Is there a way to change the looks of WinXP to classics mode in all accounts without going into every account and changing it? This applies to future accounts too.
I didn't see the choices you mentioned Dallasdon. Anyway it's User Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Start Menu and Taskbar within Group Policy. There's also one for Control Panel. Thanks.
Disabling the "Themes" service, has always worked for me.
You may as well kill fast user switching etc.
gpedit.msc will give you a lot more options and its an invaluble resource in setting up an XP system.