Windows XP - Customization

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Desktop changing	13 Oct 2003 22:30 GMT	2
>Hi.. A little help required please*** >I installed " Microsoft Powertoys Fun Pack" from the current Magazine >DVD, played about a bit with it, and now find the desktop picture >changes each time I go back to it, I uninstalled the program, still the
Customize Notification	13 Oct 2003 22:13 GMT	1
START/Properties/Taskbar/Customize... The Behavior is "stuck" on Hide When Inactive-click the down caret and nothing! No options other then Hide When Inactive. It highlights, but no options.
Is there a way to edit color schemes?	13 Oct 2003 22:10 GMT	7
Hi there. Is there a way to edit windows color schemes? If I liked everything about a color scheme except for one or two colors, can I edit the file or registry or something? Thank you in advance.
All Fonts are in Italics??	13 Oct 2003 18:32 GMT	2
I really need help... A while back, I noticed that all of a sudden my texts were all in italics. These include text in email, programs (such as Flight Simulator 2004) etc. It has
Halloween Appearance/Windows & Buttons:	13 Oct 2003 13:25 GMT	3
Dear Microsoft staff, I need Windows Xp Style with color options, but I need orange scroll, please. I need "Orange & Black" into Windows XP Style stands for
Checking Windows files/DLL's for errors, how?	13 Oct 2003 03:42 GMT	2
How can I ensure the integrity of a windows xp and internet explorer installation? I remember I read somewhere that you could have windows check its own system files for errors. Was this correct? and what is the command?
Problem with windows	13 Oct 2003 03:40 GMT	4
I change the way my computer is viewing a folder and I have the settings for my folder options set to remember each folders view settings but views keep changing to the tile option, which I don't want. Some folders I want to
Autocomplete query	13 Oct 2003 01:37 GMT	2
On some forms, XP seems to remember stuff. On some forms I can double click and it will list the user code and, in fact, even automatically fill in the password. On some forms I can autocomplete each field.
Changing default media players	13 Oct 2003 01:07 GMT	2
how do i change the default media player
blurry screen	12 Oct 2003 18:27 GMT	3
I just bought a GRT100 VAIO Notebook. The screen is blurry. I adjusted the resolution, but things like Word Perfect, and email stuff are not clear. They appear fuzzy and I don't know how to fix this. What should I do?
New MS Updates every single day!!!	12 Oct 2003 17:31 GMT	5
Every morning, I receive a message that Microsoft has new updates for me (I use Windows XP Pro). These are on my screen - not received in emails. Either they are legitimate - or could they be a result of running Norton One Button Checkup every night? It seems very odd that I would ...
Another defrag query	12 Oct 2003 17:16 GMT	3
I am new to XP. After having my computer for 3 weeks, I checked defrg/analyze and it said I needed to do it. I did. But, at the end, it said that it was unable to defrag 2 of my files. The
Transfer files from Win98 Outlook Express 5 to WinXP Outlook Express 6	12 Oct 2003 04:24 GMT	1
How do I transfer messages and files from a W98 Outlook Express 5 computer to a WinXP Outlook Express 6 machine? The Win XP transfer wizard moves only some files and messages, but not all that I have on the W98 OE 5 machine. Thanks.
msconfig	12 Oct 2003 00:05 GMT	4
Hello All. I have unchecked everything in msconfig that I don't want to load on startup. I would like to get rid of the ones that are unchecked. Can I remove these in the registry and if so where exactly are they? Thanks in advance for your help.
default command for context menus -- somehow I altered it	11 Oct 2003 23:40 GMT	7
If I knew what I did, I'd undo it. But I haven't yet been able to find a reference to this at MS or in my help file. Instead of "open" as the default, it is now "search". "Open" is still on the context menu (right click) list, but now a left double click now opens a