ATI Catalyst 10.2 for Windows XP resets desktop theme to "XP style" after every reboot \ VOGONS

ATI Catalyst 10.2 for Windows XP resets desktop theme to "XP style" after every reboot

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First post, by Kahenraz

Posted on 2022-07-25, 13:15

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This is extremely annoying. I installed ATI's Catalyst 10.2 drivers (10-2_legacy_xp32-64_dd_ccc.exe) for my Radeon X800 on Windows XP and it has a bad habit of changing my desktop theme back to "XP style" after a reboot no matter how many times I change it back to classic.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Reply 1 of 2, by Horun

Posted on 2022-07-28, 23:21

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Sounds like a registery issue where current desktop state is not being saved when exiting XP.
You might want to check the listed reg entries here: https://superuser.com/questions/160862/window … me-after-reboot
compare those lines to what your are.....
Or Maybe the CCC in 10.2 is overwriting the registry at exit or at startup ?
added Something else to try: Set as Classic, change anything like background color, then Save-As some name theme and apply. See if that loads each time....

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Reply 2 of 2, by Kahenraz

Posted on 2022-07-29, 00:04

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I ended up renaming the Luna.theme file and Luna directory within "C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes" to work around this issue.

It doesn't correct whatever is causing the problem, but it solves the issue for me. This problem is consistent, even after formatting, if anyone else wants to try experimenting with it.

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