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Does it use the .theme file or the .msstyle (sp?) file for detection of themes in the system?Reason I ask is because I had been using TuneUp Utilities back in 2009 and there are a no. of themes I came across which didn't contain the .theme file in the package…didn't make a difference back then.But since I stopped using TU Utilities this year,I can't apply the .msstyles directly.Tried and they just load the basic aero theme on my Vista sp2 OS.

So I had been wondering if there are any other applications that can load the .msstyles on the system.

I can't understand what you mean. Can you explain in more details?

Actually what I meant was whether the “Theme Installer” detected .theme files or .msstyle files in the system for applying the visual styles.Didn't notice the last time that the second screenshot clearly shows it's .theme files only (it says “Browse for .theme file”).But then again,I also has a misconception that .msstyle files were classified under 'Themes'.Realized yesterday that they are actually found under the 'Appearance' changer in Windows,only Vista (no idea about Windows 7 since I am on Vista sp2,though I think it would be the same) shows all of the files as “Windows Aero” or “Windows Vista Basic”.A small tweak provided by dA user,asilaydyingdl helps to show the actual name of each visual style under Appearance properties.

Nevertheless,I've been wondering is there any other 3rd party application or utility that can be used to detect and apply .msstyle files.
Clear enough?

This tool applies .theme files only. AFAIK, there is no tool currently that applies .msstyle files. I might add the feature in the new version of the tool.

Might as well look forward to the prospect.

Hi, i would like to install the themes but i can't download that tool,
because the download button bring me to that site: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-themes-in...

And on this site is no link to download that tool
I hope you can help me Kishan.

Thanks

On Windows 7 x64 does the shell32.dll get updated in both the System32 and sysWOW64 folders with the shell32.dll that I select?

Nope but the next version would.

Hi Kishan and thanks for your work =)
I have a touble launching Theme Installer… I run it as Administrator and then a Microsoft.NET Framework query compares teeling me I have to debug something… I skip and in the list of thmes I cannot find the installed ones, like Areo… Can you help me? I hope I've been clear =)

Nevermind =) I just restart and everything went fine!!
Don't know what happened but… that's it. Thanks again and keep the good work!!

Not to sound impatient or anything, but I’d love to know when the next version would be coming out!

Hello Kishan, I’m currently encountering a problem with this program and unable to start explorer.exe anymore. Explorer.exe error number 0xc000007b

1) Applied to change explorerframe.dll only because the one I’m using now looked terrible but the program throw up an error so it failed.
2) I proceed to rebooting the computer to repeat the same procedure however explorer.exe throw up another error on logon screen so I can’t start up my explorer.exe any longer.

This is what I tried to do to fix it.
1) Replace C:windowsexplorer.exe, C:windowssystem32explorer.exe, C:windowssystem32explorerframe.dll with the one i backup beforehand using cmd but no hope.
2) Tried to start back Windows Theme Installer 1.1 to replace explorerframe.dll with the backup but explorerframe.dll and shell32.dll option was greyed.
3) Tried installing a new theme but also not working.

Any help will be greatly appreciated, fortunately I’m using litestep now as my shell alternative so I should be fine for the time being.

very cool

Fixed the problem.

As I have said previously, I change the default shell to litestep for temporary solution and when I tried back windows theme installer … the option to access restore default system file, explorerframe.dll, and shell32.dll is enabled. I proceed to restore default system file and it fixed the problem.

Later I tried to reproduce back the same error by selecting to patch explorerframe.dll using the same file and the same error apppeared again. I have not tried whether is it the explorerframe.dll I’m using is at fault but when selecting all option including patching shell32.dll, everything patched perfectly.

I think you should update your program to fix the possible bug I mentioned above.

this Windows Theme Installer ,not I cope and everything I’m doing it the way it is described, makes a copy also, has always again must up made, os system
may I’m stupid