Re: Editing backup registry -- continued.

Well, kelleys corner didn't help this time, but I found a VB script that
magically restored the desktop tab to display properties called
showalldisplaytabs-xp. It was at www.winhelponline.com.

It restores some of the stuff I don't like, but those settings are
resettable. It also made the toolbars *** not greyed out anymore. I can
imagine that there are likely other funnies buried in there, (I use
regscrubxp and it shows me nearly 600 "problems", which I won't just "fix"
them with the "fix" button until I've examined all of them one by one) but
it "feels" like a properly running stable installation of XP pro that gives
me the sense of what I had on the machine that is at death's door.

Again, thanks for your attention to this. It does suggest that even with a
files and settings transfer wizard that for some reason is sick, an install
can indeed be moved.
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Of course "modified XP theme" isn't on the normal list of
available themes

I use Windows Classic theme but have Bliss Wallpaper. My theme shows up
as
My Favorite Theme (Modified) in Display Properties | Themes tab.

I have modified several other things as well, so it shows up as Modified.
I
would assume that if you change any theme settings, the original theme, no
matter what is was would appear as Modified.

In my case I'm sure that all three of these are involved.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Windows Classic.theme

C:\Documents and Settings\Wesley P. Vogel\Application
Data\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\Custom.theme

C:\Documents and Settings\Wesley P. Vogel\My Documents\My Favorite
Theme.theme

*.theme files can be opened with Notepad.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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stand_58 <stand_58@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Display Properties tabs missing.

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

Read the instructions at the top
285. Right hand side
Restore All Display Tabs - Remove All Display Tabs & Icon
Click on: Restore All Display Tabs

restorealldisplaytabs.reg is the file that you want.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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stand_58 <stand_58@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Instead of continuing an old thread, I'll pick up here from a thread I
started on 29 January.

<<< Snip all my old stuff>>>

Thanks Wes. That's a great page. The particular one you cited didn't
succeed at restoring the display tabs, but there was another one that got
rid of another one of the problems, the "my documents" folder being
opened
every time I boot.

One of the registry keys addressed by one of the items on the
kellys-corner page pointed to something that said wallpaper in a couple
of places....and one was blank. I copied the live one into it and when I
restarted, the system came up with a modified xp theme and the wallpaper
was present. I reset the theme to windows classic and the wallpaper went
away. Of course "modified XP theme" isn't on the normal list of
available themes, so it looks as if no progress has happened on the
wallpaper front; but we know that's not really the case, my problems are
being nibbled away.

I've also managed to stumble across some posting that led me to getting
the network going. That had to do with installing some alternative tcpip
protocol that made the network behave and ask for and get proper IP
assignments via DHCP.

Still have to find out why my all toolbar choices are greyed out, why the
desktop *** isn't available, and how to register various of the
applications that are present but not operating as they should be.



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