Desktop (and other) settings

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I have already posted a couple of messages about this issue, and would like
to thank those who have taken the time to reply. However, I still have not
found an adequate solution, and the ‘problem’ now appears to be more complex
and than I initially thought.

Here is my original message:

For some reason, every time I modify any of the desktop settings on my Dell
Dimension 9150 (appearance of Start menu, Wallpaper colour etc.) they have
defaulted back to the XP classic theme the next time I reboot.

Does anybody have any ideas? It's annoying, but also probably indicative of
something more sinister going on in the bowels of the Windows Registry...

I have since noticed that desktop settings are not the only ones to default
back to their original state. I have a Logitech programmable keyboard which
looses all its customization every time I reboot, some Mcaffee anti-virus
applications that do the same… and I have to recreate site profiles for sites
I manage through DreamWeaver (cannot store any logon details).
I also note that I cannot change the attributes of some of the files in the
Windows directory to anything other than “Read-only†– this is probably
related in some way.
What is stopping me from writing all these changes to my system so they are
not lost every time I reboot? I wish I could offer a prize to whoever can
solve this… but for the moment, they will have to be satisfied with my
heartfelt thanks.
 
Has anyone installed/implement Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit?
Has anyone set Do Not Save Settings option for users?

Check for the following Registry key(s):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

and check the value NoSaveSettings. It should be either missing or set to
0.
If it's set to 1, then nothing will be changed for the system/user at
logoff. Everything will be put back to original settings at next reboot.
 
osh,

I may well be wrong, and this suggestion might not help, but I'm reasonablly
certain that it won't do you any harm. Go to Kelly's XP Korner at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm have a look at row #2, left
hand column. It's called "Increase Folder View Size to 8000" and the
instructions for using it are at the top of the page. It's a registry edit
that increases the size of the storage for settings modifications. I think
it's worth a try.

I say it won't hurt because I used it about three years ago and it solved my
problem. And it didn't mess anything up on my computer. I had a problem with
preferences I changed not being remembered. It corrected my problem. To be on
the safe side, you should back up your registry before using it so that you
can restore it if you run into any problems though.

Good luck,
Milt
 
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