Problem with uxtheme

[durex]

So downloaded and copied the uxtheme for SP2 to sys32 and every theme I download doesnt seem to be working. When I select the theme in Display Properties all I see is a black screen in the preview window and when I try to apply it, it ends up applying the classic theme...

Any ideas?

[Tsunami]

Did you copy it in Safe Mode? And do you still have WFP enabled?

[durex]

No and No... Ill try the safe mode thing.

Thanks.

[vorte[x]]

Safe mode and disabling WFP is not required. Just delete Uxtheme.dll in \windows\servicepackfiles\i386 (if exists), then out of \system32\dllcache. After doing so, rename \system32\uxtheme.dll to uxtheme.old and drop in the patched DLL. A reboot is required.