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TelepathyCrimewave

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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject: Cleanup.exe killed my XP Themes

Ive seen a few Castle Cops threads dealing with similar issues but not exactly mine - i ran Cleanup.exe thinking it was like CCleaner but on reboot my XP windows and buttons were 98 classic view and when i went to change it back to Luna XP metallic the option wasnt even there. I checked Themes in Services , it is on, also system properties advanced visual is fine, And On Inspection of WINDOWS Resources Luna was there as was my metallic dll ect (all was in place.) I then went to Kellys Corner and used the Restore Themes reg key - but when i made the reg and added to registry it gave an error of numbers mismatch or somethign needless to say it did very little (possibly it was an XP version mismatch? or i saved it wrong or the reg was dependant on his registry resources exclusively - or the key belonged in WINDOWS ?- im using XP Pro maybe that was the issue) ,Regardless my issue remains as that did nothing still i have no options in Windows and Buttons view and im still stuck in classic view. There is either a broken link in registry or a setting is turned off there but im not sure how to get my Luna Metallic back into my Windows and Options drop down. Can Anyone help here ? A designer by trade shouldnt be forced to look at classic view all day!

k027

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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:54 am Post subject:

Hello TelepathyCrimewave, Sorry to hear of your problems with Cleanup. You might try using System Restore to return your computer to a restore point prior to your use of Cleanup.

TelepathyCrimewave

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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:55 am Post subject:

yeah already thought of that but no can do it was off because i had forgotten to turn it back on after virus hunting - my last restore was after this change :\ isnt it as simple as pointing out the path to the Resources folder in registry for 3 or 4 Hkey Theme sets ? i have no idea but that seems like it would make sense - and wouldnt that automaticaly put the option back into windows and buttons after reboot ? there is someone here who knows this ive seen the thread before where the problem seemed much more complicated than mine - the luna resources folder is there - i only broke the link & subsequent options when i deleted user settings. _________________ Effective Defense is multilayered. 3rd party Software alone is 1 dimensional, and prone to exploits.

helpless

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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject:

It has been reported to them , lets sit tight an wait for a new version. Now i have to say that in Ccleaner you have the option to choose 'analyse' first before you clean. And there is also3S

jboz24

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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:07 am Post subject:

TelepathyCrimewave -- Please follow the instructions below and I'll be back on Sunday or Monday to help you. This may give me some insight as to what you might be missing. If you have any trouble with creating the .bat files, please let me know.

I. Themes.bat

In the "CODE" box below, copy from "@echo off" to "del /q C:\Themes.txt" into notepad.

Click "File > Save as..."
Change the Save as type: to "All Files"
Please save the file as "Themes.bat"

Code:

@echo off
cd C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes
dir /s /a > C:\Themes.txt
notepad C:\Themes.txt
del /q C:\Themes.txt

Launch Themes.bat and it should open up notepad with some text in it. Please paste that text in your next post.

II. Registry.bat

In the "CODE" box below, copy from "@echo off" to "del /q C:\Registry.txt" into notepad. Click "Save as..."
Save as type: should be changed to "All Files"
Please save the file as "Registry.bat"

Code:

@echo off
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\themefile"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Extended Properties"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\Display_Properties"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Themes"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
regedit /e C:\ex.reg "HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager"
more C:\ex.reg >> C:\Registry.txt
notepad C:\Registry.txt
del /q c:\ex.reg
del /q C:\Registry.txt

Launch Registry.bat and it should open up notepad with some text in it. Please paste that text in your next post.

Please also run Themes.bat from earlier and post the results of that as well.

Thanks...

TelepathyCrimewave

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jboz24

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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:31 am Post subject:

Ok, let's try this...

Put your Windows XP cd in your computer.

click "Start > Run" and then type in "cmd"

Type or copy exactly what is in the code back (noting the spaces):
(Note: you may need to change the drive letter for the CD-ROM if it is not the d: )

Code:

expand d:\i386\luna.ms_ c:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Luna\luna.msstyles

Important: In the above command, there are two spaces:

1. betwen expand and d:
2. between luna.ms_ and c:

It is important that those spaces are typed in correctly.

Please click on "My Computer > C: > Windows > Resources > Themes > Luna"

In this directory, you should find a file called luna.msstyles if you typed the above command properly (if not, please try it again). Double click on luna.msstyles.

The "Display Properties" box should appear, click "Apply" and then "OK"

Please let me know if you have any problems and/or if this fixes the themes related issue.

TelepathyCrimewave

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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:33 am Post subject: Yatzy!

You are the man!!!!!!!! that worked perfectly without a hitch - thanks so much! - whats weird is i couldnt do that before with the existing Luna folder i had in there. Regardless, im now out of the stone age with my menus thx much man! _________________ Effective Defense is multilayered. 3rd party Software alone is 1 dimensional, and prone to exploits.

jboz24

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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:57 am Post subject:

No problem! Glad we could help. I will now recommend that this thread be closed. If you should continue to have problems, please PM one of the moderators to have this thread re-opened. _________________

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