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Name: jim_blandford
Date: March 28, 2003 at 19:30:06 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: AMD Ahtlon XP 2200+ / 512
Comment:

In Display > Appearance > Windows and Buttons, the Windows XP look has disappeared completely. I don't know how, but after my mum had been on the computer, it disappeared! The only selection I have in the combo box is Windows Classic style. The only way I can think of to restore it is to do a system restore, but I think there must be an easier way.

Please help!

Jim.



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Response Number 1
Name: Sandman
Date: March 28, 2003 at 20:00:11 Pacific
Reply:

Pop your Xp cd in the drive. Then click start>run and paste

expand D:\i386\luna.ms_ %windir%\Resources\Themes\Luna\luna.msstyles

into the run box and click ok.

D: is your cd drive. If your cd drive letter is different change it to the appropriate drive letter.

If this doesn't work let me know, there are a couple more files that may need to be replaced. This is the main file though.

Sandman
If it isn't broke your can't learn how to fix it!!


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Response Number 2
Name: jim_blandford
Date: March 28, 2003 at 21:35:54 Pacific
Reply:

Sandman, thank you very much, that worked and my XP look is now restored :-D

What would have caused this to go wrong in the first case?


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Response Number 3
Name: banana
Date: March 29, 2003 at 01:26:22 Pacific
Reply:

Mum's!!!!!!!!!

Have a...
Banana...

LOL


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Response Number 4
Name: jim_blandford
Date: March 29, 2003 at 02:08:10 Pacific
Reply:

Banana........ what?!


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Response Number 5
Name: Sandman
Date: March 29, 2003 at 03:08:35 Pacific
Reply:

The one thing I noticed that causes this is older versions of System Mechanic. If you use this program update it. It fixes this problem.

If this happens again you can
create a shortcut with the above info for a quick fix.

Sandman


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