Display properties

[Guest]

My operating system is windows xp professional, one day i
logged onto pc and all my windows and toolbars were in
windows classic format. So i opened my display properties
in control panel, opened up the 'apppearance tab' and
clicked on the drop-down box called 'windows and buttons',
usually i should be able to choose from either 'windows xp
style' or 'windows classic style', but all there was to
choose from is 'windows classic style'. Could you please e-
mail me back a.s.a.p. with a solution for this problem,
thanks very much,
Bobby.

 

[John Barnett - MVP]

Try setting everything to the classic theme (theme, colour etc) then reboot
your machine. After reboot check to see if the other options are available.
I am just getting this problem, but i am currently using xp service pack 2
beta. I thought it was an sp2 problem, but obviously it isn't. All i do, at
present is adjust the settings to classic theme and then reset back to xp
theme after a reboot.
When did this start happenning? have you installed any updates that may have
caused the problem?

 

[Guest]

Try right clicking on your start button and go into properties. there you will see tabs called taskbar or start menu......in the start menu u will see - start menu or the classic start menu change it to just start menu

 

[+-J]

| My operating system is windows xp professional, one day i
| logged onto pc and all my windows and toolbars were in
| windows classic format. So i opened my display properties
| in control panel, opened up the 'apppearance tab' and
| clicked on the drop-down box called 'windows and buttons',
| usually i should be able to choose from either 'windows xp
| style' or 'windows classic style', but all there was to
| choose from is 'windows classic style'. Could you please e-
| mail me back a.s.a.p. with a solution for this problem,
| thanks very much,

Bobby,

Control Panel
| System |
/Advanced\
Performance-[Settings]
/Visual Effects\
(*) Custom
[Y] Use visual styles for windows and buttons

Set the "Themes" service to running via...

[Start]
| Run |
services.msc
[Enter]

Navigate to "Themes" service
Startup Type: [ Automatic ]
[Apply]
[Start]
[OK]

Now, in Control Panel
| Display |
/Appearance\
"Windows and Buttons"
you should have a choice of "Windows Classic Style" and "Windows XP Style"


If that does not help, then I suggest you read

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
(Why does Windows XP Style change to Windows Classic Style?)

(Troubleshooting Themes)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#themes