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Ron
January 8th 04, 07:41 PM
I have a compaq presario 2710 w/ XP home vers. and my
system will not allow me to use the XP theme. It will
only use the tradional widows format. Does any know about
this problem and how to fix it?

Thanks,
Ron

Kelly
January 8th 04, 07:41 PM
Hi Ron,

Check to see if Themes is running under Services. Start/Admin
Tools/Services/Themes.

Other troubleshooting measures discussed here:

Windows Classic Style vs Windows XP Style
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

Troubleshooting Themes
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#themes

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> I have a compaq presario 2710 w/ XP home vers. and my
> system will not allow me to use the XP theme. It will
> only use the tradional widows format. Does any know about
> this problem and how to fix it?
>
> Thanks,
> Ron

Anando [MS-MVP]
January 8th 04, 07:41 PM
Hi Ron,
You may download and run the following edit:

Stuck in classic view ? (line 271, left column)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> I have a compaq presario 2710 w/ XP home vers. and my
> system will not allow me to use the XP theme. It will
> only use the tradional widows format. Does any know about
> this problem and how to fix it?
>
> Thanks,
> Ron

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