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mario_a
Joined: 12 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:37 pm Post subject: How to change theme in Windows XP ? |
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Hi,
Anyone know of a utility, or any other way (bat file etc.) to change the theme from XP sytle to Classic style in Windows XP ?
I'm talking about Right - click anywhere on the Desktop -> Properties -> Themes tab -> Selecting a theme from the "Themes" combo box.
Thanks in advance,
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jonny
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:58 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm... I don't know of an easy way to do this. The closest you're gonna get is opening it using the Run command, and then using up/down arrow keys to select the correct theme, then press Enter. If you don't already know how to open Display Properties (or other .cpl's) from the command line, it's:
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl |
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BoBo
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Control Panel - Classic
You can remove the "common tasks" pane from the left side of your open folder windows: inside a folder window, click the Folder Options icon, select Use Windows Classic Folders, then click OK. Similarly, you can switch from the new, task-oriented Control Panel (great for new users or those who want to perform common tasks without wading through dialog boxes) back to the "classic" version. Open the Control Panel (select Start, Control Panel), and in the common tasks pane on the left side of the window, click Switch to Classic View.
Control Panel - Display
This setting specifies the visual style of the Control Panel. Allowing you to either force the use of the new XP style, classic style or allow the user to select the preferred style. Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'ForceClassicControlPanel' and edit the value according to the settings (0 = force new, 1 = force classic). Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take
effect  [Kelly's Korner - XP] . |
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BoBo
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:14 am Post subject: |
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BTW: 
| Code: | If RequestLastChar = ?
RequestChangeDir, Utilities&Resources, Support/Help
If RequestTopic <> AutoHotkey
RequestChangeDir, Support/Help, GeneralChat |
Comprende ? 
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mario_a
Joined: 12 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks jonny, I did it that way. Ideally, I would liked to have done it from a command line app, but I couldn't find any.
Bobo, I was not looking to change the Control Panel style to Classic, but the entire system theme to Classic from the default Windows XP system theme (via Control Panel -> Display or Desktop right click -> Properties).
And I guess what you meant to say was that this forum is only for posting details about new utilities but not for asking questions, right ? If so, I will post any future queries like these to General Chat. However, this forum's tagline reads | Code: | Discuss and recommend command-line utilities, helper apps, Internet resources, etc.
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So, I thought maybe you or someone else might be able to 'recommend' a utility to do what I wanted.
Regards,
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