Which Windows Theme ???

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by aliferste

Do you hav eto pay for Style xp?

Don't know for sure but there's a free demo here you could always install and save themes as Zingle says.
Or there are other places to get it

[Semi On]

If you don't want/can't get StyleXP, just use this. It'll automatically patch your uxtheme.dll for you so you can use whatever theme you want.

I used to chop and change my themes every week it seemed like, until I stumbled across Royal Four. Unless something amazing is released, this one is staying for a long time.

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Semi On

If you don't want/can't get StyleXP, just use this. It'll automatically patch your uxtheme.dll for you so you can use whatever theme you want.

Sorry, stupid question, but how do you cancel the file protection dialogs so it will patch?

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Semi On

Hot diggety!!

Who's she?

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by Mal

Sorry, stupid question, but how do you cancel the file protection dialogs so it will patch?

You have to kill the explorer.exe process, I wouldn't recommend using this hacked dll - last time I did that my PC would BSOD every time I right clicked an exe.

[jtwn]

Originally Posted by Semi On

If you don't want/can't get StyleXP, just use this. It'll automatically patch your uxtheme.dll for you so you can use whatever theme you want.

I used to chop and change my themes every week it seemed like, until I stumbled across Royal Four. Unless something amazing is released, this one is staying for a long time.

Haha, badly placed window if you ask me

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Richard M

You have to kill the explorer.exe process, I wouldn't recommend using this hacked dll - last time I did that my PC would BSOD every time I right clicked an exe.

I think I'll give it a miss then.

[Semi On]

Originally Posted by Richard M

You have to kill the explorer.exe process, I wouldn't recommend using this hacked dll - last time I did that my PC would BSOD every time I right clicked an exe.

Er, you don't have to kill anything. You run the app, it backs up your original dll, replaces it with the hacked version, the windows file protection dialogue pops up and you click "cancel", then reboot. That's it.

Mal: Thousands of people use this dll without problems. If you use Style XP you're using it. You can't apply visual styles without it.

Also, if you decide you don't want it, run the app again and it replaces the hacked dll with the original again.
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Originally Posted by Raistlin

Hot diggety!!

Who's she?

She is Natasha Mealey.

Originally Posted by jtwn

Haha, badly placed window if you ask me

I had to put it there! But you can see the rest of her if you want.

[OinkyBoinky]

Originally Posted by punky

Mine is pretty nice, it makes my computer look like OSX

same here.. i have either a mac theme or classic... none of that crayola meets fisher price stuff..

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Semi On

She is Natasha Mealey.

OMFG!!!

[AndrewJ]

I used the uxtheme.dll mod file to enable theme downloading without a external application program being used.

I found it okay although if you do permit or reboot before the file replacement has been overridden and made to accept the modded file, it can be hell if not impossible to fix it.