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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / November 2007My Windows XP looks like Windows 98! Graphics changed on their ow
I left my computer on overnight and now the tool bar and all the buttons and windows don't look like windows xp but like windows classic. I have already tried to fix it by restoring the computer but, the only date available to restore it to is today's date. I have also gone to appearances, expecting to find that I accidentally set the windows and buttons tab but the only option is windows classic. Please help! Control Panel > Display > Themes > select the Windows XP theme. Depending upon your settings in Control Panel > Display > Settings > Advanced > General you may have to restart the computer before changes will take effect. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > I left my computer on overnight and now the tool bar and all the buttons and > windows don't look like windows xp but like windows classic. I have already > tried to fix it by restoring the computer but, the only date available to > restore it to is today's date. I have also gone to appearances, expecting to > find that I accidentally set the windows and buttons tab but the only option > is windows classic. Please help! I did try that but the windows xp option is gone. > Control Panel > Display > Themes > select the Windows XP theme. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > find that I accidentally set the windows and buttons tab but the only option > > is windows classic. Please help! Did you disable the Themes service? This (misguided) advice is sometimes offered as a way to improve a computer's performance. Or have you used a registry cleaner? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > I did try that but the windows xp option is gone. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> find that I accidentally set the windows and buttons tab but the only option >>> is windows classic. Please help! > Did you disable the Themes service? This (misguided) advice is sometimes > offered as a way to improve a computer's performance. Or have you used a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>> Leonard Grey >>> Errare humanum est For me, turning off themes wasn't misguided; it ensured that my XP Pro computer stayed in classic all the time. As "they" say, different strokes...  SignatureTom - Vista, CA Leonard Grey;7911549 Wrote: > Did you disable the Themes service? This (misguided) advice is > sometimes > offered as a way to improve a computer's performance. Or have you used > a > registry cleaner? Themes was a dirty word in Windows 98 days due to the performance overhead and lack of stability that one experienced when enabling it. The difference with today's computers are that they have much more powerful processors and much more RAM. Have you ever used a stop watch to compare the time that a computer boots with Themes disabled versus without? Give it a go and you'll realize why this "feature" is disabled by default in Windows 2003! I have done extensive testing of the Themes Service in a Terminal Services environment using HP LoadRunner and have demonstrated conclusively that: * Back-end systems performance is degraded (50% less users). * The session experience is degraded (more bandwidth = more $$$$ and even then it's still pretty slow). * Colors and sizes of menu bars do not:) consistently appear. The size may vary as can the color (i.e. inconsistent user experience). Makes me wonder about just how important this all is? After all, we had decades of Windows development without the Themes service! Alas, in Vista if you disable it then you lose your Aero interface and everything ends up looking really awful! SignatureBennopia Themes on, themes off...I can't tell the difference. No improvement in computer speed that I can measure. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > Leonard Grey;7911549 Wrote: >> Did you disable the Themes service? This (misguided) advice is [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Alas, in Vista if you disable it then you lose your Aero interface and > everything ends up looking really awful! |
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