Hide the Themes Settings Page (Windows XP)

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Hide the Themes Settings Page (Windows XP)
Category: Home > Security > Control Panel > Display

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This option hides the Themes tag which prevents the user from selecting an alternate theme. Themes normally include a background plus sounds, icons and other elements.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoThemesTab' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoThemesTab	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Name: NoThemesTab
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction)

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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 22, 2002

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