UxTheme Issue With SP2!

[Kiroshi]

Hi everyone,

My first post has to be a problem :D

Well before I installed SP2 the UxTheme patcher worked perfectly with no problems at all. The other day I decided I should update to SP2 for some reason :crazy: (maybe I should go back to SP1?)

I had to re-install the UxTheme patch and it worked at first but now when I restart my PC it goes back to windows default classic. Has anyone had this problem? is it something in SP2?

Thanks for any help.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Use the patcher in safe mode...

[Rix]

  Kiroshi said:

Hi everyone,

My first post has to be a problem :D

Well before I installed SP2 the UxTheme patcher worked perfectly with no problems at all. The other day I decided I should update to SP2 for some reason :crazy: (maybe I should go back to SP1?)

I had to re-install the UxTheme patch and it worked at first but now when I restart my PC it goes back to windows default classic. Has anyone had this problem? is it something in SP2?

Thanks for any help.

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Youll need the correct UxTheme for SP2. If you use https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707 one, run it in safe mode and it should work :)

[dreamz Veteran]

read this guide: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=182900

make sure the themes service is set to auto, and make sure the visual styles are in c:\windows\resources\themes.

[Larney]

Also make sure there are no other uxtheme.dll files on your C:\ drive as SP2 can sometimes makes backup files when it installs and when you try and replace a file the backed-up files replace the patched one with the original.

Any futher help ask me or insanskiwi in the thread dreamz mentioned

Kelsenellenelvian, Arhhrhghrgh safe mode IS NOT needed :angry:

[Kiroshi]

Ok guys. I restarted in safe mode, logged into my account, ran the uxtheme.exe (latest version) and it said "switching back to original theme.dll file" or something along those lines anyway :)

I had to run it again to patch the file because it went back to the original file ?_? It's working fine right now, restarted a couple times and it's workin like a charm. Now if it does it again I'm going to shoot a monkey ><