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From: James Hurrell on 24 Apr 2010 17:48 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.
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 24 Apr 2010 18:53 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.
From: James Hurrell "j_a_hurrell at hotmail on 26 Apr 2010 08:13 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
From: Elmo on 26 Apr 2010 09:23 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 -- Joe =o)
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 26 Apr 2010 09:29
James Hurrell" <"j_a_hurrell at hotmail com wrote: > 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. Did a Norton or McAfee free trial come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? Has WinXP SP3 been installed and is the computer fully-patched at Windows Update? |