tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post113289222430196387..comments2008-01-13T03:44:51.245-06:00Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487330844921028870noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-73864228643287093022008-01-13T03:44:00.000-06:002008-01-13T03:44:00.000-06:00thank you so much george...Zarielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574989460860913854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-83661922766902317702008-01-12T13:16:00.000-06:002008-01-12T13:16:00.000-06:00You won't need a setup CD. You can install the patch or uninstall the patch without needing a setup CD.<BR/><BR/>GeorgeGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487330844921028870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-9784900730112046922008-01-12T12:44:00.000-06:002008-01-12T12:44:00.000-06:00hai george...<BR/>just want to ask you a question.<BR/>if somehow i use UX Theme Multi Patcher...would i be ask to insert my setup cd after i reboot my pc? cause i've lost my setup cd.<BR/>sorry...i'm not very good in english. i hope you can understand my question. thanks anyway.Zarielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574989460860913854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-45975223224403631702007-07-16T15:54:00.000-05:002007-07-16T15:54:00.000-05:00I don't have a clear favorite. I usually find a visual style that matches a desktop theme I want to use. <BR/><BR/>...but I like MX from http://www.lightstar1.com/download.php?view.223 (some of the styles from LightStar have spyware but this one is OK). <BR/><BR/>I like Mindwood from http://www.mindlandgraphics.com/xp.html<BR/><BR/>Or I like just about any visual style created by navigatsio who posts on the SkinBase site (amoung others).Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487330844921028870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-82472585888777734332007-07-16T12:46:00.000-05:002007-07-16T12:46:00.000-05:00Hello George, I found your advice useful and am reaady to download a new style. Unfortunately the movie showing the styles you have tried are too big for me to see with my slow connedtion. Could you reccommend a couple of your favourite styles to try.<BR/>regards DerekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-29795380253615435532007-07-10T18:50:00.000-05:002007-07-10T18:50:00.000-05:00George, If you visited my site you found another free animations, music and software guy. I am 85 years and at the tail end of my Internet website designing. Sometime someone persuades me to do a website. I have two big worldwide sites to maintain, thats enough.www.designskey.com <BR/>earl#designskey.com<BR/>Thanks for the Audiocy, Earl RandallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-17426901433853527932007-06-20T19:00:00.000-05:002007-06-20T19:00:00.000-05:00Hi George!<BR/><BR/>Greeting from Galway city, Ireland. Just want to say that your advice and links about the UXTheme Multi-Patcher (Neowin Edition) 4.0. patch is spot on.The patch worked flawlessly and I've just installed CrystalXP.net's BricoPack CrystalClear theme (as easy as double click the .exe install file in the RAR archive)... the theme has absolutely transformed my computer experience... very smooth interface, love the OSX RocketDock and my application launch times have improved dramatically to boot (oops pun!!).<BR/><BR/>anyway, thanks very much for your clear freeware adivce from a fellow freeware junkie! (but paypal donator when it really warrants!)<BR/><BR/>jkfordeJKFordehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719705612933588803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-89786332904497414182007-06-04T22:09:00.000-05:002007-06-04T22:09:00.000-05:00Ian,<BR/><BR/>I guess I didn't really do all that much to help. I can say that I installed Stardock SkinStudio once and found that it didn't do much unless you already had other Stardock programs installed that are not free. I guess I was lucky. I uninstalled SkinStudio about a week or two before experimenting with the Neowin Multi-Patcher. I never had a problem.<BR/><BR/>Stardock does have 3 freeware programs that I do use, which are freeware; CursorXP, BootSkin, and LogonStudio. <BR/><BR/>Stardock does have WindowBlinds which is not free that implements their own version of visual styles.<BR/><BR/>Georgegeorgehgeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121109250006782960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-59894571655217382702007-06-04T09:18:00.000-05:002007-06-04T09:18:00.000-05:00Ok, third time lucky.<BR/><BR/>The problem is fixed! Thanks everyone for their help.<BR/><BR/>Basically, I uninstalled all of the other styling software on my computer, unpatched, downloaded the most recent copy of multipatcher and patched again.<BR/><BR/>Thanks George, keep up the good work!<BR/><BR/>Ian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-83725939360968836972007-06-04T08:31:00.000-05:002007-06-04T08:31:00.000-05:00ok! ignore my last comment!<BR/><BR/>Basically ive .msstyles files to (almost) work, however when i preview the style in the display window, none of the styles show up.<BR/><BR/>When I activate a style, windows reverts back to windows 98 styling.<BR/><BR/>Could other styling software installed on my computer be obstructing this (such as stylexp)?<BR/><BR/>If yes, do you think deleting this would solve the problem?<BR/><BR/>I have tried the alternative method with replacer, but to no avail.<BR/><BR/>Thanks George and others!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-90708529162762295912007-06-04T06:08:00.000-05:002007-06-04T06:08:00.000-05:00You're guide seems very valid, however I am having major problems.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, before I discovered you're excellent tutorial, I downloaded software from Stardock and the application SkinStudio, thinking that this would allow me to apply skins. Now that I have this freeware and have deleted SkinStudio, EVERY .msstyles file will not open because it says it needs to be edited in SkinStudio. <BR/><BR/>I did find a way around this, and opened it another way only to bring up the appearance tab in Display, however when this was applied, Windows reverted back to Windows Classic style.<BR/><BR/>Can ANYONE help me with this problem?