[Download] Uxtheme patch for Vista SP1 RTM and Windows Server 2008

[neo]

Need to apply non-Microsoft Visual styles in Vista and Windows Server 2008

How to Install

1. Login as a user with Administrative privileges -or- have Administrative

credentials ready (check under the keyboard for a slip of paper).

2. Navigate to %systemroot%\System32

3. Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.

4. Take ownership of the file and close dialogs.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll

6. Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.

7. Give yourself (or group) Full Control permissions and close dialogs.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll.

9. Rename uxtheme.dll to uxtheme.old.

10. Rename themeui.dll to themeui.old.

11. Rename shsvcs.dll to shsvcs.old.

12. Copy patched files into %systemroot%\System32

13. Reboot (yes, this is really required)

14. Enjoy!

Download x86 version:6.0.6001.18000_x86.zip

Download x64 version:6.0.6001.18000_x64.zip

Edited May 12, 2008 by neo

[oskingen]

can you make a script (bat) file for this ?

[MagicAndre1981]

you can use TakeControl (tool from XPero) to ake ownership of the files.

[TheSickman]

can you make a script (bat) file for this ?

saw this on the net

takeown /f %WinDir%\System32\shsvcs.dll
icacls %WinDir%\System32\shsvcs.dll /grant "%username%":f
copy %WinDir%\System32\shsvcs.dll %WinDir%\System32\shsvcs.dll.original
copy shsvcs.dll %WinDir%\System32\shsvcs.dll

takeown /f %WinDir%\System32\themeui.dll
icacls %WinDir%\System32\themeui.dll /grant "%username%":f
copy %WinDir%\System32\themeui.dll %WinDir%\System32\themeui.dll.original
copy themeui.dll %WinDir%\System32\themeui.dll

takeown /f %WinDir%\System32\uxtheme.dll
icacls %WinDir%\System32\uxtheme.dll /grant "%username%":f
copy %WinDir%\System32\uxtheme.dll %WinDir%\System32\uxtheme.dll.original
copy uxtheme.dll %WinDir%\System32\uxtheme.dll

[oskingen]

Yeah I know how to do it. But I did ask because there are some people who doesn't know the command

Thank

[neo]

Ok....Let me try !!!