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Have a Win XP Home PC on SP3 that has just started to revert to the

Windows Classic Style on reboot. In addition, the screen resolution is

shrunk from 1024x768 to 640x480. Not life threatening, but annoying

nonetheless.



I have googled the Windows Class problem and it seems I'm not alone. I

have specifically tried the solution listed here:



http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm



i.e edit the registry using the reg file 214 and all "other checkpoints"

are verified OK.



However, on reboot the problem persists... can anyone point me in the

right direction?



Many thanks.
 
One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party

applications may be disallowing the changes from "sticking." These include

anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,

SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),

anti-virus applications & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,

Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm,

etc.).



Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into Safe

Mode may not disable the application's system protections.

One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party

applications may be disallowing the changes from "sticking." These include

anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,

SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),

anti-virus applications & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,

Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm,

etc.).



Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into Safe

Mode may not disable the application's system protections.



James Hurrell wrote:

> Have a Win XP Home PC on SP3 that has just started to revert to the

> Windows Classic Style on reboot. In addition, the screen resolution is

> shrunk from 1024x768 to 640x480. Not life threatening, but annoying

> nonetheless.

>

> I have googled the Windows Class problem and it seems I'm not alone. I

> have specifically tried the solution listed here:

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

>

> i.e edit the registry using the reg file 214 and all "other checkpoints"

> are verified OK.

>

> However, on reboot the problem persists... can anyone point me in the

> right direction?

>

> Many thanks.
 
On 24/04/2010 23:53, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party

> applications may be disallowing the changes from "sticking." These

> include anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea

> Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy,

> WinPatrol, etc), anti-virus applications & security suites (Norton,

> McAfee, ESET/NOD32, Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party

> firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm, etc.).

>

> Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into

> Safe Mode may not disable the application's system protections.

> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party

> applications may be disallowing the changes from "sticking." These

> include anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea

> Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy,

> WinPatrol, etc), anti-virus applications & security suites (Norton,

> McAfee, ESET/NOD32, Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party

> firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm, etc.).

>

> Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into

> Safe Mode may not disable the application's system protections.

>



Thanks for your reply. Will check this out, but FYI, this machine was

re-installed from scratch only 3 weeks ago. There are no anti-spyware

applications installed. Anti-Virus is AVG Free.



Thanks
 
James Hurrell wrote:

> Have a Win XP Home PC on SP3 that has just started to revert to the

> Windows Classic Style on reboot. In addition, the screen resolution is

> shrunk from 1024x768 to 640x480. Not life-threatening, but annoying

> nonetheless.

>

> I have Googled the Windows Class problem and it seems I'm not alone. I

> have specifically tried the solution listed here:

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

>

> i.e edit the registry using the reg file 214 and all "other checkpoints"

> are verified OK.

>

> However, on reboot the problem persists... can anyone point me in the

> right direction?

>

> Many thanks.



Maybe this one:



http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings



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Joe =o)
 
James Hurrell"
 
On 26/04/2010 14:29, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> James Hurrell"
 
On 26/04/2010 14:23, Elmo wrote:

> James Hurrell wrote:

>> Have a Win XP Home PC on SP3 that has just started to revert to the

>> Windows Classic Style on reboot. In addition, the screen resolution is

>> shrunk from 1024x768 to 640x480. Not life-threatening, but annoying

>> nonetheless.

>>

>> I have Googled the Windows Class problem and it seems I'm not alone. I

>> have specifically tried the solution listed here:

>>

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

>>

>> i.e edit the registry using the reg file 214 and all "other checkpoints"

>> are verified OK.

>>

>> However, on reboot the problem persists... can anyone point me in the

>> right direction?

>>

>> Many thanks.

>

> Maybe this one:

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>

Thanks will try that too.
 
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