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Vista reverts back to basic theme

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naveen_reloaded
naveen_reloaded Original post #1
Dec 23, 2007 at 10:03 PM
recently ...

i have been having a problem..

some times.. my vista ultimate switches back to basic theme.. ie no transparaency./..

wht should i do..

restarting vista .. solves the problem...

but suddenly it reverts back..

can anyone help me..
Vishal Gupta
Dec 23, 2007 at 11:24 PM
You must be using something which requires Vista Basic theme like Java application, etc. Check when this problem occurs? It must be happening when you are browsing the net.
naveen_reloaded
Dec 23, 2007 at 11:46 PM
al; time i browse???

is there a way to know which software is causing???
Vishal Gupta
Dec 23, 2007 at 11:51 PM
Have you installed Java in your system? Must be some plug-in which is causing this problem.
naveen_reloaded
Dec 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM
now modified msconfig .. over time i forgot to check it .. many apps have loaded onto it ..

restated ... now fine .. have to wait and see .. is there a way to revert back if this thing happens again?? WITHOUT RESTARTING??
Vishal Gupta
Dec 24, 2007 at 12:49 AM
If you are talking about reverting back to msconfig changes, then NO. You'll have to restart the system to take affect.

Or the other way is to start each application manually listed in msconfig which you disabled.
naveen_reloaded
Dec 24, 2007 at 8:37 AM
so far so good VG...


will report if it again happens... may be probably due to some old software...

thnks for the support anyway..
anandk
anandk #8
Dec 25, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Yes, its probably some program/software, Rather than re-booting, see if running the following command

rundll32.exe Dwmapi.dll,DwmEnableComposition

re-enables Aero, by flushing it. Simply copy-paste it in vistas start search bar and hit enter.