HELP! SP2 Is Messing With Me!

805 Views 6 Replies 4 Participants Last post by Kiroshi, Jan 4, 2005

Kiroshi

Discussion Starter · Jan 4, 2005

Damn u microsoft

Ok I'm sure everyone knows about patching the Uxtheme to use those awesome visual styles, anyways before I installed SP2 it worked perfectly. Now when I restart my pc windows changes it to windows classic and I cant select any other theme aside from the regular ones.

What is the problem?

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Kirby

· #2 · Jan 4, 2005

Most likely SP2 overwrote the uxtheme.dll file with the newer SP2 version of the same file

You should use Neowin's UXTheme patcher:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707

Kiroshi

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 4, 2005

But that's the problem, I already did that. When I restart it goes back to classic. It dosnt do it every time but once it does I have to re-patch.

Kirby

· #4 · Jan 4, 2005

read all the directions....when Windows ask you that a system file needs to be replaced, hit cancel.

Valcrist

· #5 · Jan 4, 2005

and make sure your using the sp2 version, that was my problem

Esturk

· #6 · Jan 4, 2005

Gotta love how people blame their own mistakes on Microsoft.:lol:

Kiroshi

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 4, 2005

I found out that you have to go in safe mode so SP2 dosnt keep overwrighting the UxTheme.dll file. Works like a charm now.

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