Re: Luna Visual Style

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 02:17:37 -0500

Hi Paul,

Try the edit via my utility. If that doesn't help, I will need for you to
export some of your registry keys.

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm 

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"CountryBoy" <CountryBoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:430172BA-337A-4119-8BCF-2B4B96B22543@microsoft.com...
> Kelly,
>
> Thanks for the reply.   This was already checked.   I unchecked and then 
> rechecked but no impact.   I am in classic mode almost all the time now. 
> Nothing seems to fix and I am extremely pissed off at Microsoft for 
> selling me this peice of crap at outragous prices.
>
> I have reinstalled XP.  This did not resolve problem.   I am extremely 
> frustrated with XP at this point and time.  It seems to change things 
> without my approval....this really sucks.   I am at my wits end dealling 
> with this stupid issue.   My real concern is that I had other more serious 
> problems (security, etc.), but now I am unsure...maybe XP is just 
> unstable.
>
> Frustrated,
> Paul.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> Right click My Computer/Properties/Advanced/Performance/Settings.  Scroll 
>> to
>> the very bottom and place a check in use visual styles on windows and
>> buttons.
>>
>> -- 
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly
>>
>> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>>
>>
>> "CountryBoy" <CountryBoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8605758F-4F59-42BF-AB18-A92B955581DA@microsoft.com...
>> > To anyone who can help:
>> >
>> > Thanks for the link to Kelly's site to help with xp visual style 
>> > problems.
>> > I have used this site and the following "fixes" (164, 176, 187, 214, 
>> > and
>> > 271) hoping for resolution.   No such luck.   Still stuck in classic 
>> > view
>> > about 50% of the time.
>> >
>> > I get the following error message when trying to load the luna style:
>> > "The visual style could not be reapplied.  The service did not respond 
>> > to
>> > the control request in a timely fashion".    When I go check on the 
>> > theme
>> > service it seems to be running properly, so this seems very strange to 
>> > me.
>> >
>> > All of this seems to have started shortly after I loaded up the latest
>> > version of Norton Systemworks (2004 version) on my new system.   I am 
>> > not
>> > sure that this has anything to do with the problem...perhaps there is a
>> > conflict between the Norton product and XP.   Uninstall did not fix.
>> >
>> > Any other suggestions or ideas.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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