Alexmc1988

Join Date 12/2008

XP themes suddenly stopped working

I have been using 3rd party themes with my xp pro for a few years now. I have had the same theme for the past year and the other day it just suddenly stopped working. I can't get any of them to work now. Now even Luna. I have it patched with UXTheme4.0 and it I unpatch it I can get the xp theme back but thats it. I wasn't changing the theme or even messing with it. Any ideas what could be wrong?

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Are you running WindowBlinds? I have always read the there could be problems with patching Windows to run 3rd party themes. I've never tried it myself. You might try a search on the internet.

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I know if you installed SP3 it messed it up, but you said you patched it.. weird, it worked for me

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yeah I have SP3 but I have had it for a while and it hasn't messed anything up.

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a lot of times, windows updates screws with a patch

if it unpatched but not all the themes works try:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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Yeah I tried that actually. If I unpatch it I can get the xp theme back but repatching it still doesn't let me apply other themes.

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you might have to wait for a new patch

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so now when ever I try to change my theme it just changes the wallpaper and sets everything else to windows classic. I tried the new patch 6.0.

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ShelbyGT_The_Car

Join Date 01/2004

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try running a command to restore dll files back to normal and maybe reinstall the theme again by

run "sfc /scannow" you will need your xp cd in the cd/rom drive.

Sounds like a corrupted dll file and it is has lost what it needs to load.

Too bad you do not have a good backup to restore from...

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Actually I had a couple of different backups but none of them work. I downloaded the latest patch and I now have to to where I can apply the themes but when I restart they dont stay. It comes up with the right wallpaper but the rest is in classic theme. I have tried unpathcing and repatching a couple of times but still nothing.

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