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    classic skin winXP?

    does the skin take less memory than the usual xp blue skin? is it much faster?

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    ..a Russian mountain cat. Yamaneko's Avatar
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    If you disable the service "Themes" is does. Otherwise it doesn't. If you're going use the classic theme, you might as well disable the service, though.

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    where can i find that?

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    Right click Desktop > Properties > Appearance tab > change Windows and Buttons drop down menu setting to Windows Classic Style.

    For the service, rightclick My Computer > Manage > Expand Services and Applications on the left > Services on the left > rightclick Themes in the list on the right > Properties > change Startup type to Disabled > click Stop and wait for it to stop, then OK.
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    is there a difference in speed when using the disabled theme and the classic skin??

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    Probably only noticable if you have a really crappy computer, like 300 MHz P2 with 256 MB RAM
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    Now clout, try to be nice.

    Skins have a negligible effect on processor performance.

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    The quickest way to disable themes:

    Run "services.msc"
    Find the "Themes" service. Stop it and set the startup type to "disabled"

    Simple as that.

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