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    i dont have xp style on the appearance

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bob_kozy2015, Jun 15, 2008.

  1. bob_kozy2015

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    i installed xp sp3 and i cant find xp style in the appearance ??????
     
  2. Baby Boy

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    The thing you refer to as visual style can be found by right-clicking the desktop, then selecting Properties in the drop-down menu and finally the Theme tab. You can change only the Color Scheme under the Appearance tab in Display Properties. To be honest, I'm not quite sure what is it you're asking.
     
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    i know what r u sayin.. i cany find it in the menu
     
  4. Baby Boy

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    Found this by Googling:
    Start the Themes Service: Go to Start > Run and type services.msc and press Enter key to open the Services window. Here, navigate to Themes service, and right-click on it and select Properties, and make sure that the Start Up type is set to Automatic. And if the service is stopped, click the Start button to start it.

    Locate the Luna.theme file manually: Right click on the desktop and choose Properties. On the Themes tab, choose the Browse... option. Next browse and locate the file C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Luna.theme and apply this as theme.

    Luna.theme file not present: If Luna.theme file itself is not present, then it has to be restored back. Download this Zip file (http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs.../Resources.zip)from Kelly’s Korner, and then extract the contents of this file to C:\Windows directory. Then, apply this theme as given in previous step.

    Registry fix: If the above steps do not solve the problem, then there is a chance of changes in the default Registry values related to Themes. Download this Registry fix (http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs...torethemes.reg) from Kelly’s Korner, and merge it with the Registry. Restart the computer to make the changes to take effect.