Solved Help installing custom themes. Tried everything, details inside.

[Jamesbiff]

Been lurking here for years now, leeching off the collective knowledge.

And for once im stumped.

Long story short ive just got a new CPU, motherboard and HDD etc so ive got a completely fresh install of Win 7 64bit.

So ive been trying to change the boring default task bar with something a little more fitting with a Rainmeter skin im making.

Ive followed EVERY bit of advice here on the forum including all the tutorials. As i didnt have anything installed, when things went awry i just re installed windows to do it with a blank slate.

Lucido is the theme im trying to install (Lucido by =kiko11 on deviantART) and thats how every theme i put in the folder comes out looking. When i click them it plays the little jingle and nothing else.

Universal Theme Patcher:

Didnt do anything. All three files patched fine, prompted me to restart, which i did. Still nothing.

UxStyleCore:

Did this after a fresh install after the previous step did nothing. Unsigned themes service is running, still themes dont work.

I should stress that i have followed EVERY piece of advice on this forum and its guides. Including doing Sfc /Scannow on an elevated CMD. (Also tried dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth afterwards and its various functions). And have followed each guide twice through with exactly the same results. Any serious problems ive encountered ive either system restored (i create a restore point upon install) or done a fresh install.

Any help or insight would be much appreciated as im starting to tear my hair out.

Thanks in advance!

System specs:

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Asus Z87-A Intel Z87 Chipset
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz (Overclocked)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
1TB Seagate ST1000DM003 Barracuda 7200rpm

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums

Which one you using the Universal Theme Patcher or UxStyleCore(only use one)?
Did you follow one of these two tutorials?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/34579-enabling-custom-themes-windows-7-a.html
Or
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/28377-theme-how-apply-custom-themes.html?filter

Did you putting both the Lucido theme folder and the Lucido.theme file in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes?




Jerry

 

[Jamesbiff]

Hi, tried both methods, each after a fresh install so they didnt interfere with each other. I followed those tutorials to the letter including how to put the theme files into the resources folder. Each time the same result.

 

[Bongo]

Have you tried any other custom theme?

Jerry

 

[Jamesbiff]

At least a dozen, all come up with that same problem.

 

[Bongo]

Which one you using the Universal Theme Patcher or UxStyleCore right now?

Jerry

 

[Jamesbiff]

Uxstylecore is running at the moment. (unsigned themes is running in the services)

 

[Bongo]

Try stopping and starting unsigned themes in services.

Did you use the right version of Uxstylecore x86 or x64?

Jerry

 

[Jamesbiff]

Yeah, used the X64 one for the 64 bit system. Also stopped and started Unsigned themes a few times and have uninstalled and rebooted a few times too.

 

[Bongo]

Did you install the drivers after the install?

Did you refresh your WEI? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/263-windows-experience-index-update-refresh-score.html

Jerry

 

[Jamesbiff]

INstalled all drivers on fresh install before i do anything else. Just refreshed my WEI and rebooted. still nothing

 

[Bongo]

This is really odd, and I am running out of ideas.

This is from the tutorial give this a try exactly as it is posted.

Q: I installed the program but I can't see the process nor can I use a theme...help!
A: This normally is the result of not turning off UAC completely before installing the program. Uninstall UxStyle Core Beta from Programs and Features, restart the computer, turn off UAC, restart the computer, install UxStyle Core Beta, restart the computer. Your theme should work then.

Jerry

 

[Jamesbiff]

Ok, ive done this 3 times and on the third time it actually seems to have worked. The original themes ive been trying to use over the coarse of doing this just dont work, but ive downloaded a few new ones that do seem to work.

Thanks a lot for all the help anyway, ive never had a problem like this before with windows 7 and was utterly stumped.

 

[Bongo]

You're welcome, that is strange that that one theme did not work for you I downloaded it and it worked for me, who knows.

Jerry