Solved Get my Theme to be the Default

Fortkentdad

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I've created a set of images for my desktop backgrounds. I'm running a three screen array that is 55" wide by 11" high to most pictures are either stretched out of all proportion or I only see a small slice of the image. Using Adobe Elements I've created panoramic views that are 55" x 12" and fit the screen nicely. I've saved the theme and it is easy to load, right click the mouse, select personalize and select my theme.

What I'd to know is how to make my theme the default so I don't have to go through this simple change, it is easy enough to do but I should not have to re-select my theme every time I reboot or restart my computer.

I should do up a selection of my best shots and post them as a package here on line for anyone else using a three monitor array.

I also re-sized a couple of dozen of the photo's MS put up in their downloadable themes, some of them crop nicely to a 55x11 ratio, many do not, but now I have two sets of theme, my own pictures and cropped MS photos.

But that dang white daisy keeps popping up every time I restart.

It does show up as an "unsaved theme" too if that helps any troubleshooters out there.

I have searched this forum and googled changing Win8 themes.

FKD
 

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Anyone know how to make "My Theme" the default theme so I don't have to "personalize" the background manually every time I log in. It always reverts back to that daisy that is in the Windows default theme. Not a pressing problem like the end of the world tomorrow but a Win8 annoyance I'd like to solve.
 

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    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
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    Three LG's 20-24-20
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    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
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Is it normal for Windows to load the "Daisy" default theme every time it restarts, or am I the only one that has the problem of Windows 8 not remembering to load My Theme?
 

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    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
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    Generic ATX
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    Razer DeathAdder
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I've been using a theme that I got from DA and I've using it for quite three weeks from now and I'm using Windows 8 Pro N version . never encountered a problem like yours . Did you try to save the theme you wanted to be default ? or what Change did you do to your Computer ? Untitled.png did you Use the right Theme Patch for your computer to use third party themes .
 

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I have looked in vain for a way to make "my theme" the default theme. That's my question. When I try to edit the default theme and use my backgrounds instead of the daisy, my changes are saved as a new theme and are in the top row of themes that appear when you right click and select personalize. Where is this "Theme Patch"? My themes are created by selecting different images for the background and not by downloading a third party theme. I did download some themes from Microsoft but these operate the same as "My Theme". That dang daisy just won't go away, every time I reboot it pops up, and I'm tired of pushing daisies.

I am talking about the background in the desktop not in the Start Menu, I'm just using a MS background in the Start Menu and it does not change after each reboot. Curiously in the Start Menu, the image of the Desktop displayed in the wide icon is of the background from "My Theme" but when I click on it, that dang daisy pops up again.
 

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    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
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    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
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    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
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    Generic ATX
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    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
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    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
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    Razer DeathAdder
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    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
Don't have the Aero Theme. How do I delete the Windows Default theme? I don't see it in the theme folder which lists the themes I've created or downloaded from MS.
 

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    ASUS A85-M Pro
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    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
    PSU
    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
    Case
    Generic ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
    Keyboard
    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
Hello FKD,

Double check to make sure that you saved your theme.

In the above doesn't help, and if you are using a Microsoft account, then you might turn off the Personalize and Desktop personalization sync settings to test see if it is responsible for changing the theme. It's purpose to sync all PCs you sign in with the same Microsoft account to have the same settings as they were last saved as.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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Tried these suggestions. Un syncing settings had no effect. The other link tells me how to create a new theme, I've done that. What I want is the theme I created to be the default one that comes back on when I turn on the machine, not that dang daisy. How to I get rid of it?
 

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    high
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    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
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    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
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    Generic ATX
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    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
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    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
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    Razer DeathAdder
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    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
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    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
The theme link was for step 7 to "save" your theme to see if it will stick around afterwards. :)
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Internet Explorer 11
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    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
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    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone

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The theme link was for step 7 to "save" your theme to see if it will stick around afterwards. :)

I've saved themes into My Themes as you see below. I have even shared my three monitor themes as a package, but I want to know how to make My Theme My Default and not that darn Default Daisy. It is just a little annoying that every time I start up windows I have to reset the theme or look at the daisy.

540274_10151291073741051_1905860904_n.jpg
 

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    Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
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    I assembled this one myself
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    A10-5800K
    Motherboard
    ASUS A85-M Pro
    Memory
    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
    PSU
    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
    Case
    Generic ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
    Keyboard
    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
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    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
I tried setting the background both way, either through the personalize function (right click on desktop, select Personalize, (image above is displayed) and select any one of the themes in the top row of "my themes". It displays fine for that session of Windows. Next time I log in, it reverts back to the Default (Daisy) Theme. Are you saying that once you select a theme it does not revert back to Default the next time you log in? It is aggravating, why won't it let me keep my theme? I did try going to my directory containing my background images and right clicking on those files and selecting "Set as Background" and that worked too ~ but only for that session, next restart and that dang Daisy is back.

