Explorer.exe crash when uxtheme patched.


  1. zefs
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    Windows 7
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    Explorer.exe crash when uxtheme patched.


    Hello, I am getting often explorer.exe crashes when I have patched the windows 7 files using uxthemepatcher.
    Any idea why is this happening?

    Here's more info:

    Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.1.7601.17514, time stamp: 0x4ce7a144
    Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.17514, time stamp: 0x4ce7c8f9
    Exception code: 0xc0000374
    Fault offset: 0x00000000000c40f2
    Faulting process id: 0xc50
    Faulting application start time: 0x01ce9a80bcf751a4
    Faulting application path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
    Report Id: 6c3d7b20-0674-11e3-89fa-00ace4b7ce1f
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  3. Arc
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    Hello zefs.

    UXtheme patcher is not exactly what is needed in windows 7. To apply custom themes, you may follow one of these two patchers .....


    First disable the patch you have already applied. The secure and sure way to do it is to run SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

    Then try either of those methods ... let us know if it is still crashing or not.
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  4. zefs
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    Thanks for the quick reply.

    By uxtheme patcher I meant universal theme patcher. Should I try UXstyle Core then?
    If you like you can test yourself the theme I am using is Clearscreen Sharp with Desktop Composition disabled(Computer - Properties - Advanced(Performance) - Settings - Enable Desktop Composition(off).
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  6. Arc
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    OK ... try the other one ....
    But have you replaced the system files included in the download?
    A modified system file may cause issues ... thats natural.
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  7. zefs
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    Yes I already tried the explorer.exe included. Will do further testing and let you know, thanks.
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  8. Arc
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    The added explorer.exe gives you two alternative start buttons and one user picture frame. To apply those, you need not to replace explorer.exe.

    Get the resources from the attached zip file .... Attachment 281796

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  10. zefs
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    So it seems the reason it crashes is the theme itself and not my system. Will contact the author anyway.
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