I cant view my XP Themes anymore
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by Anything1226 | Discussion: Windows XP
I upgraded to windows SP3 and it wiped out all of my themes and the patch that allowed me to see the themes. Where can i get the patch? (I forgot 
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I needed to upgrade so i can use my Sidewinder X6 Keyboard for my PC. But it didnt work. But thats not the point.
Reply #2 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 5:36 PM
I use the normal thing. I dont run window blinds. It slowed down my studio software.
and it was something that, im sure, went under C:\i### thing.
Reply #3 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:07 PM
Are you sure you were using Windowblinds themes or maybe StyleXP that can require a patch. If however you are just using some patch to crack legal software you would be on your own.
Reply #4 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 2:29 PM
patch + SP3 = themes no work == not WindowBlinds
and the patch that allowed me to see the themes
the patch is not 'normal' so this can't be right:
I use the normal thing.
windows doesn't need a patch to run it themes or any signed themes
the patch is to hack windows and convince it to run unsigned themes
Where can i get the patch?
google has it
Reply #5 Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:34 PM
They are Custom usermade themes.
Now, I downloaded once that i trusted. Its a UXTHEME.dll
Is that right?
Reply #6 Thursday, January 8, 2009 10:58 PM
it's a patched(hacked) uxtheme.dll
you just need to find a safe place to get the best version
Try deviantart - a lot of them use a patch
Reply #7 Tuesday, January 13, 2009 6:21 AM
Yeah, surf DeviantArt and look for uxtheme patch. But make sure you get the one for XPSP3 or God knows what might happen. Or maybe look at WinMatrix or Neowin Forums, I have not used them myself, but there quite a few 3rd Party Skinners that use those sites.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:03 AM
Not understanding what you mean by patch.
Stardock doesn't use patches to run WindowBlinds. Are you running something other than WBs to apply themes? Seems to me I remember a recent post about the same thing.
I'm on an XP system and have SP3. It didn't do anything to break WBs.