XP Won't Remember Themes

[Weasel Keeper]

XP does not remember my settings when it starts up. I set "Classic
Windows" under the Display Properties and apply/save it. When I
reboot it loads the standard XP themes. Also it resets my screen
saver from "Blank" to "Windows XP". Also my sounds are reset to the
default.

I have recently moved this hard drive from another PC to the current
PC. Before I never had this problem. I also was looking in my
resistry, although I don't recall changing anything.

 

[Jerry]

Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Start Menu and put a button in
Classic Start Menu then select Customize

 

[Weasel Keeper]

Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Start Menu and put a button in
Classic Start Menu then select Customize

The Classic Windows was seleceted for Start Menu. I am refering to
Dislpay Properties (when you right click on the Desktop, Themes tab).
It seems to not load the selected Theme, rather it stops with the
default XP settings. The desired theme is in the pull down menu, but
is not applied.

thanks for the help,

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

XP does not remember my settings when it starts up. I set "Classic
Windows" under the Display Properties and apply/save it. When I
reboot it loads the standard XP themes. Also it resets my screen
saver from "Blank" to "Windows XP". Also my sounds are reset to the
default.

I have recently moved this hard drive from another PC to the current
PC. Before I never had this problem. I also was looking in my
resistry, although I don't recall changing anything.

It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to
make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this are:
Ad-aware's Ad-Watch
IBM Access Connections
Kaspersky
McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware
Norton AV
Spyware Blaster
Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
Spybot- Teatimer
Spysweeper
Spyware Doctor
Windows Defender
Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions.

In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be
uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you
reinstall Zone Alarm.

Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change.