Patch uxtheme.dll in Windows 7 to install Custom / MSStyles Themes

In Windows XP and Vista you can install custom or MSStyles themes by patching Uxtheme.dll by UxTheme Patcher for Vista SP1 (64-bit version) and XP SP2.

How to Patch Uxtheme.dll in Windows 7

• Download the patched UxTheme.dll and other files from here or (for 64-bit)and extract the zip them some where on your computer
  
  
• This patch removes the aforementioned checks to provide the Microsoft Windows enthusiast community a free and easy way to enable third-party customization of the entire Microsoft Windows user interface.
  
  
• UxTheme Patch for Windows 7 contains 3 DLL files that you can easily unrar and use.
  
  
• Login to Your Windows 7 with User having administrator privileges
  
  
• Now navigate to C:/windows/system32 Directory
  
  
• Now copy following three files to some your personal folder as a backup.
  
  
  
  • uxtheme.dll
    
  • themeui.dll
    
  • shsvcs.dll
  
  
  
• Now copy the Downloaded files to C:/windows/system32 Directory and take full ownership of each files from properties.
  
  
• Now restart your system.

Now you are free to use any custom or MSStyles theme in windows 7. :thumbup1:

Well really nice trick jackie. I have installed windows 7 beta just a week ago. & i was looking for. Thanks man for sharing with us.

Is it possible on genuine Windows 7? when windows 7 releases its retail version and if we patch the file, will it still be genuine? or we will loose the owership of our own windows copy?

Hello buddy,
Windows 7 is till now in beta version. And it is available for free to use. That means you can use windows 7 beta genuine for free. See the threads below:

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1102170.htm
http://forums.techarena.in/small-bus...er/1101366.htm
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/e.../dd353205.aspx