Re: How do I reset the taskbar
- From: "Shaun" <scepp@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:57:04 -0600
"VanguardLH" <V@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Shaun wrote:Hello,
I had downloaded uxTheme.dll from the internet and put it into my Windows
directory and then rebooted because it says on the internet that this
will
allow me to use non microsoft themes.
My task bar with the START button, quick lanch icons, running programs
icons, and clock is now all light grey and boxy looking. I tried to
uninstall it and it would not revert back to the stardard Windows XP
look.
uxtheme.dll is already part of Windows XP. It is part of the install of
Windows XP. So uxtheme.dll is provided by Microsoft. I doubt they
design the theme manager's function library to support anyone else's
theme (unless that 3rd party them actually uses the same methods in this
DLL as does Microsoft).
So just WHERE did you get this "other" copy of uxtheme.dll? Sure
doesn't sound like you got it from Microsoft. If you didn't get it from
Microsoft (and for Windows XP) then you had better replace that suspect
program.
I know it's been a few days, but I hope you get this. Here is where I
downloaded the "patched" version of uxtheme.dll
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Themes/UXTheme-Patch-For-Windows-XP-SP2-Final.shtml
Now, unfortunatly for me I un- rared it and put the file in the C:\windows
directory instead of the C:\windows\system32 folder.
I've tried all sorts of things to fix this. I did a windows repair using my
XP pro disk, then loaded the MS updates. That didn't do it, so I found my
copy of BART, followed your instructions below and extracted uxtheme.dll
from the windows xp disk and tried to replace the "patched" uxtheme.dll with
the programs you mentioned, but I couldn't get either of them to work for
me. I checked version numbers and found that that file has been updated with
MS updates. So using BART I copied the uxtheme.dll from c:\windows\system32
into c:\windows. My task bar still looks the same as it did before I
started messing around to fix it.
I've also tried using and paying for "Taskbar repair tools plus" and it
didn't help either.
Shaun
BTW: Now that I know that uxtheme.dll is only suppose to be it the
c:\windows\system32 directory. I going to use BART to remove it from the
c:\windows directory.
Read:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997646.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa940385.aspx
If you simply copied a file over another one, there is no system restore
point generating unless YOU created one beforehand.
Since this is a system protected file, replacing it can be tricky.
First get your Windows XP install CD and check the uxtheme.dl_ file is
available. You'll need to use the extract.exe program to extract the
compressed file within:
extract.exe <d:>\i386\uxtheme.dl_ <altpath>\uxtheme.dll
where <altpath> is some temp folder where you save the extracted file.
Then use Microsoft's "inuse" utility to replace the current uxtheme.dll
file with the one you just extracted, or use SysInternals' "movefile":
MS inuse utility:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927229
SysInternals (now owned by Microsoft) movefile:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897556.aspx
These add a pendmove registry entry that is effected on the next reboot,
so make sure your extracted file is still around to move it into the
destination folder (C:\Windows\system32).
What it sounds like you did was to disable themes altogether. That
means no themes get applied and the GUI reverts to a classic Windows
skin. Go into the NT services applet (services.msc) and check if the
Themes service is running. Also check if it set to Automatic start on
Windows startup. If the Themes service is not running, see if you can
start it. However, it probably requires a reboot to effect this service
change (to effect a change in theme for the GUI) and why you need to
ensure the service is set to Automatic startup.
You never did mention of yet rebooting your host after replacing the
theme manager file (uxtheme.dll). So have you?
.
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