Origianl XP theme

Friday, February 18, 2005 by gibb89 | Discussion: WindowBlinds

Please can someone tell me were to download the original XP theme because windows blinds has deleted it (Its not under the tab in display properties or anywere)
I just need a website address of were to download it. I also have the windows xp cd but I am unsure as how to repair/restore the file.
Thanks
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PurrBall
Reply #1 Friday, February 18, 2005 3:34 PM
It's probably in the C:>Windows>Resourses>Themes folder.

gibb89
Reply #2 Friday, February 18, 2005 3:42 PM
NOPE. its not on my computer at all. since installing window blinds it has really messed things up. I cant install any theme without getting an error saying:

ERROR IN UXTHEME.DLL
MISSING ENTRY:#64

PLEASE HELP THX

Double Zero
Reply #3 Friday, February 18, 2005 5:26 PM
Hi there Gibb, First of all I would like to clear the aire, Window Blinds will never be the cause of "Messing things up" The User is more times than not the blame 100% of the time..Believe me I know from personal experience..LoL.

Ok, this may work and it may not, wont hurt a thing to try.. On your desktop right click anywhere upon it, from the pop-up menu choose properties..On the Display properties window there will be a bunch of tabs at the top, choose the one that says appearance.. Now there are 3 drop down boxes on the appearance screen, choose the first one , it should have the name of your current skin/theme in it..Scroll up through the list until you see Windows XP Style..choose it and hit apply at the bottom of the window. That should put everything..except for your wallpaper, back in standard Windows XP format, visually at least..

Hope this helps,
Take care,
Zero.

Bebi Bulma
Reply #4 Saturday, February 19, 2005 12:58 AM
I thought only screwing around with stylexp would tamper with the UXTHEME.DLL, not windowblinds.

jamoman
Reply #5 Saturday, February 19, 2005 4:15 AM
nope mine is missing as well. don`t use anything but stardock products.

gibb89
Reply #6 Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:37 AM
Thanks for the reply double zero but that dont work. I click on the XP style but I just keep getting the error and it turns my task bar and start menu to this old greyish Windows 98 look
If you click on this link there is a screenshot of the error
Link
The only way I can seem to get my theme back to XP is by using windowblinds but this mean I have to put up with the "Nagscreen" on every startup. ( and yes i no its only a pop up but its not just my comp. and the users dont keep wanting the annoying pop up everytime we load the computer)
This is really starting to get on my nerves now.
Please Help
Thanks
Oh btw someone said using stylexp messes up the uxtheme.dll but I have never used stylexp.Any Ideas????

Double Zero
Reply #7 Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:13 AM
Well Gibb, Other than doing a *Repair install of the OS the only other thing I could suggest is surfing through TweakXP.com Link for any useful tips..there was one article there concerning changing the DLL file..Hmmmmm..Ahh there it is..
This is straight from the TweakXP site


The easiest way to replace uxtheme.dll, or any other dll, is to delete the backups of the dll(s) you wish to replace in the dllcache folder (in the system32 folder).

For XPsp1(pro or home), you have to check another backup folder (don't worry, it can't be in both folders, only one or the other) which is X:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 (X being your system drive)

Once you've deleted the backups, simply right-click-move the dll from the system32 folder to your desktop, click "cancel" in the popup that asks for your Install disk, and "yes" in the popup after that. Then right-click-move your hacked (or whatever) version of the dll to the system32 folder, again, click cancel in the first popup, and yes in the second one.

Restart, and either archive the original (for restoration purposes) or simply delete it. This worked for me when I replaced a hacked version of uxtheme.dll to run a Mac OSX Jaguar Theme (very nice) to give my windows a MacOSX look.

Want more info? check out--> http://www.jonmega.com/~iceman/vs/

This article isnt exactly problem specific in your case, thats why I suggest that perhaps you surf through the site yourself, they may have the answers there...

I hope this is at least a little more helpful,
Take Care,
Zero.

MikeB314
Reply #8 Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:16 AM

Just keep in mind that this is not an official Stardock support channel. The people here are very helpful, but ultimately, if nobody can solve this for you, you should email [email protected].

I've never heard of this error myself, and my first guess would have been StyleXP or some other program or "patch" that modifes uxtheme.dll, which WindowBlinds does not. Is it possible that someone else who uses your computer has done something to modify uxtheme.dll? Do you have the XP Service Packs installed? I know Service Pack 1 updates uxtheme.dll, and Service Pack 2 (which includes all the SP1 updates) may as well. If you haven't installed it yet, it may repair the file for you.

