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    Vista Themes - www.deviantart.com

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Zee_Ukrainian, Jun 5, 2008.

  1. Zee_Ukrainian

    Zee_Ukrainian Notebook Evangelist

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    For anyone who uses this site, I need help. I have downloaded VistaGlazz that's compatible with Vista SP1. When I download a theme, I do not know how to activate it. Any suggestions?

    Thanks
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jun 5, 2008
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  2. chipmoney

    chipmoney Notebook Evangelist

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    well you should be able to extract the theme into vista's theme folder.

    It should have a folder and then a file that is a .theme
     
    chipmoney, Jun 5, 2008
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    Double click on the msstyles. For me, there will be multiple "Windows Aero" and just choose which one is your new style.
     
    KarenA, Jun 5, 2008
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    magma_saber Notebook Consultant

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    You probably need to use the uxtheme patcher for vista, but i'm not sure. Post the link where you found the theme. If it uses the uxtheme, then follow these directions:

    Download: http://www.withinwindows.com/uxthemes/Windows%20Vista/SP0/6.0.6000.16386_XX_AMD64.rar (64 bit)

    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!
     
    magma_saber, Jun 5, 2008
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  5. Zee_Ukrainian

    Zee_Ukrainian Notebook Evangelist

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    After I download the file and extract it to the Themes folder, I am looking for a ".theme" extension, but I can't find it. That is why I can't find a theme when I go through the theme option. On the website someone else said going tinto the appearance settings, but I can't bring it up from there either. I will see what I can do. Thank you for you feedback, guys.
     
    Zee_Ukrainian, Jun 5, 2008
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  6. chipmoney

    chipmoney Notebook Evangelist

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    It also depends on the theme, al the ones I got from deviantart had the .theme extension, but some will only have the .msstyles, personally I couldn't get those kind to work.
     
    chipmoney, Jun 5, 2008
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  7. surfasb

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    You should download the trial of TuneUp utilities for the themes without .theme files.
     
    surfasb, Jun 5, 2008
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