use this by creating folder $OEM$, $$, system32 and place it parallel to i386(win installtion folder) folder and place uxthem.dll file in it. folders should placed as i below show. $oem$\$$\system32\uxtheme.dll First creat $oem$ then creat $$ floder in side $oem$ folder then create system32 folder in $$ folder and then place uxtheme.dll in system32 folder. Will it help full answer ? As i know in nlite RC2 or beta it dos't patch uxthem.dll file correctly. I have too same problem ...