1. Login as a user with Administrative privileges -or- have Administrative credentials ready (check under the keyboard
for a slip of paper).
2. Navigate to %systemroot%\System32
3. Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.
4. Take ownership of the file and close dialogs.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll
6. Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.
7. Give yourself (or group) Full Control permissions and close dialogs.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll.
9. Rename uxtheme.dll to uxtheme.old.
10. Rename themeui.dll to themeui.old.
11. Rename shsvcs.dll to shsvcs.old.
12. Copy patched files into %systemroot%\System32
13. Reboot (yes, this is really required)
Step 1b: If you find the above too intimidating, download VistaGlazz and just run it, it automates the whole patching
process so you don’t have to worry about it! It is basically like Neowin uxtheme patcher we used to have for Windows XP.
Step 2: Download a Windows Vista Visual Style from our free Windows Vista Themes gallery, and copy the theme to
Windows/Resources/Themes folder.
Step 3: Right click on desktop and click on Personalize. From the page that pops up, click on Theme and choose your newly
The soultions Rockaway has offered, and his software, have been well documented to crash the OS and cause random instability and failed page rendering - avoid it like a virus.
Message edited by notherdude on 03-06-2008 at 08:10:04 PM
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notherdude u have an old hand. Having an old hand doesnt make sence. Cuz its old. get a new one.. seems like ur hand doesnt understand what it is writing. So placve it in ur rig instead of vista human orgnoids will amke more sense
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