Sigh
 

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    I assembled this one myself
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    A10-5800K
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    ASUS A85-M Pro
    Memory
    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
    PSU
    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
    Case
    Generic ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
    Keyboard
    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
As a test, create a new administrator account to see if it does the same while signed in to it.
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Have you ever see the code for a Theme?
I made this one myself using a theme program:
Below is the code:

Code:
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[Control Panel\Cursors]
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[Control Panel\Desktop]
Wallpaper=C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp
Pattern=
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[Boot]
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[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Maximize\.Current]
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[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuCommand\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Menübefehl.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuPopup\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Menü-Popup.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Minimieren.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Programm Starten.wav
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[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown\.Current]
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[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Vergrößern.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Ringout\.Current]
DefaultValue=
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RingIn\.Current]
DefaultValue=
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Stern.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Hinweis.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Windows Beenden.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Kritischer Abbruch.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Frage.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemStart\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Start.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Current]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Leerer Papierkorb.wav
[AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.Current]
DefaultValue=%WinDir%Media\Windows XP Notify.wav
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Complicated to say the least.
I used Deskto Architect to make it.

Here are the included files ZIPPED.They are a big lot of theme stuff.:

They are attached as New folder.zip

These are the files called upon to make the theme functional.--Sounds-images-etc.
 
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    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Have you ever see the code for a Theme?
I made this one myself using a theme program:
Below is the code:

[CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]
DefaultValue=%ThemeDir%Tomb RaiderII - Arbeitsplatz.ico,0. . . . . . . . . . . . .


Complicated to say the least.
I used Deskto Architect to make it.

Here are the included files ZIPPED.They are a big lot of theme stuff.:

They are attached as New folder.zip

These are the files called upon to make the theme functional.--Sounds-images-etc.

Well to answer your question, "No" Not into code, reading it, writing it nor understanding it.

But thanks for sharing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    I assembled this one myself
    CPU
    A10-5800K
    Motherboard
    ASUS A85-M Pro
    Memory
    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
    PSU
    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
    Case
    Generic ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
    Keyboard
    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
As a test, create a new administrator account to see if it does the same while signed in to it.

I tried this test, created a user for my wife, as an administrator and lo and behold it remembered her theme. She was able to select one of the themes I had created and upon restart it came back up just like it should.

Now this means it has something to do with my personal settings. Something is forcing windows to revert back to the old daisy default theme. I did notice another thing, if I change the to my theme too quickly, (as in immediately upon loading desktop) after a second or two it undoes that selection and goes back to the daisy again. I will look at my start up files (once I figure out where to find them in Windows 8). And see if there is something in there that might be the cause of this annoyance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    I assembled this one myself
    CPU
    A10-5800K
    Motherboard
    ASUS A85-M Pro
    Memory
    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
    PSU
    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
    Case
    Generic ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
    Keyboard
    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
Startup.JPG

This is my start up files, I don't see anything in there that might be causing Windows to reload the default. I suppose I can disable them one at a time and just see.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    I assembled this one myself
    CPU
    A10-5800K
    Motherboard
    ASUS A85-M Pro
    Memory
    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
    PSU
    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
    Case
    Generic ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
    Keyboard
    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals
Experimented with disabling the various programs, and it had no effect on the desktop, that dang daisy kept popping up every time. How do I edit the default theme in Windows. I did rename theme1.theme and theme2.theme in C:\windows\resources\theme (had to get past that "trustedinstaller" problem, but google got me through with a quick fix for that pain. I copied my fkd.theme to that directory and renamed it theme1.theme. Now my theme shows up beside the default theme (labeled FKD), but that dang daisy is still there. If I could get to the default I could get a work around. But apparently it has to do with something I've done in how I've set up my system because when I made that new user, there was no problem. So I know it is not hardware or drivers.

Such a little thing to get under my skin.

Gotta learn not to sweat the small stuff.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    I assembled this one myself
    CPU
    A10-5800K
    Motherboard
    ASUS A85-M Pro
    Memory
    32 GB 1600 Ghz Kingston HyperX Red RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD 6670 - in AMD Dual-Graphic Mode
    Sound Card
    Integrated on the motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Three LG's 20-24-20
    Screen Resolution
    high
    Hard Drives
    Kingston HYperX 128 GB SSD (OS & Photoshop)
    Seagate Barracuda SATA III - 2 T
    Seagate SATA II 750 internal
    Seagate eSATA 750 FreeAgent portable
    Seagate USB 250 Passport portable
    PSU
    Antec 620 Watt High Current Gamer - Modular
    Case
    Generic ATX
    Cooling
    Cooler Master 212 Hyper Plus + extra fan
    Keyboard
    Old Logitech - need a new gamer one
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    .5 to 1 Mbps (yes one half of one Mbps
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick
    Thrustmaster Ferrari Challenge Wheel & Pedals

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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