How To: Add Windows 7 Themes!!?

Thursday, August 30, 2012



Step 1: Download Universal Theme Patcher

Step 2: Extract -> Choose the corresponding patcher based on you Windows:

- For 32bit(x86): UniversalThemePatcher-x86.exe
- For 64bit(amd64): UniversalThemePatcher-x64.exe

Step 3: Require administrator rights. Right-click the exe file, select Run as Administrator.

Click OK to Continue


Click Yes to Continue 0r No to Exit:


- For XP/2003 only need to patch one file: uxtheme.dll



- For 2008/Vista/Windows 7 - x32 Windows: patch 3 files: themeservice.dll, themeui.dll, uxtheme.dll.


- For 2008/Vista/Windows 7 - x64 Windows
1) Run UniversalThemePatcher-x86.exe patch 3 files: themeservice.dll, themeui.dll, uxtheme.dll.
2) Run UniversalThemePatcher-x64.exe patch all files.

Step 4: After patch, Restart computer.

Step 5: After Restart computer, Download and extract the theme on desktop.
Open the extracted folder.Now copy the what are inside of the "Folder_Theme" (includes Folder + file xyz.theme) -> paste them here (Local disk C:\Windows\Resources\Themes ) -> Run file "xyz.theme" to take effect.


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