to, or a line or
more of the SPAM that doesn't help the spammer.

As it stands, you are saying that EVERY post in the thread is SPAM.

Is that what you want to do?[/QUOTE]

Perhaps you should set your newsreader to display posts so you can see
who said what to whom.

 

[The Real Truth MVP]

Something tells me that as*holes like you don't know what you are talking
about, you think you do but you don't. Please visit
http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/fu.htm you might learn more about yourself.

 

[Dave F.]

No, Jim. you need to follow Twayne's instructions.
You need to set your Forte Agent newsreader to display in message thread
mode, then it would be clear to you who Unknown was implicating.

 

[ju.c]

Please don't delete previous posts, thanks.

 

[Dave F.]

You are SO fooked up that you don't even know whodafook you are
replying to, you moron.

You're a clueless doofus.

No, Jim. you need to follow Twayne's instructions.
You need to set your Forte Agent newsreader to display in message thread
mode, then it would be clear to you who Unknown was implicating.