Getting .msstyles to work

[Jack]

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I have a really great .msstyle that I would like to use but I'll be
damned if I can get get it to work -- without Windows Blinds or the
(terrible) StyleXP. Can anybody please help me out with this? I am
desperate for a program that will do what I want.
Thanks for any help.

Jack

 

[Guest]

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Hi Jack,

You may search for the hacked uxtheme.dll file which allows non-Microsoft signed msstyle files to be
used. Always remember though that using a hacked version of a system file can cause system
unstability.

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"Jack" <jackhird@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1103776261.724943.81100@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>I have a really great .msstyle that I would like to use but I'll be
> damned if I can get get it to work -- without Windows Blinds or the
> (terrible) StyleXP. Can anybody please help me out with this? I am
> desperate for a program that will do what I want.
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Jack
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Jack wrote:
> I have a really great .msstyle that I would like to use but I'll be
> damned if I can get get it to work -- without Windows Blinds or the
> (terrible) StyleXP. Can anybody please help me out with this? I am
> desperate for a program that will do what I want.

The 'hacked' uxtheme.dll file seems to work fine for umpteen thousand people
(inc me, XP SP2). The hack removes the 'MS Only' feature so any .msstyle
file will work, warts & all - that's the only danger I can see, so get them
from a reputable source.

Run the installer once to patch, again to restore.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707