Patching Instructions for Systems with Service Pack 1 Installed and using PatchXP-SP1.zip:
First, uninstall any version of StyleXP or similar program(s) you that may have installed already.
Unzip PatchXP-SP1 to any folder on your hard disk.
Run the PatchXP-SP1.exe file.
Click "Patch", (You will receive a message saying that the patch was sucessful after the installation completes).
Click "Reboot", making sure you IGNORE any messges that may pop up, DO NOT acknowledge them at all, just let the system reboot! Your styles should now work correctly.
If you want to do an unpatch, follow the same procedure as above, but instead click 'Unpatch'. Unpatch will NOT work if you haven't used the Patch option first!
Problems:
If you encounter any problems (patching doesn't appear to work, you get a message saying the file cannot be patched, etc.) then try the following:
Do a search for any file named uxtheme.dl_ and rename it/them to uxtheme.bak, then run patching program again (remember to search for hidden files and folders also).
Instructions for Manual Patching of the UXTHEME.DLL File
Switch to the Windows XP (Luna) theme that comes with XP, shutdown, and then boot your computer with an MS-DOS floppy disk from Windows 95/98/98SE or ME.
Go to each of the following directories on your boot drive, (usually C:), and rename UXTHEME.DLL if found to UXTHEME.BAK:
C:WindowsSystem32 and C:WindowsSystem32Dllcache
If you have Service Pack 1 installed you will also need to rename the file in this directory:
C:WINDOWSServicePackFilesi386
Next, copy the UXTHEME.DLL file that came inside the appropriate patch file to the following directories:
C:WindowsSystem32 and C:WindowsSystem32Dllcache
If you have Service Pack 1 installed you will also need to copy the file to:
C:WINDOWSServicePackFilesi386
Then reboot your computer normally and try your new styles, everything should work fine.
