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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: Clipper34 on September 09, 2008, 09:39:41 PM
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Hey guys, recently i decided i wanted to try out a custom theme for Vista. And when i did instead of getting the theme i got the Windows Classic theme and i can not change it back. But when i attemp to in the Themes part a dialog box pop's and says: "Windows host process (Rundll32) has stopped working" and it says that everytime i attempt to change the theme. I'm guessing that when i was trying to install the theme that i must have messed with a file/process/service. That shouldn't be touched? Thanks, Clipper34.
Edit: Whenever i attempt to interact with anything in the Control Panel and that involves appearance it will not work, and will display the message as mentioned in the above.
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Can you change it when you Right Click the Desktop and go to Personalize?
If not, try a System Restore to the day before you installed the theme.
More info on System Restore: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000589.htm
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Thanks for the response, and yes even when i right click. So with the system restore will it restore the system to all defaults. But will it recover the programs and files i have installed on it currently? because i think it has been over 24 hours, i may do a system restore. Thanks.
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Do the System Restore and restore to about 2 days before the problem.
Don't worry, none of your personal files will be lost, but programs installed in the 2 days will need to be reinstalled.