Hi Steve,
Thank you for posting back!
At this moment, I believe perform clean boot is the best way to isolate the
cause of your problem.
1. Click Start (menu), Point to Run (menu) and then type "MSCONFIG"
(without quotation marks) and then press OK to start the System
Configuration Utility.
Note: To create a clean environment for troubleshooting, you must be logged
on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to
complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network,
network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this
procedure.
2. On the Services (tab), check Hide All Microsoft Services (option) and
then uncheck all items in the list.
3. On the Startup (tab), uncheck all items in the list.
4. Click Ok (button) and then restart the machine.
5. After Windows starts, determine whether the symptoms are still present.
6. If the problem is solved, please go back to MSCONFIG to check some
checkbox and try again until we find the cause of your problem.
7. If the problem occurs with MSCONFIG in a Clean Boot Environment, then it
may be driver related, and we would need to start disabling non-critical
devices in Device Manager, like sound, external devices, modems, etc...
For more information about clean boot, please refer to KB article Q310353:
How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
(
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353).
I hope it helps.
Have a nice day!
Thanks & Regards,
Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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| I checked everything. I do not have any third party apps that would do
this.
| Sometimes it happens after I log off and on again. Sometimes when I shut
| down then power on again. Sometimes, it seems to happen while using an
| application and when I close the application I notice the desktop icons
have
| changed.
|
| There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.
|
| Any other ideas?
|
| | > Hi Steve,
| >
| > Personally I agree with WinGuy that it might be caused by some third
party
| > application. I have answered your question in another post...
| >
| > Have a nice day!
| >
| > Thanks & Regards,
| >
| > Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
| > Microsoft Online Partner Support
| >
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| > | | > | > Was not selected.
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| > | > | > | > > See if this helps:
| > | > > In Control Panel | Accessability Options, click the Display Tab.
If
| > the
| > | > Use
| > | > > High Contrast option is selected then unselect it.
| > | > >
| > | > > | > | > > > My desktop theme changes periodically by itself.
| > | > > >
| > | > > > Any idea on how to make the theme I want to stick "forever"?
| > | > > >
| > | > > > Thanks.
| > | > > >
| > | > > > Steve
| > |
| > | Ok, sorry. That's the usual cause, especially occuring at a reboot.
| > There's
| > | a good chance that a wallpaper changer program has been installed,
then.
| > | Have you (or someone else) by any chance downloaded and installed (or
| > | accidently authorized an install of) a program that does this sort of
| > thing,
| > | similar to what is available at this link?
| > |
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2446.html
| > | Might check your Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel and Google about
| > | anything seemingly unusual or related to the problem that you find
| there.
| > | Might also try obtaining the latest versions of, and updating,
| configuring
| > | and then running both Spybot Search & Destroy and Adaware-6 to rule
out
| > | possible known adware or spyware installations.
| > |
| > | I don't have any more suggestions other than those. Best wishes!
| > |
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