Dialogue boxes Chocolitz58 12/24/2008 9:05:01 PM Okay, so I downloaded EyesDropper in an effort to reduce my computer usage. However, after I installed it Windows settings were changed. I quickly uninstalled it, instead of restarting the computer as EyesDropper asked me to do. When I press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, instead of just the Task Manager coming, there is a box in the middle of the Desktop that has all the options (Turn Off, Lock Computer..) etc. that Task Manager had, instead of it all convieniently placed in Task Manager. When I press the start menu, my icon for my account isn't at the top of the Start Menu. When I press Shut Down (Which used to be Turn Off Computer) There is a drop down menu for Stand By, Shutdown and Restart instead of icons and captions. When I press Log off.. it just asks me if I want to log off. There wasn't a log off button and a switch user button, as there was before. What's happening? How can I fix this, and return things to the way they were? I use Windows XP SP3.

Re: Dialogue boxes "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan[ at ]SBXXXIX.com> 12/24/2008 9:59:45 PM "Chocolitz58" <Chocolitz58[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:260E99D0-1E38-4840-AE36-60694EF066F6[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Okay, so I downloaded EyesDropper in an effort to reduce my computer > usage. > However, after I installed it Windows settings were changed. I quickly > uninstalled it, instead of restarting the computer as EyesDropper asked me > to > do. When I press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, instead of just the Task Manager coming, > there is a box in the middle of the Desktop that has all the options (Turn > Off, Lock Computer..) etc. that Task Manager had, instead of it all > convieniently placed in Task Manager. When I press the start menu, my icon > for my account isn't at the top of the Start Menu. When I press Shut Down > (Which used to be Turn Off Computer) There is a drop down menu for Stand > By, > Shutdown and Restart instead of icons and captions. When I press Log off.. > it > just asks me if I want to log off. There wasn't a log off button and a > switch > user button, as there was before. What's happening? How can I fix this, > and > return things to the way they were? > > I use Windows XP SP3. One option would be to run System Restore to take your computer back to a date before you installed this program. System Restore is available through your Start menu under Accessories -> System Tools. Keep in mind that any changes made to your computer since that date will also be reversed. To manually correct the issues you've outlined in your question, see if the following helps. To have Task Manager appear when you press Ctrl + Alt + Delete Go to Control Panel and double click User Accounts. In User Accounts, click on "Change the way users log on or off". In the next screen, check the boxes next to Use the Welcome screen and Use Fast User Switching. To restore the XP style Start menu Right click on your Start button and select Properties from the menu. Note: You can also go to Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start menu. On the Start menu page, select Start menu instead of Classic Start menu. Click OK. Good luck Nepatsfan