amc11890 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 isnt their supposed to be a "bar" up there to switch between the theme, resolution, and so on..... now there is now way i can change the default color from blue to silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 That's not right. You should run a adware and virus check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructable Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 whoa...umm, you should send that to the guys at thisisbroken.com seriously...that's the wierdest thing I've ever seen..really WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 You may want to consider reinstalling your video card drivers to see if this brings them back. Related issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q283751/ Edit: Also, you can try this http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Look for restore All Display Tabs on the page (I've never used this.....) I got this link from here: http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/134887.html (half way down the page, message from tufenuf) Excerpt from link: "Matt, Another fix for your problem is to go to the link below and scroll down to line 285 right column and download & run the "Restore All Display Tabs" .reg file fix. Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt." Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted November 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 THX guys for all ur help....im currently scaning for viruses and so far i have two trojans If that deos not solve the problem i will try the restore all display tabs thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 its obvious you have a virus' but your registry has been tampered with and you need registry Mechanic to fix what is messed up' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted November 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 its obvious you have a virus' but your registry has been tampered with and you need registry Mechanic to fix what is messed up' yeah i had two trojans but is their an alternative to reg mechanic that does not cost nething? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 yeah i had two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MttFrog13 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 are u using a registry cleaner, i always find them as something good to blame problems on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 isnt their supposed to be a "bar" up there to switch between the theme, resolution, and so on..... now there is now way i can change the default color from blue to silver Yes, you go to the appearance tab under your display proper.....................wait, never mind When you are able to get to your appearance tab under the display properties, that is where you can change the default colors. Strange problem- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 are u using a registry cleaner, i always find them as something good to blame problems on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MttFrog13 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 registry cleaners search for problems and if you dont select the right registries to fix you might have a good reason to blame ur poor judgement on' ur cleaner true, thats why i stopped using them, dont have to be so harsh, damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 I would try using system restore, set it back a few days and everything should be fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 Well lets see' how long did this problem started? check your restore checkpoints and if you find a checkpoint that dates before the problem occurred then just do a restore operation and the problem should be fixed' scan again for infections and ur all set...... if you can't find a restore checkpoint use the registry mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organ_shifter Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 Go to the following reg keys and export them to a safe place (backup): [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer] [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem] [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesActiveDesktop] [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemeManager] After that, download the following attached registry file. Unzip and run it. This should solve your problems. If not, restore the backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted November 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 Go to the following reg keys and export them to a safe place (backup): [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer] [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem] [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesActiveDesktop] [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemeManager] After that, download the following attached registry file. Unzip and run it. This should solve your problems. If not, restore the backups. It dint work........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 just do a restore operation and go back a few weeks...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted November 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 i guess im gonna have to deal with it B/C i tried my oldest restore point and the problem was still their.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 It dint work........ Did you restart your computer after applying the settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted November 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted November 3, 2005 CID Share Posted November 3, 2005 Check these 2 MS articles have you tried these to fix a corrupt system? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747/EN-US/ START Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructable Posted November 4, 2005 CID Share Posted November 4, 2005 this is soo, anoying man, don't worry, I'm sure you'll get it fixed. As I always put it to my parents when something goes wrong with the Media Center, "Guys, Have you ever known me to not be able to fix this? Just give me 20 minutes...hahahaha...*evil*..." anyway..lol Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted November 4, 2005 CID Share Posted November 4, 2005 Does this happen on other users too? Try clicking start, then run, type gpedit.msc, open user configuration, then administrative templates, control panel, display....look around in there for something enabled/disabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted November 4, 2005 CID Share Posted November 4, 2005 Did you try reinstalling your video card drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted November 4, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 4, 2005 Did you try reinstalling your video card drivers? yes i did...no luck BTW thx guys for all ur advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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