themes service causes pc to restart in xp

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Dyrol

I am having a problem where loading the themes service on
my Windows XP PC (Pavilion 7867, 1.0GB P3, 512MB RAM, 60GB
HD) causes my pc to restart.

Anyone seen this problem before?

Thanks in advance for your help
 
See if the isue ocurs in safe mode, it may be a video driver issue, just in
case try to update your video driver. If the issue does not occur in safe
mode try the following:

We want to implement the Clenaboot process using MSCONFIG to rule out 3rd
party software as the cause of this issue. MSCONFIG from XP can be used on a
Windows 2000 Pro or Server client.

Go to Start\Run type in Msconfig and press OK.
Go to the Startup tab.
Click on "Disable All"
Go to the Services Tab
Click on "Hide all Microsoft Services"
Uncheck the 3rd party services that are left
Press OK twice to reboot.

Once your computer is restarted see if the issue still occurs. if it still
does go to Msconfig and select Enable All on the startup tab.
If the issue does not occur go to the Startup tab and select items 4 at a
time or so with reboots in between to narrow down the exact item causing
your problem.

310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353

Buz Brodin
MCSE NT4 / Win2K
Microsoft Enterprise Domain Support

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