uxtheme.dll for Windows x64

I am using Windows x64 build 1433.

Does someone have the right patched uxtheme.dll for it ?

Thanks,

 

 

Hmm, you might want to consider upgrading to the released build!

Okay I a similar question so I'm not going to start a new thread.

I downloaded WinXP x64 from the MSDN website last week so I have a full working version I think.  My system properties shows Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Vesion 2003 SP1.  I am trying to get the uxtheme.dll from Rafael's website working and I havent quite gotten it down yet.

The first thing I tried is just renaming c:\windows\system32\uxtheme.dll to uxtheme.original and copying in the one from 6.0.3790.1830_EN_AMD64.rar.  Within about 5 seconds, the one I copied in is replaced by the old one automatically.

After that I went and tried doing the same thing in Safe Mode.  When I did it that time it looked like it worked.  However when I came back up into normal mode I got some error about the file being invalid and checking the dll cache or something.  The error kept popping back up as soon as I clicked okay.  I had to reboot back to safe mode, replace it with the old file and reboot back normally using the Last Known Good Configuration. 

One thing I noticed when I checked is that my themes were there behind the error message.  This leads me to believe that I'm doing it like half right.  So what am I missing here?  Also, what's the second file in the RAR for (the uxtheme.dl_)?  I did lots of Google but nobody ever mentioned any of what I was seeing.

TIA,
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Your problem stems from Windows File Protection (WFP).  WFP automatically detects that Windows files are modified (or deleted/moved/renamed) and tries to restore them with the original file. 

Do you have your Windows CD in your optical drive still?

If not, check in [SystemDrive]:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache for uxtheme.dll.  If it's there, you'll need to boot into safe mode and replace both \WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\uxtheme.dll and the one in the standard place.

Hi dbrowdy,

You have to patch uxtheme.dll in three different places. And it is better to do this in the safe mode.

Also, you have to make sure that you don’t have the Windows X64 CD in the CD-ROM and/or Windows 64 setup files on your hard drive anywhere.

Here it is:

1. Boot in Safe Mode.
2. Go to Windows Explorer and then Tools and then Folders Option.
3. Check show hidden files and folders.
4. Uncheck hide extension for known file types.
5. Uncheck hide operating system files.
6. Under c:\windows\system32\ you find a subdirectory called (dllcache).
7. Under c:\windows\system32\dllcache you will find uxtheme.dll
8. Rename to uxtheme.original and copy the patched uxtheme.dll
9. Then go to c:\windows\system32\ and do the same in step #8.
10. Then go to c:\windows\sysWOW\dllcache and do the same as step #8.
11. So you will patch in three different sub-directories and this should work

Hi ALL,

I need the uxtheme patch for my system, but unfortunately I was unable to download it from http://67.20.160.236:8080/repository/?path=Patches/Uxtheme/ as the link posted at http://www.extended64.com/blogs/rafael/archive/category/1023.aspx

Could somebody plz give me a working link on that file, or maybe just tell me which bytes I should change and for which values, to get a patched file? It would also be fine to know how to correct the file checksums, so that it could be included into my own unattended installation CD and no error would occur while copying this file to its destination dir during install (I guess, modbin utility only works with 32-bit PE files?)

Correction: I've just found out that there are two files to patch (excluding the ones in dllcache folders, cos I guess a normal healthy mind person should have WFP/SFC disabled yet in the distribution source). First of those files is uxtheme.dll for 0x8664h machine architecture, located in \System32, which is the most essential component to patch, it provides theme and style support for generally all 64-bit apps and system components, such as Explorer taskbar, its windows and property sheets, 64-bit control panel applets, etc. This patch I have already achieved by assistance of nLite distribution tunning software, which's version 1.0 beta 1 supports XP x64 Edition. As about the second file, it's an ordinary 32-bit one for i386 architecture, located in \SysWOW64 and providing style support for 32-bit apps and components running upon Win64 platform; that's the patch I really need, cos I have yet no source to get it. I've found already patched uxtheme.dll for 32-bit Server 2k3 w/SP1 (version 6.0.3790.1830), but its size is about 203k instead of ~215k for the file in the real x64 RTM distribution. Accordingly, only the 64-bit apps and components may use custom styles with the patched 64-bit dll and a "bad" version of the 32-bit one.
That is what I don't need, but I need only a fully working patch, including corrections for all necessary files. Plz gimme a bit of F1 :D

Ak'hmm... is everybody dead out there? Sorry for rising up this topic, but I've had enough of these lambs, which keep the silence...

 

hi lads looking for same files, plz hlp any one

how to do that litle thingy with uxtheme.dll

3 file changes and all with same files on xp x64 os?

after 3 years of silence should be anyone who knows how to do things :)

i've tryed 'uxtheme multi language theme pacher' but it dosnt do right things for me i would like to find out how to do manualy

Hi, the program of choice could be UXTheme Multi Patcher in version 6.0.

 Possible source: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/UXTheme-MultiPatcher.shtml

But follow the instruction carefully because of file protection of WinXP x64.

Laire