Yes, it shows you how to modify the original Micro$oft "uxtheme.dll" file so you can use other (read: non-M$) themes.
The original Tgtsoft "StylesXP" betas patched this dll. The newest version (shareware or whatever it is) of the software does it some other way.
If this is what they want to charge for, fine, but I can't see charging for hacking a dll that you can do yourself with any of the available resource hacking apps.
Well hell, why don't I just post the hack and noone will even have to search for it. Here it is:
"UxTheme.dll Unlocked... step by step
I got tired of all the lame people asking for cracks or serials to TGTsoft's StylesXP. StylesXP was originally a modified dll, and a dll you can make yourself. I even provided that dll to people so they could use any msstyle they want, however these same people insisted on being lame and wanting to warez stylesxp even after I provided the legal unlocked dll. I was even accused of working for TGTsoft after I stated that you can do this yourself and provided the dll. Those lame people just don't get it, maybe I should have named this thread "Make your own warez."
Satire aside, here is how you all can make your own UxTheme.dll that allows you to use any .msstyle theme without StylesXP. This just removes the MS requirement for digital signing on the dll. I was not the original genious who figured out where in the dll the digital signing resided.
1) Backup UxTheme.dll to UxTheme.000
2) Don't blame me if you screw this up, these directions are as is in their somewhat correctness and I am not responsible for the government raid that will happen if you conduct this change. I have tested this and it works for me and the 500 other folks who have used this method. Do not put tinfoil in the microwave.
This is very simple to do and amuonts to changes to 17 values and takes less than five minutes to do. This also assumes you don't have StylesXP installed on your system and that you are working with the original UxTheme.dll
3) Open UxTheme.000 in a hex editor, not resource hacker.
4) Replace the following 4 sections in the hex code with the values I provide. You will need to use the
search function in the editor to find the exact address within the file to perform each edit
Adress: 0x00009C27
Original: 02
New Value: 00
Address: 0x0000B624 --> 0x0000B629
Original: 0F 8C 80 00 00 00
New Value: 90 90 90 90 90 90
Adress: 0x0000B6BB --> 0x0000B6C2
Original: 81 EC 80 00 00 00 56 57
New Value: 33 F6 8B C6 C9 C2 08 00
Address: 0x0000B71E --> 0x0000B71F
Original: 7C 38
New Value: 90 90
5) Check your changes, make sure you did not use the letter O in place of zero. SAVE
6) Reboot to safe mode, rename UxTheme.dll to UxTheme.bak ... and rename UxTheme.000 to UxTheme.dll
7) Let me know if it works, I just made this up so I am curious to see what happens.
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Anyway, I found the EASIEST way to replace the DLL - no safe mode, boot CD etc. You need the hacked DLL and the installation file of StylesXP Beta 3. Here's what to do:
1. Install StylesXP Beta 3.
2. Rename hacked UxTheme.dll to UxTheme.dll.tgtbak
3. Copy and Paste UxTheme.dll.tgtbak into C:\Windows\System32, overwriting the old file.
4. Uninstall StylesXP Beta 3. Restart.
StylesXP will attempt to replace the hacked DLL with it's backup, however it will in fact replace it with another copy of the hacked DLL and StylesXP will also uninstall "
