Guys would like to know, without using the nlite tool, how to patch windows with the uxteheme patch (so sorry if it's illegal to talk about that, I WILL DELETE ALL IMMEDIATELY)...in the guide there is a file that work only in the english version, how to make my own in italian that work on winxp sp1??

Second question: how to set in an unattended way a default wallpaper that is not the windows defalut? Please a simple way!!!!

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/79/

sorry but i don't find the paragraf where to set wallpaper or include the uxtheme patch...

For Uxtheme.dll

I've attatched the Italian SP1 patched Uxtheme.dll. Can anyone verify that it is a working Italian SP1 patched uxtheme?

Open cmd, type makecab filename.xxx
Replace filename.xxx with the location and name of the uxtheme.dll I attatched
Then copy the outputted patched uxtheme.dl_ into your i386 in your XP install directory. (Like XPCD\i386\)

For wallpapers
Make sure your Wallpaper gets moved to the HD during installation. Open your Luna.theme (%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\) in notepad and edit it so that;

[Control Panel\Desktop]
Wallpaper=filename.xxx
TileWallpaper=0
WallpaperStyle=2
Pattern=

Replace filename.xxx to the location and the name of the wallpaper that got copied over in the installation, save the Luna.theme and copy it into your XP installation directory into;
XPCD\$OEM$\$$\Resources\Themes

Then open your winnt.sif (XPCD\i386\winnt.sif) in notepad and add the following lines;

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\Luna.theme"

This should use the Luna.theme that got copied over in Installation that contains the location of the wallpaper.

tnx, i'll immediatly try the uxtheme dll and will tell you...

For the wallpaper, i don't understand how to do...where to begin, on my winxp installed on my pc or in an unattended copy installed in a virtual machine???

EDIT:

i received an error with the uxtheme dll..i take your dll, typed makecab and then just copy the dl_ in my i386 folder...so, what's wrong? Must i copy also the uxtheme.dll file with the dl_ one?

Ok, On your XPCD, create the folders: "$OEM$\$$\"
So it will be sorta like;
"XPCD\$OEM$\$$\" And place your wallpaper into it, (XPCD\$OEM$\$$\Wallpaper.jpg)
So that it will get copied into %Systemroot% during XP installation.

Open up "%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\Luna.theme" in notepad.

Edit it so it has the lines;

[Control Panel\Desktop]
Wallpaper=%Systemroot%\Wallpaper.jpg
TileWallpaper=0
WallpaperStyle=2
Pattern=
ScreenSaveActive=0

Then save it into XPCD\$OEM$\$$\Resources\Themes\

Open up your winnt.sif (XPCD\i386\) in notepad and add the lines;

[Shell]
CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\Luna.theme"

Hope it makes more sense.

lol you replied to me when i was editing my post, plerase read the edit

edit2:

"Open up "%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\Luna.theme" in notepad.

Edit it so it has the lines;

[Control Panel\Desktop]
Wallpaper=%Systemroot%\Wallpaper.jpg
TileWallpaper=0
WallpaperStyle=2
Pattern=
ScreenSaveActive=0

"

open up luna theme on my pc with winxp installed normally or open it from my una folder???
if it's the first one, can i copy all the content of the file and create a new luna.thme one?

I cant read Italian, but I think it's the copy error, you need to;
Download ModifyPE and save it into %Systemroot%\system32.

Open up command prompt, type
modifype.exe C:\uxtheme.dll -c

(Replace C:\ with the location of your uxtheme.dll)

Then makecab and place it in \i386

Then try it.

"open up luna theme on my pc with winxp installed normally or open it from my una folder???
if it's the first one, can i copy all the content of the file and create a new luna.thme one?"

If you mean Resources\Luna\Luna.msstyle, no, it's Luna.theme in Resources\

Hi, i have a question.
Unstead of downloading a patched uxtheme.dll, can i pactch it myself?
i will describe the method which i want to use, and to see if i can do it?
I have downloaded a program: UXTheme Multi-Patcher (Neowin Edition) 4.0., and i want to execute it in a windows already installed, then i copy from: C:\windows\system32\uxtheme.dll the archive uxtheme.dll
then i apply the method described in the forum: modifiype uxtheme.dll -c
makecab uxtheme.dll
Finally copy it and overwrite the uxtheme.dl_ to make an unattended windows.

Thanks

Download the patcher ,and patch your own UXTHEME.dll
Then copy this to another folder.
Use MODIFYPE on it ( modifype uxtheme.dll -c )
And cab the file (makecab uxtheme.dll )
Now place the file into your i386 folder in your XPCD folder.

Thats all.

here is a patched uxtheme.dll for windos xp home english sp2

Thanks alot all who wrote these guides another great post and my xp is looking sweet

Any idea why wallpaper is not set automatically, windows style is set, but wallpaper not, if i choose my theme in themes after installation it set wallpaper withouth problem \:
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