Problem with uxtheme

[SpitefulPentium]

Hi,

I read a post on using the uxtheme patcher to patch the uxtheme.dll file so that you can install various themes.

I patched this file and copied a theme from the July digit issue (forever blue i think). Although I can see the entry in the theme drop down, I am not able to successfully apply that theme. Only the wallpaper and a few icons get changed, keeping the taskbar, start menu as it is.

1. How do get to change this.
2. What does this patcher actually do? I mean why is it necessary to patch it?
3. difference between Theme and Visual Style.
4. do I need to make changes to the registry.

Thanks in advance...

 

[wORm]

I think one needs to run the uxtheme patcher in "Safe Mode" in WinXP. Did you do that?

 

[ice]

U need to run it in safe mode, and it allows u to use "VISUAL STYLES" , NOT themes.

 

[NikhilVerma]

if it still doesn't work then you can visit my website

www.my-planet-m.tk

and goto downloads --- skins section ... from there you can download the entire uxtheme.dll and that's sure to work.!!!

 

[it_waaznt_me]

Download the UxTheme Patcher from WindowsX.org ... It will sure work .. Patch it in Safe mode ...

 

[SpitefulPentium]

ooops... I did not patch it in Safe mode. aah! there were no instructions to do so. Anyways will try. Thanks.

 

[SpitefulPentium]

oK... It worked when done in Safe Mode. Cool. Thanks people.