[Peterg984]

Hi all,

my windows xp has change its style, it now looks like win 98, this in itself isn`t a majour problem but every time i boot the compuuter up and log in to windows it finds new hardware, (a dvd burner 1008, a dvd burner 1009, a cd-rw, 2 x ide channels and an Unknown). if i try and install the drivers the system just hangs, but if i click cancel every thing works fine. Also i have recently bought an epson r300 and tried to install it but it cant find the correct drivers for it or for the usb2 port (which where already installed).

i would appricate any help as i don't really want to resort to formatting the drives and installing windows again.

Cheers

Pete

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Hi Pete and welcome to Geekstogo.

I can help you with your desktop theme

download a copy of luna.msstyles here:
http://users.pandora...patchy/luna.zip

Unzip it and MOVE the luna.msstyles which is present in that folder you unzipped to next folder: C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna
Don't move it to anywhere else than that folder!

When moved it there, rightclick on your desktop > properties ... and look if Windows XPstyle is now present again. Choose apply and OK.

If not, reboot first, and try again to select Windows XPstyle



Excal

[Excal]

Hi Pete and welcome to Geekstogo.

I can help you with your desktop theme

download a copy of luna.msstyles here:
http://users.pandora...patchy/luna.zip

Unzip it and MOVE the luna.msstyles which is present in that folder you unzipped to next folder: C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna
Don't move it to anywhere else than that folder!

When moved it there, rightclick on your desktop > properties ... and look if Windows XPstyle is now present again. Choose apply and OK.

If not, reboot first, and try again to select Windows XPstyle



Excal

[Peterg984]

thanks mate, but i just get page cannot be found.

[Excal]

I uploaded it to this post, use that.



Excal

[Peterg984]

Ah wonderful

that is a lot better looking many thanks.

Pete

[Peterg984]

also i just tried to run everest and started to do its report and then gave me the blue screen of death

[Murray S.]

Howdy:

Can you give me the entire EXACT BSOD message??

Murray

[Peterg984]

unfortanatly not as i didn`t write it down, and i have now run everest again and it has worked ok.
I have attached my everest log if you need it, also i noticed that one of my hard drives is missing (it a SATA if that makes a difference)

cheers

Pete

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[Murray S.]

Did you get a systemboard driver cd with your system??

Murray

[Peterg984]

yeah i did (as i built it myself)

[Murray S.]

Then, go into Device Manager and see if there is anything in there with a yellow or red mark..

Murray

[Peterg984]

there are no red marks but there is one uknown device

[Murray S.]

Is your SATA controller showing in there??

Murray

[Peterg984]

not sure where to look for the SATA controller

[Murray S.]

Expand "Disk Drives", "Saitek Magic Bus", USB and VSO Devices and tell me what is under all of them..

Murray