Trivial but annoying XP bug....
Tuesday, June 29, 2004 by Jafo | Discussion: Stardock Software
My new install of XP [SP1] as yet unactivated never seems to remember my personal settings for sound schemes and cursors....reverting to the defaults on both.
Logon is normal...admin access user, etc.....but these two settings refuse to 'stick', though saved and applied as specific schemes.
Any suggestions.....reg hack, maybe?....
Reply #3 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:29 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:42 PM
....BTW...do you have 'Fast User Switching' enabled?
Reply #5 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:51 PM
yes...but as I said I have not logged in as the other logon even once as yet....this is a new system....only about 5 days old...
I'll login as the other and set the settings the same on it.
Originally being idle would revert to the welcome [logon] screen...and I'd lose the settings...so I disabled that but I still lose the settings....
Reply #6 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:00 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:04 PM
yrag....it's nothing to do with Stardock proggies....I'm talking about a simple cursor change and a different wav file ion.....really basic stuff...that 
keeps forgetting.
No other installed app will have a bearing on these...eg CursorXP is not installed at all...
Reply #8 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:08 PM
I think I fixed the cursors....in both logons I altered them and saved-as 'Windows Default'....overwriting the real default.....so now it 'can't forget [in theory]...
Sounds doesn't appear to allow the same.....though I 'could' just delete the default wavs and rename the new ones to the 'default' names....and fool XP....
Reply #9 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:09 PM
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Reply #12 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:23 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:36 PM
yrag...it looks like it's sorted....though I'll need a cold boot to be sure....shall try that a little later....
I want to get all the bugs out of the system before I do an Image and restore to a second drive...as a full OS backup.
Ah....computers are such fun....
Reply #14 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:41 PM
| though I'll need a cold boot |
....you meant "Beer"...right?
I agree....'puters are a hoot
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Reply #1 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:01 PM