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Unable to access Theme controls in Photo Gallery Slideshow in Windows Vista
- Copyright © 2008 Ramesh Srinivasan
- Windows Vista
Question
I am running Vista Ultimate with an NVidia 7900 GT video card. I was experimenting with the built-in slideshow controls and made the mistake of changing the theme to Glass. From that point on, I get a black screen for my slideshow and I can neither see nor find any controls that allow me to return back to the default theme. The only way out of it is to hit the ESCAPE key. Unfortunately, the tool remembers the choice for subsequent slideshows. How do I reset the Slideshow theme settings to defaults?
Answer
You may reset the default Slideshow Theme using the following steps:
Method 1
Click Start, type the following command-line and press ENTER:
reg add "hkcu\software\microsoft\windows photo gallery\slideshow\themes" /v ActiveTheme /d "" /f
Method 2
- Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER
- Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Slideshow\Themes
- Double-click ActiveTheme value, delete the existing data and click OK
- Exit Registry Editor
When you run a Slideshow now, the default theme will be used.
Related link
Are the Slideshow Theme controls missing? Here is a registry tweak to access the Theme controls:
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1 Response to "Unable to access Theme controls in Photo Gallery Slideshow in Windows Vista" 
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said this on 14 May 2007 8:49:36 PM PST
This solves part of the problem, and at least makes slide show somewhat usable again. However, it would be nice to have a solution that allows the themes to be used again. In my case the themes worked for awhile, then quit working for no apparent reason.
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