As for the nag screen, you could always register WindowBlinds to get rid of that. I can understand your reservations though, until this error is resolved.


paxx
Reply #9 Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:19 AM
Have you by any chance disabled the Themes service?
Control Panel / Administrator Tools / Services
Then scroll down to "Themes" and see if the Startup Type is set to "Automatic" and the Status is set to "Started". If not, double-click on it the select Automatic from the Startup Type dropdown and press the Start button.
See if that works.

gibb89
Reply #10 Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:48 AM
Thanks again.
Double Zero - I deleted the uxtheme.dll from c:\windows\system32 and replaced it with the one from c:\windows\system32 but still no luck
Super Wizop MikeB314 - No one else who uses this computer would mess with system files and stuff they just use it for gaming and work. etc Also I have emailed them but they suggested I use a this program they provided me with to completley delete all of window blinds didnt work tho.
Wizop paxx - No its not disabled its set to start and automatic.
I was thinking of regisetering but why should I have to pay about £15 just to remove the nag screen, its not as if I will use the program when I have brought it ANY ONE PLEASE GOT ANY HELP.
THANKS
OH and I do have SP2 installed, someone said re-install it but I really want to avoid re-installing the SP. or the OS.

Lantec
Reply #11 Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:20 AM
I agree with MikeB314 you should email [email protected]
I have 4.5 installed and found uxtheme.dll in c:\windows\system32 & c:\windows\servicepack\i386
I also found uxtheme.dl_ in the c:\windows\i386 directory
Personally I would run windows setup to repair the installation.

gibb89
Reply #12 Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:33 AM
ARGH.
how would I go about doing the windows setup repair installation??????
I have tried the email [email protected] but their no help as of yet.
If I could disable the nag screen on start up then I wouldnt mind as much because I can change my theme using windows blinds but that pop up screen on everystart up thats getting on my nerves.

Cordelia
Reply #13 Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:42 AM

gibb89: you originally asked where you can download the Windows XP theme, and I THINK this is what you are looking for. https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=2776&LibID=1

However, I do encourage you to e-mail support, because if you ever delete the WindowBlinds program then this theme isn't going to work for you anymore. WindowBlinds does not delete skins on it's own, so you really want to look into what happened. However, I suspect support will tell you to reinstall the OS. (I could be wrong about that). I'd take Lantec's advice and run window's setup to repair the installation, and see if that works. Let us know!


gibb89
Reply #14 Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:49 AM
How do I do the windows repair? Will it delete my persenal files from my comp. Such as word docs and games.?

Oh do you know were I can download the windows style theme, but it has to be in the .theme because I will try and re-install the theme by going to display properties and clicking theme tab then browsing for the .theme file.

Lantec
Reply #15 Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:10 AM
Put your windows cd in the drive and reboot the computer. When the menu comes up choose repair. If you don't have a windows cd (pre-installed) then select run from the start menu and type in c:\windows\setup.exe
You shouldn't lose any data files but I would back them up first anyway.

Double Zero
Reply #16 Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:25 AM
UMM!..if you choose repair it will only bring you to the recovery console, what you want to do is simply choose install, it will install fresh windows system files and components without removing any of your personal files or programs...

You may try using Chkdsk from the recovery console first tho...to do this choose repair from the Windows XP installation disk..at the prompt type chkdsk /p ..Chkdsk works about 75% of the time..I would try that first..especially if you do not want to reinstall XP..

Good Luck,
Zero.

gibb89
Reply #17 Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:31 AM
Doesnt matter I dont want to go messing with all my system files and stuff.
I just leave and I will have to put up windows 98 look on XP.
THANKS STARDOCK!!

CerebroJD
Reply #18 Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:49 AM
Dude....this wasnt our/their fault.....

WindowBlinds DOES NOT TOUCH the UXtheme.dll file. Ever. It just doesnt. Wanna know why? (this is the best part) It doesnt touch it because all it does is tell Windows to get its UI info from WBlinds.dll instead. Meaning not only does WB not touch UXtheme.dll, it keeps windows from touching it. The only thing left is the USER touching it, or some other prog. Therefor, this is your problem, and not our/their fault.

Double Zero
Reply #19 Saturday, February 19, 2005 12:00 PM
"Hoorah" Cerebro way to step up!..::laughs:: I can definitely understand Gibbs frustration tho, so I wont hold his mis-placed anger against him. Stardock just is not the reason the system is messed up though, that much is true.
Hang in there Gibb, it is by no means a lost cause...

Zero.

gibb89
Reply #20 Saturday, February 19, 2005 12:08 PM
Oh rite didnt realise stardock didnt touch the uxtheme.dll thing, but it was since I installed it that things went wrong. I could change between themes upon til minutes before installing the product, I just assumed it was it.
If its not that what else could it be.
I know im sounding really 'pushy' and stuff but it my Dads computer and not mine. im only 15, when he comes back from his business trip and see what he thinks "ive" done I probley wont be allowed back on this computer. I shouldnt actually be on it full stop, cos ive gt my own computer but this one is much better.

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