Hi, everyone. I’m a newbie; and I’ve got three small problems.

1.      I did some tweaks via a freeware tool and I’m now stuck with the Windows Classic Look instead of the default XP [LOOKS] and style. How do I get it back?

2.      Somehow I’ve disabled my SYSTEM Restore feature. How do  I activate this necessary feature?

3.      My computer doesn’t turn off (power off) anymore. I have to wait for it to tell me that “It is now safe to turn off your computer”. How do I get back to that one click shut down/power off?

 jamesmag2325..... try this ....... click start \control panel\system...... then click on the system restore tab....... then put a tick in the box in front of .......Turn on System Restore on all drives...... then click apply and then ok
That should turn back on system restore .

To get back the Category view ..... ( you are currently in "Classic" view ......)
Go back to control panel \ system ........ now look over to the left up near the top and you will see control panel ...and right below that " switch to category view."   that should do it ....

dl65  In responce to (3), Go to 'Run' in the start menu and type 'regedit' to open your register editor. Next, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENT VERSION\WINLOGON. After selecting the 'Winlogon' key, right click an empty area in the right pane, select 'New', and click 'String Value'. Type 'PowerdownAfterShutdown' to name the new value, double-click the new value, type '1' in the Value Data field, and click OK. Changes will come into affect after restarting the computer.

[highlight]You might want to BACKUP your registry before you try this by going to 'File' and clicking 'Export...'[/highlight]
I suggest the date as a file name.

I have tested this on my computer. Right-click on Taskbar, click Properties. Go to the Start Menu tab, and make sure "Start Menu" instead of "Classic Start Menu" is selected.I thank all of you for helping me; even though your info and tips didn't help. My computer is indeed [locked] in the Classic Start mode and won't power off by itself when I shut down. I really don't know what else to do. UNLESS, someone will tell me how to "MESS" about in the advance settings of XP such as the registry, etc.

Thanks, anyway."Messing" in the registry can cause all sorts of heartache for newbies. Lots of info on the net IF the problem is worth the solution.