From: ianREMOVETHISjackson@g3ohx.demon.co.uk   
      
   In message , Ian Jackson   
    writes   
   >In Control Panel, Display, I want the Appearance to be "Windows and   
   >buttons - Windows Classic style", "Color scheme - Windows Standard" and   
   >"Font size - Large". This gives a silver taskbar etc.   
   >   
   >However, every time I boot up, the screen has the 'in-your-face' bright   
   >blue taskbar and green Start button. The Appearance settings have   
   >changed to "Windows and buttons - Windows XP style", "Color scheme -   
   >Default (blue)" and "Font size - Normal".   
   >   
   >[Note that the Appearance is also affected by the settings in Control   
   >Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, which override/re-set those   
   >previously chosen in Display.]   
   >   
   >At one time, I didn't have this problem. It started happening about a   
   >month ago, when after about one boot in ten. I would get the Windows   
   >default appearance. Since then, its frequency increased, until now it   
   >does it every boot.   
   >   
   >OK, it's not a great chore to change things back my desired Appearance,   
   >but I would appreciate any suggestions as to how to get my   
   >'easy-on-the-eye' silver setting to stick.   
      
   After a lot of Googling, I eventually found a concise fix that worked.   
   Just for anyone's interest, see:   
      
      
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   Ian   
      
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