How do I remove a graphics settings profile?
thanatoid
I set up 3 different graphics setup profiles in graphics
"themes/schemes/whatever they call it" (I can't check 'cos' I'm
on a different system at the moment) accessed by right-clicking
on desktop. I would like to remove one since 2 are identical -
and I'm sure I will need to remove more in the future depending
on what I do ;-)
I looked everywhere, and I can't find anything in any WIN dir
files nor in the registry, nor in a Google search.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
t.
Tim Meddick
You should make an effort to investigate what installed software is giving you this
option to "Save as Scheme"
A very popular product installed with many PCs is "IGFX" (often included with PCs
with Intel Graphics Controllers).
This would "save" a scheme in the registry under the key :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intel\Display\igfxcui\igfxsrvc\Schemes\...
...then under a further key under this one with the name you saved the scheme as.
Other makes of graphics controllers may have their own different softwares...
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"thanatoid" <wai...@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message
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J. P. Gilliver (John)
>You should know that "Graphics Schemes" are not a standard part of Windows.
He did say '"themes/schemes/whatever they call it" (I can't check 'cos'
I'm on a different system at the moment) accessed by right-clicking on
desktop'.
>
>You should make an effort to investigate what installed software is
>giving you this option to "Save as Scheme"
>
>A very popular product installed with many PCs is "IGFX" (often
>included with PCs with Intel Graphics Controllers).
I have the option to save a Theme (not a Scheme): right-click on
desktop, select Properties - it's under the Themes tab. Predefined ones
that are there already are "Windows XP" and "Windows Classic".
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thanatoid
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> You should know that "Graphics Schemes" are not a standard
> part of Windows.
I may be using the incorrect term... I have an Intel Extreme
Graphics chip... and since this machine boots 98SELite or XP I
can't check right now what it is called - I should checked have
before posting, needless to say, and I will before I post this
reply.
LATER:
The item in question is actually called "Display Modes". There
are 3 custom ones I set up above the standard (although IMHO
unnecessary - why can't the user just set up the ones they want
and have only those show up?) "High Color" and "True Color"
sections (with diff. resolutions to choose from but NO refresh
rates) below the divider.
I would like to know how to get rid of one (or more) of those
"saved" custom Display Modes. As I said, I have looked
everywhere and found nothing.
FWIW, *WHY* isn't there a check-mark next to the custom display
mode you are running? Memory fails, and there is at least one
other aspect to a display mode (the just-mentioned refresh rate,
quite crucial sometimes) which is NOT covered by clicking on the
"high" or "true" color sections - which DO display a check mark.
Sigh. Not to mention even the difference between "true" and
"high" color is not always immediately noticeable.
> You should make an effort to investigate what installed
> software is giving you this option to "Save as Scheme"
Misnomer, my apologies.
> A very popular product installed with many PCs is "IGFX"
> (often included with PCs with Intel Graphics Controllers).
>
> This would "save" a scheme in the registry under the key :
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intel\Display\igfxcui\igfxsrvc\S
> chemes\...
>
> ...then under a further key under this one with the name
> you saved the scheme as.
Great. Found them, fixed it. The (unanswerable) question is,
***WHY*** didn't I find this when I searched through the
registry using the words 'display', 'theme', and 'scheme' AND a
name of one of the schemes? Oh well.
Thank you SO much.
Tim Meddick
If I managed to help in any way then - you're most welcome!
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"thanatoid" <wai...@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Tim Meddick" <timme...@gawab.com> wrote in
> news:ea1TO4uf...@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:
>
>> You should know that "Graphics Schemes" are not a standard
>> part of Windows.
>
> < clipped >
Tim Meddick
we were talking about here.
(Intel Graphics chip set factory included software)
...And not "Window's Themes" which I am well aware of but cannot be accessed in the
way described (i.e. directly accessed by right-clicking on the desktop and using the
"Graphics" sub-menus).
To access Window's Themes you would right-click on the desktop and choose
"Properties" which would bring up the first page of the "Display" control panel
extension (i.e. Themes).
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6...@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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J. P. Gilliver (John)
>If you read the subsequent posts - you will see that it is in fact
>"Graphics Schemes" we were talking about here.
The subsequent posts weren't there when I posted (-:
>
>(Intel Graphics chip set factory included software)
>
>...And not "Window's Themes" which I am well aware of but cannot be
>accessed in the way described (i.e. directly accessed by right-clicking
>on the desktop and using the "Graphics" sub-menus).
[]
Sorry, I've just tried: right-click on an empty bit of desktop, select
Properties: "Display Properties"* window comes up, with the left-most
tab - "Themes" - open: a top left box in it allows me to load and save
themes. (XPSP3, though something similar I'm sure I've had via a similar
route back to at least '98, if not '95 and possibly even 3.1).
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Tim Meddick
I say [again] that I'm well aware of what "Themes" are, and that they are "saveable"
as [.theme] files.
I even explained how to navigate to them on the first page of "Display Properties".
The "Schemes" quoted by the OP refers to the "Graphics Schemes" right-click desktop
sub-menu.
The two things are poles apart.
"Themes" and "Schemes" only similarity is that they rhyme together.
I felt I had explained sufficiently already, obviously enough for the OP