Display Properties "Windows XP Style" Option Missing

[brucebob]

When I go to the desktop "Display Properties" menu (I right click on
desktop), to the "Appearance" tab, that "Windows and Buttons" has only one
choice, "Windows Classic Style".

Originally, I had another option, "Windows XP Style", which is now missing.
Any ideas how I might recover this option? Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Click on control panel.
click on administrative tools
click on services
make sure that the services themes is not disabled or running. it should
show the status of started.

Regards
M. Rajesh
..Net and Windows Shell MVP
www.winxpsolution.com.

 

[touchdown]

Hi,

I am having this same problem since installing XP Service Pack 2 toda
- only "Windows Classic Style" appearing in the "Windows and Buttons
dropdown selector in the "Appearance Tab".

The "themes" service shows status of started.

I have rebooted XP since installing the SP2 update.

What can I do to get the "Windows XP Style" option back?

The current classic style is hurting my eyes...

Thanks!

*Hi,

Click on control panel.
click on administrative tools
click on services
make sure that the services themes is not disabled or running. i
should
show the status of started.

Regards
M. Rajesh
...Net and Windows Shell MVP
www.winxpsolution.com.

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touchdow

 

[Dave Monk [MSFT]]

what theme were you using before?
was this an upgrade from xpsp1 or xp?
did you have any custom themed software installed?
do you have any group policies installed?
also go to c:\windows\resources\themes
and post what you see in that directory.
thanks

--Dave Monk [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[touchdown]

*what theme were you using before?
was this an upgrade from xpsp1 or xp?
did you have any custom themed software installed?
do you have any group policies installed?
also go to c:\windows\resources\themes
and post what you see in that directory.
thanks

--Dave Monk [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers n
rights.

[/vbcol] *

I used the Windows XP theme with the "Windows XP Style" for "Window
and Buttons".

I upgraded from SP1.

No custom themes at all.

No group policies.

In that folder I have:

"Luna.theme" and a folder called "Luna" containing "Luna.msstyles" an
yet another folder called "Shell" which holds the folders "Homestead"
"Metallic" and "NormalColor" which all contains a "shellstyle.dll
file.

I was using the "Metallic" one before upgrading to SP2.

What can be keeping the "Windows XP Style" option from appearing in th
dropdown selector?

Thanks


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touchdow