xp visual style in registry

[shoba]

can anyone there tell me where in the registry the visual styles of xp are stored?

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Hi Shoba,

The visual styles are not stored in the registry, they are stored under :

C:\windows\Resources\Themes (if C: is the drive on which Windows XP is
installed)

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"shoba" > wrote in message
om...
> can anyone there tell me where in the registry the visual styles of xp are
> stored?

[shoba]

> The visual styles are not stored in the registry, they are stored under :
>
> C:\windows\Resources\Themes (if C: is the drive on which Windows XP is
> installed)

if the visual styles are not stored in the registry, then is there any
other way to retrieve the visual style of my old machine and apply
that in my new machine.

i tried to copy the "C:\windows\Resources\Themes" folder and paste it
in my new machine, but it does not works.

how to make it possible? I don't want to do it through that "Display
Properties" Dialog.

[Kelly]

What are you trying to do and what issues are you having? In the meantime:

Why does Windows XP Style change to Windows Classic Style?
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

More edits that involve the same can be found here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

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

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util


"shoba" > wrote in message
om...
> > The visual styles are not stored in the registry, they are stored under
:
> >
> > C:\windows\Resources\Themes (if C: is the drive on which Windows XP is
> > installed)
>
> if the visual styles are not stored in the registry, then is there any
> other way to retrieve the visual style of my old machine and apply
> that in my new machine.
>
> i tried to copy the "C:\windows\Resources\Themes" folder and paste it
> in my new machine, but it does not works.
>
> how to make it possible? I don't want to do it through that "Display
> Properties" Dialog.

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Thanks Kelly ! I was totally lost by the vagueness of the question !! ;-)

--

Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
http://www.mvps.org
http://www.dts-l.org

"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> What are you trying to do and what issues are you having? In the
> meantime:
>
> Why does Windows XP Style change to Windows Classic Style?
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
> More edits that involve the same can be found here:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
> Utilities for Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
>
>
> "shoba" > wrote in message
> om...
>> > The visual styles are not stored in the registry, they are stored under
> :
>> >
>> > C:\windows\Resources\Themes (if C: is the drive on which Windows XP is
>> > installed)
>>
>> if the visual styles are not stored in the registry, then is there any
>> other way to retrieve the visual style of my old machine and apply
>> that in my new machine.
>>
>> i tried to copy the "C:\windows\Resources\Themes" folder and paste it
>> in my new machine, but it does not works.
>>
>> how to make it possible? I don't want to do it through that "Display
>> Properties" Dialog.
>
>

[shoba]

> What are you trying to do and what issues are you having?

sorry for not explaining my issue clearly.

i want to change the appearance of a XP machine from the "classic
style" to the "XP visual style" via registry or by some other means. I
want to know whether it is possible or not?