Vista theme is missing

I have wista home premium and my theme is stuck in classic with no option for
swithching back to vista

Try downloading official video card drivers from the manufacturer for your
card. Also, what type and how much onboard RAM does your video card have?

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page


"Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:471448FA-96A1-4065-A40F-BA5954D6D1B7@microsoft.com...
>I have wista home premium and my theme is stuck in classic with no option
>for
> swithching back to vista

Dustin,

Thanks for your reply, I have a nvidia GT7950 with the current driver.
Everything was fine untill one day I sat down and it would not recover from
the screen saver(vista) so I hit the reset button and once it restarted the
start menu/task bar were in classic style.

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> Try downloading official video card drivers from the manufacturer for your
> card. Also, what type and how much onboard RAM does your video card have?
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
>
>
> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:471448FA-96A1-4065-A40F-BA5954D6D1B7@microsoft.com...
> >I have wista home premium and my theme is stuck in classic with no option
> >for
> > swithching back to vista
>
>

Hi,

Click start and type in "services", then hit <enter> to open this snap-in.
Scroll down and locate the Themes service. Click on it and either start or
restart it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6DB9E560-F484-45A8-B19E-1EA85BD32D02@microsoft.com...
> Dustin,
>
> Thanks for your reply, I have a nvidia GT7950 with the current driver.
> Everything was fine untill one day I sat down and it would not recover
> from
> the screen saver(vista) so I hit the reset button and once it restarted
> the
> start menu/task bar were in classic style.
>
> "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>
>> Try downloading official video card drivers from the manufacturer for
>> your
>> card. Also, what type and how much onboard RAM does your video card have?
>>
>> --
>> Dustin Harper
>> dharper@vistarip.com
>> http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
>>
>>
>> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:471448FA-96A1-4065-A40F-BA5954D6D1B7@microsoft.com...
>> >I have wista home premium and my theme is stuck in classic with no
>> >option
>> >for
>> > swithching back to vista
>>
>>

Rick Rogers,

Thanks for your input, I just tried your recommendation with no sucess. In
services the themes was already started, I tried stopping then starting again
follows by a restart. When I go to change themes I get "modified" and
"browse" as choices.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Click start and type in "services", then hit <enter> to open this snap-in.
> Scroll down and locate the Themes service. Click on it and either start or
> restart it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DB9E560-F484-45A8-B19E-1EA85BD32D02@microsoft.com...
> > Dustin,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply, I have a nvidia GT7950 with the current driver.
> > Everything was fine untill one day I sat down and it would not recover
> > from
> > the screen saver(vista) so I hit the reset button and once it restarted
> > the
> > start menu/task bar were in classic style.
> >
> > "Dustin Harper" wrote:
> >
> >> Try downloading official video card drivers from the manufacturer for
> >> your
> >> card. Also, what type and how much onboard RAM does your video card have?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dustin Harper
> >> dharper@vistarip.com
> >> http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
> >>
> >>
> >> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:471448FA-96A1-4065-A40F-BA5954D6D1B7@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have wista home premium and my theme is stuck in classic with no
> >> >option
> >> >for
> >> > swithching back to vista
> >>
> >>
>
>

Hi,

Your previous reset may have damaged the driver set. From the Control
Panel/Programs and Features, uninstall the driver set and supporting
software. Reboot (important) and download and install a new set.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2E77FA69-1BA6-49C4-8928-C72B10585EF1@microsoft.com...
> Rick Rogers,
>
> Thanks for your input, I just tried your recommendation with no sucess. In
> services the themes was already started, I tried stopping then starting
> again
> follows by a restart. When I go to change themes I get "modified" and
> "browse" as choices.
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Click start and type in "services", then hit <enter> to open this
>> snap-in.
>> Scroll down and locate the Themes service. Click on it and either start
>> or
>> restart it.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6DB9E560-F484-45A8-B19E-1EA85BD32D02@microsoft.com...
>> > Dustin,
>> >
>> > Thanks for your reply, I have a nvidia GT7950 with the current driver.
>> > Everything was fine untill one day I sat down and it would not recover
>> > from
>> > the screen saver(vista) so I hit the reset button and once it restarted
>> > the
>> > start menu/task bar were in classic style.
>> >
>> > "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try downloading official video card drivers from the manufacturer for
>> >> your
>> >> card. Also, what type and how much onboard RAM does your video card
>> >> have?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Dustin Harper
>> >> dharper@vistarip.com
>> >> http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:471448FA-96A1-4065-A40F-BA5954D6D1B7@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have wista home premium and my theme is stuck in classic with no
>> >> >option
>> >> >for
>> >> > swithching back to vista
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Rick,

I assume you ment chip set and or graphics drivers. I removed and
reinstalled both with no sucess.

Greg

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Your previous reset may have damaged the driver set. From the Control
> Panel/Programs and Features, uninstall the driver set and supporting
> software. Reboot (important) and download and install a new set.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2E77FA69-1BA6-49C4-8928-C72B10585EF1@microsoft.com...
> > Rick Rogers,
> >
> > Thanks for your input, I just tried your recommendation with no sucess. In
> > services the themes was already started, I tried stopping then starting
> > again
> > follows by a restart. When I go to change themes I get "modified" and
> > "browse" as choices.
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Click start and type in "services", then hit <enter> to open this
> >> snap-in.
> >> Scroll down and locate the Themes service. Click on it and either start
> >> or
> >> restart it.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:6DB9E560-F484-45A8-B19E-1EA85BD32D02@microsoft.com...
> >> > Dustin,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your reply, I have a nvidia GT7950 with the current driver.
> >> > Everything was fine untill one day I sat down and it would not recover
> >> > from
> >> > the screen saver(vista) so I hit the reset button and once it restarted
> >> > the
> >> > start menu/task bar were in classic style.
> >> >
> >> > "Dustin Harper" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Try downloading official video card drivers from the manufacturer for
> >> >> your
> >> >> card. Also, what type and how much onboard RAM does your video card
> >> >> have?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Dustin Harper
> >> >> dharper@vistarip.com
> >> >> http://www.VistaRIP.com | Vista Resource & Information Page
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Flyboy842tt" <Flyboy842tt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:471448FA-96A1-4065-A40F-BA5954D6D1B7@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have wista home premium and my theme is stuck in classic with no
> >> >> >option
> >> >> >for
> >> >> > swithching back to vista
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>