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I think I have asked before but I will ask again in case anyone has any new ideas. When you go Desktop-->right click-->properties-->and change a theme the text in the title bar will change (depending on theme). I know the reg key that makes the change but cannot get it to push through without a reboot. The title bar text is not a theme element (as in you cant stop and restart the theme service to push the change through) and a shell reboot (not a computer reboot) doesent force it through either, again a full reboot does. What process during the properties/theme change process happens to push the title text change through without reboot. Anybody know? Straytoasters Title edited -- Please, use [TAGS] in your topic's title. Please follow XP Forum Rules from now on. --Sonic

Yeah, that was helpful. Here is what meant...it is actually a random text generator, not a "you text" replicator. =rand(20) Straytoasters

There is some code you can do in Word to replicate a line you have typed. I used to know it, but cant find it now...does anyone else know it? It was something like lines=10 "your sentence" and when you hit enter it would replicate you text 10 times. Anybody? Straytoasters

I dont think this is exactly what I want...I should have explained better. What I need is a search that will take the data in row 1, column 1 & 2 and search the whole database and if it finds a match see if row 1 column 3 is the same. If its the same then leave it and move on, if not then output the reference data and the (possible) duplicate so it can be verified later. Straytoasters

Ok, I have a simple Access database (and I mean simple), but large. I need to get a report/query that will produce only results where column 1 and 2 are the same but column three is different or blank (if this requre's two differen searches...thats fine)...then again blank might be considered "different" and thats fine too. If this can be done, can it be done with the wizards or would it require some extensive scripting? Access is not one of my preferred Office products but I am willing to learn a bit to get this done. Also if this is easier in Excel the "database" can be made into that instead. Straytoasters So dont sound like a whiner...the tag line was suppose to end "...can someone just tell me if this is possible" not ...can someone just (tell me how to do this), as it may look. B) Straytoasters

Maybe I should ask this differently...Does anyone know the service/process that is invoked/restarted when you apply a different theme. When you go from blue to silver theme the title text is changed and that is I think what I need. Or if anyone can tell me how to make a theme change from a bat or reg that might work too. Straytoasters

Yeah, you would think so...but no. I just tried it again with no change. If it works for someone, please prove me wrong. I have tried this on domain and not domain computers. Again...full restart and the title bar text is the changed color, but just explorer.exe restart...no.

This is on machines that are ghosted everyday. I want to apply this in "real time" without having to restart. The method you mention would still require a reboot to get it set...yes???

Ok for me it is: [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-746137067-1383384898-1801674531-1004\Control Panel\Colors] and value "TitleText"="RGB number" so "255 255 255" makes the text white and "0 0 0" makes the text black. OK, so new question...how do I make that "active" without rebooting? Restarting explorer.exe doesent work. Restarting the theme service doesent do it either. A full reboot does, so does anyone know how to push this through without a full reboot? Straytoasters

The text that is white when you have color scheme Default (blue) and black when you use the color scheme Silver. Thank you. Straytoasters Title Edited - Please follow new posting rules from now on. --Zxian

I have a successful batch file (not WSH) but the two .vbs's that are called from it prompt to run. Is there a way to have it not prompt to run like filename.reg /s allows you to run a .reg silently? Straytoasters

Sorry I havent gotten back to this before now (and I am the topic started) but I have found this...I moved a bunch of files, but no core system files or anything in the root c:\, windows or system32 areas, only music and video that I wanted to back up and the issue has went away. I did not notice it immeadiatly and Norton did not tell me anything new (if anyone is thinking that the defs updated and solved the issue). Real time protection is back on and seems to be working (but can you really ever be sure). I moved the data onto a different comptuer and thus far it is not showing the same symptons. I am going to incremintically copy the files back to their original location and see what happens. I am still going to 0 out the drive but I want to check this out anyway.

I'm going to go ahead and 0 out the drive and see what happens in the next few weeks. Thanks. Straytoasters

Starting a few days ago Symantec Anti-virus auto protect stopped working, if you try to activate it you get a error or popup "Rtvscan.exe - Corrupt File. The file or directory \program files\symantec\antivirus\savrt.dat. Please run the chkdsk utility". If you right click on pretty much anything Symantec tries to install itself (again), you can click cancel and do what you want though. Ok, well here is what I have done so far: Ran the chkdsk Removed SAV and reinstalled a fresh copy and updated with fresh virus defs. No changes. Yeah, I havent done much, as I plan on just doing a format/reinstall, but I was just wondering if anyone had hear of what (virus) does this? Straytoasters

Looks like it is this: [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1085031214-1292428093-527237240-374229\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Start_AutoCascade"=dword:00000001 Its a true/false thing and you need to reboot the shell after the change...to do that I use: Set WshShell = Nothing On Error GoTo 0 For Each Process in GetObject("winmgmts:"). _ ExecQuery ("select * from Win32_Process where name='explorer.exe'") Process.terminate(0) Next As a .vbs. This could be really bad code as I am not a VBS person and in all honesty I just thieved this from somwhere I dont remember. Straytoasters I know I dont have to say it but just to be clear your exact key may be different but you should still have a "Start_AutoCascade". And if you search for that you will get several return (I searched google suggest (http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en), but whatever. Straytoasters

Anyone know what key/value/string this is? Straytoasters

XP-pro/SP2. Remote Desktop is enabled and I can login to "machine1" from another machine on my in house network if I use "machine1's" 192.x address but if I try to use the ISP assigned public address the address can never be found, even if I try from the same machine the the 192.x works on. 3389 is port forwarded to the correct machine. The public address is valid as I CAN remotely access my tivo, but that is port 80 (yeah, unsecured...I'm a slacker). This has worked before, like a year ago, but wont work now. I need to get around to testing VNC, to make sure it is not just a Remote Desktop issue. Any other thoughts? Straytoasters

Yep, thats what I did for now as a workaround...but I still looking. Thanks. Straytoasters

Yeah. I have a friend who could make the auto it script in a minute or two. The .bat script I use so far makes about 20 or so changes and is all done with .bat commands and a .reg or two, I am trying to do all I want with as near to built in Windows componets as possible. Auto it may be my "out" but I am going to keep looking for a while. Thanks. Straytoasters

I am needing to essentially just push the OK button from a .bat (a .vbs call is acceptable as a second option). Is there some kind of sendkey equlivent for .bat(s). Straytoasters

Something like start-->run-->control -classic or control / classic (those dont work), but is there some other /switch trick to open the control panel in the view you want. Dont tell me "just go into control panel and change it", I know that, that's not what I am wanting. Thanks. Straytoasters

You neglected to specify which key (to borrow a registry reference), but "set a time limit for active but idle terminal services sessions" seemed the most approproite. All the settings were set as "not configured", but I enabled active but idle and set it the "never". We'll see. However I wanted to make sure it was understood that I am not remoting in, this is when I am logged in at the local machine while physically at the local machine. It may all be the same value but I wanted to make sure that was known. Thanks. Straytoasters

Winxp Pro. Multible accounts...if you have no activity on one when you come back you have to login...how can you extend the time out or turn it off altogether? Straytoasters

If you have a batch that puts in the .reg and you have a saved layout.dll of the arrangement you want and your batch puts that in the system32 directory, then what would be the cmd line for making layout.dll run (I know wrong wording for a .dll) so it would set up your desktop icons. I searched but did not find this answer, forgive me if I missed it. Thanks Straytoasters