Page 1 of 1

Cant patch 64 bit... WTF happend to windows

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:11 am
by Vikhedgehog
Okay so i want install some 3rd party themes on my windows

When i had 32 bit windows everything worked fine

With 64 bit it says that you 'maybe' need to patch both system32 (64 bit) and SysWOW64(32 bit copy to run 32 bit apps)

First i tried only 64 bit which didnt work

Then i tried 32 bit too but the themeservice.dll line is greyed and it has no info at all

I tried searching for C:\Windows\SysWOW64\themeservice.dll but it said the file doesnt exist. wtf

Some people have 64 bit and it works for them.

I tried this twice on different windows 64 bit copies and that always happens.

Some of you maybe will suggest UxStyle core so i get the process which will temp patch windows everytime it starts

I tried this once and it worked great but after some time something went wrong, either the theme or the process crashed and i got windows basic theme. I re-enabled windows 7 aero. Then i had to go and turned my comp off. When i turned it back on i heard the logon sound playing longer as usual and i got a bsod. The process was crashing windows and it was stuck. Any ideas wut to do? fight;

Re: Cant patch 64 bit... WTF happend to windows

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:50 am
by mandai
Its probably not a good idea to patch system files unless it is recommended by Microsoft.

You could put the original files back in place, or you could try a system restore.

Re: Cant patch 64 bit... WTF happend to windows

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:04 pm
by Vikhedgehog
mandai wrote:
Its probably not a good idea to patch system files unless it is recommended by Microsoft.

You could put the original files back in place, or you could try a system restore.
But i want custom themes D:

Re: Cant patch 64 bit... WTF happend to windows

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:17 pm
by Axel
VistaGlazz does all the work for you

Re: Cant patch 64 bit... WTF happend to windows

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:14 am
by Vikhedgehog
Axel wrote:
VistaGlazz does all the work for you
Hey is it safe?