Uxtheme installation under Windows XP/2003


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um... noob here :blush:... how do i know which service pack 2 patch to download?? :blink:

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Well whats the version of your XP? And do you mean the WHOLE SP2 or the patched uxtheme for your specific language of XP SP2?

Here is a link for a list of different languages of patched uxtheme's for XP SP2:

Chinese SP2a (SP2a = Chinese ONLY Update)

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch....2180-1_PRC.rar

Danish SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...00.2180_DAN.rar

German SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...900.2180_DE.rar

English SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...900.2180_EN.rar

Spanish SP2 (download and rename to .rar I think??)

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...900.2180_ES.txt

French SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...900.2180_FR.rar

Korean SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...00.2180_KOR.rar

Netherlands SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...900.2180_NL.rar

Polish SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...00.2180_POL.rar

Chinese SP2 (Original)

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...00.2180_PRC.rar

Swedish SP2

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...00.2180_SVE.rar

insanekiwi, In cleaning up I meant making sure all the links work and removing old Uxtheme Patching Links :)

Edited by Larney

Spanish SP2 (download and rename to .rar I think??)

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...900.2180_ES.txt

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The Spanish-localized uxtheme library has problems, hence the rename to .txt. It doesn't work so don't use it. Until I get a new one, it'll remain there. I'm thinking of getting a copy of the MUI and extracting DLLs from that...

  • 1 month later...

I realy like your guide and I used it too,but there still are some things that are unclear to me.Esspecialy ONE thing.I explain.:so I copy the theme to the resources folder,everything works fine but the visual style doesnt change completely to the one in the preview.The only thing that doesnt change are the icons in the window toolbar.

So I would like to ask you how I can change those as simply as possible.

here's a picture of what I mean.

post-84953-1106762932_thumb.jpg

Our guide only really covers problems with patching the uxtheme.dll and to get any theme to show up. As this is a guide realted forum and questions and answers adhearing under the specific forum rules and to not cause disruption I would kindly ask you to move your question to:

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=34

Not that we cannot answer your question (I would personally suggest trying another theme) but it would be best for this thread at the moment to keep the questions specific to the topic. Thank you :)

  • 2 weeks later...
googled and found the file :)

http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...ndows%20XP/SP2/

doesn't seem to be accessible

Does anyone know of alternate links?!!

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are u trying to look for an uxtheme.dll mirror? if so look here:

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707

:)

are u trying to look for an uxtheme.dll mirror? if so look here:

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707

:)

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http://67.21.149.202:8080/repository/Patch...ndows%20XP/SP2/ works and he's looking to replace the file manually not use a patcher to do the process for him...

This has probably already been answered, but I can go to any theme site and download a new VS after replacing my uxtheme.dll right? (I assume VS and theme are interchangeable). Does it matter if the VS is a .msstyle or .theme file?

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