Unable to save any settings on Windows XP

[fellah]

My problem is that I am unable to save any settings. I am running Windows XP Pro on my system. It doesn't saves my screen resolution, screensaver, and many more of the customized settings are unsaved and this happens every now and then.

Can anyone explain me what is happening?

[Rkhon]

Actually the problem is with the VB Script which will change the Registry value of NoSaveSettings

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and set it to "0". This doesn't allows the user settings to be saved.

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim WSHShell, p1
Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
p1 = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSaveSettings"
WSHShell.RegWrite p1, 0, "REG_DWORD"
MsgBox "Your Registry has been updated. Log off and" & vbCR & "Log on for the change to take effect.",4096,"Finished"

Copy the above code and save it as .vbs file. Now run it. At last it will ask you to log off, follow the instruction. Hope this helps you.

[switchblade327]

To fix this issue:

1. Open regedit and check for DWORD value NoSaveSettings in right-side pane under following keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
  
• HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
  
• HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Program Manager\Restrictions

The DWORD value must be most probably in the last one.

2. Once you find the DWORD value, delete it and restart your system. It’ll solve your problem and Windows will remember your desktop settings.

Source: askvg.com

[fellah]

Thanks friends, it solved my issue.

[micro231]

which one of the above worked ,am trying to but no results.

that's very frustrating.. but you can contact your administrator about it..=)