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Old 10-16-2005, 11:08 PM
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XP Display help

Hey everybody, i have windows xp but my computer had a little problem one day and now my display is like windows 98. I have a gray bar with all the square tabs, not the blue that is standard with xp. Anybody know how to help me? this has been irratating me to no end haha
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Old 10-17-2005, 12:36 AM
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Try this

Try this. Go to Start, Control Panel, double click Display, select Appearance tab. In the Windows and buttons, select Windows XP Style. Select Apply and OK.
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Old 10-17-2005, 12:41 AM
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You could try this;
start/control panel/display/themes tab/in the themes drop down menu box, choose xp,[or whatever] apply and ok.
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Old 10-17-2005, 01:12 AM
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Also make sure you have the Theme service enable:
Note: To open Services, click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Services... make sure that "Theme" service is runing

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