<BR/><BR/>email me at<BR/><BR/>grundy_123@hotmail.com<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1176171253682328422007-04-09T21:14:00.000-05:002007-04-09T21:14:00.000-05:00Vivi,<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid all I can suggest is to download a patched file and use replacer to install it. See the end of the last paragraph of my review.<BR/><BR/>GeorgeGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268682574845112095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1176155262349118812007-04-09T16:47:00.000-05:002007-04-09T16:47:00.000-05:00Hi, Um I installed the patcher and then rebooted my computer, but I still could not change my visual style.<BR/><BR/>When i try to patch again, it asks if I want to restore to my old file...which means that I did patch it...then how come it doesnt work. ><;Vivinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1174400161410325562007-03-20T10:16:00.000-05:002007-03-20T10:16:00.000-05:00I have been searching for a program like this for years now, ever since XP first came out, I have always had problems with programs like object bar and all the rest.<BR/><BR/>This program went in smoothly, and works flawlessly.<BR/><BR/>I now have a near to perfect alien/giger esq style working here and I love it to bits.8thsinnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1172776593656981672007-03-01T13:16:00.000-06:002007-03-01T13:16:00.000-06:00Great resource - I had found a nice style I wanted to use but none of the programs that allowed me use the style were free. I appreciate the review. And hey, I'm a Fayetteville Arkie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1172184087017757492007-02-22T16:41:00.000-06:002007-02-22T16:41:00.000-06:00There is already version 5 of the Neowin UXTheme patch. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/UXTheme-MultiPatcher.shtmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1163362903658225172006-11-12T14:21:00.000-06:002006-11-12T14:21:00.000-06:00There have been others that have had problems. I suggest you use the alternate method described in the last sentence of the review. I posted a procedure to use replacer in a response above.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268682574845112095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1163355339666039362006-11-12T12:15:00.000-06:002006-11-12T12:15:00.000-06:00I have a pretty new computer running Windows XP, and I also got this error message when I tried to install the patch:<BR/>***********************************<BR/><BR/>Neowin UXTheme Multi-Patcher v4.0 has detected that there's any windows NT setup<BR/>file in <BR/><BR/>c:\windows\<BR/><BR/>It is not recommended you to continue with this.<BR/>Please eject your windows NT CD or move your setup files<BR/>to other path. Press OK to exit patch.<BR/><BR/>**********************************Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415328923277971973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1160927923801609172006-10-15T10:58:00.000-05:002006-10-15T10:58:00.000-05:00I have never used window blinds because it is not freeware. I'd say however that you either need to use window blinds or the uxtheme multipatcher, but not both at the same time. Window blinds uses skins that are designed for it but are free to download at wincustomize. There is a link to it on Star Dock's web site where you downloaded window blinds.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268682574845112095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1160909284283275692006-10-15T05:48:00.000-05:002006-10-15T05:48:00.000-05:00Hey, I would like to use window blinds (the version number is 4.4 and above), and I have instaled uxtheme multipatcher, but window blinds is not working. When the program is turned-on, themes look like windows claasic. "Common" themes are working, but windows blinds not. I am using sp2.<BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1156988024263612202006-08-30T20:33:00.000-05:002006-08-30T20:33:00.000-05:00I have never used Replacer, but I found some directions elsewhere on the internet and posted then here:<BR/><BR/>1. Download the unlocked uxtheme.dll. Extract the file to the desktop. <BR/>2. Download Replacer. Extract Replacer to the desktop (create a folder called Replacer and extract the contents of the compressed file). <BR/>3. Run replacer.cmd. A black command prompt window should appear.<BR/>4. Browse to C:\Windows\system32 and find uxtheme.dll. Drag this file into the command prompt window. Press enter.<BR/>5. Drag in the unlocked uxtheme.dll from the desktop into the command prompt window. Press enter.<BR/>6. Confirm the replacement and wait for Replacer to finish. Press any key when prompted.<BR/>7. Reboot.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268682574845112095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1156978178605649552006-08-30T17:49:00.000-05:002006-08-30T17:49:00.000-05:00¿could someone give me a complete step-by step guide? -because i do'nt understand how i need to use the replacer<BR/><BR/>Many thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1153693637529146342006-07-23T17:27:00.000-05:002006-07-23T17:27:00.000-05:00The patch only works on Windows XP. If you try to use it on any other versions of Windows, it won't work. If you are using XP, then try downloading the modified uxtheme.dll file and then install it using replacer that I mention at the end of my article (which contains the links to the other web sites).Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268682574845112095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1153678907422001822006-07-23T13:21:00.000-05:002006-07-23T13:21:00.000-05:00hi, <BR/><BR/>when i try to run the uxtheme Multi-patcher, a little box comes up saying Windows NT files have been detected in C:\windows\\i386<BR/><BR/>then, "it is not recommended to run this, please eject the NT CD or switch the path of the files" <BR/><BR/>then all i can do is press "ok" and the program exits..<BR/><BR/>any ideas?<BR/>greatly appreciatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806932.post-1152548563529827692006-07-10T11:22:00.000-05:002006-07-10T11:22:00.000-05:00Yes, yes, yes! WindowBlinds solved the problem. I can't understand it, because i replaced many uxtheme.dll files, but i'm happy now and i don't care ;p<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all advices, good blog ;]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com