Solve : Can't change the "grey" theme back to &a?

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Answer» I am using WINDOWS XP on a custom built computer. I was having some problems (Windows kept freezing)... and Windows ended up doing some kind of disk check on the START up that lasted about 6 hours. Now that it is completed, when I get into Windows the "grey" theme is up and I can't seem to get it back to the "blue" theme. I've tried switching it many times, but it never looks any different. In the "Appearance" tab of the Display Properties, I can only choose "Windows and Buttons: Windows Classic Theme." Anyone have any ideas?? specialkel.....Perhaps you could clarify a bit .......You say Win XP was locking up on you.........did you have all the Service PACKS installed and any other updates ....... You say that it was doing some sort of disk check that took 6 hours .......was it a defrag ? Back to your issue ......if you click start/control panel/....now make sure you are dislaying the "classic" view...... then click on the Display icon ....click the appearance tab ......in the windows and buttons select Windows XP style.....in the Color scheme box select Default blue........in the font size select normal ....then click apply and ok .......that should do it . let us know dl65 Quote specialkel.....Perhaps you could clarify a bit .......You say Win XP was locking up on you.........did you have all the Service packs installed and any other updates ....... You say that it was doing some sort of disk check that took 6 hours .......was it a defrag ? Back to your issue ......if you click start/control panel/....now make sure you are dislaying the "classic" view...... then click on the Display icon ....click the appearance tab ......in the windows and buttons select Windows XP style.....in the Color scheme box select Default blue........in the font size select normal ....then click apply and ok .......that should do it Yes, I have all the updates installed (I checked last night). I don't think my problems with XP in the past few days have anything to do with this, but I do believe it was a defrag that it was doing yesterday. My problem is, I can't choose anything but Windows classic style. It seems as though when it was running this disk check/defrag it was doing, it changed it and DELETED everything else. I was wondering if there was a way to get the option back of the Windows XP style. Thanks for your help! -Kelly specialkel......I was going to suggest you try the system RESTORE feature and restore back to before the problem.....however the fact that the defrag simply started itself is a bit strange ...Do you have any sort of software installed which may have the ability to schedule a defrag or whatever ? Have you tried rebooting into safe mode and changing your settings there ? let us know dl65

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I am using WINDOWS XP on a custom built computer.

I was having some problems (Windows kept freezing)... and Windows ended up doing some kind of disk check on the START up that lasted about 6 hours. Now that it is completed, when I get into Windows the "grey" theme is up and I can't seem to get it back to the "blue" theme. I've tried switching it many times, but it never looks any different. In the "Appearance" tab of the Display Properties, I can only choose "Windows and Buttons: Windows Classic Theme."

Anyone have any ideas??

specialkel.....Perhaps you could clarify a bit .......You say Win XP was locking up on you.........did you have all the Service PACKS installed and any other updates .......
You say that it was doing some sort of disk check that took 6 hours .......was it a defrag ?
Back to your issue ......if you click start/control panel/....now make sure you are dislaying the "classic" view...... then click on the Display icon ....click the appearance tab ......in the windows and buttons select Windows XP style.....in the Color scheme box select Default blue........in the font size select normal ....then click apply and ok .......that should do it .

let us know

dl65
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specialkel.....Perhaps you could clarify a bit .......You say Win XP was locking up on you.........did you have all the Service packs installed and any other updates .......
You say that it was doing some sort of disk check that took 6 hours .......was it a defrag ?
Back to your issue ......if you click start/control panel/....now make sure you are dislaying the "classic" view...... then click on the Display icon ....click the appearance tab ......in the windows and buttons select Windows XP style.....in the Color scheme box select Default blue........in the font size select normal ....then click apply and ok .......that should do it

Yes, I have all the updates installed (I checked last night).

I don't think my problems with XP in the past few days have anything to do with this, but I do believe it was a defrag that it was doing yesterday.

My problem is, I can't choose anything but Windows classic style. It seems as though when it was running this disk check/defrag it was doing, it changed it and DELETED everything else.

I was wondering if there was a way to get the option back of the Windows XP style.

Thanks for your help!

-Kelly specialkel......I was going to suggest you try the system RESTORE feature and restore back to before the problem.....however the fact that the defrag simply started itself is a bit strange ...Do you have any sort of software installed which may have the ability to schedule a defrag or whatever ? Have you tried rebooting into safe mode and changing your settings there ?

let us know

dl65

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