Solved Replacing explorerframe.dll crashes explorer.exe - 0xc000007B

[uberbdon]

I am trying to completely install the Appos theme and am having trouble replacing explorerframe.dll without explorer crashing and failing to restart. This theme in particular comes with an x86, x63, and sp1 folder that contain the explorerframe.dll files.

I have followed every guide to the T and all of them result in the same issue. I've even tried different themes. Any ideas on what could be causing this?

Thanks in advance.


Edit: Forgot to add that I used UniversalThemePatcher rather than UXstyle

 

[uberbdon]

:'(

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums
One word of caution please read the rules, bumping posts can result in not getting a response or worse.

Post the link to the theme you are trying to install and I will look at it and try to determine what your problem is.
Jerry

 

[uberbdon]

Welcome to the Seven Forums
One word of caution please read the rules, bumping posts can result in not getting a response or worse.

Post the link to the theme you are trying to install and I will look at it and try to determine what your problem is.
Jerry

Apologize about that.

Browsing Visual Styles 7 on deviantART

That's the theme I tried last, but I've tried a few before that as well with the same problem. The theme applies fine when selecting it through the windows theme manager. The problem arises when I replace the explorerframe.dll

 

[Bongo]

I will look at it and let you know.
Jerry

 

[Bongo]

I changed the ExplorerFrame.dll using the one listed below
Appows for Win7\System Files\SP 1\x64_SP1\ExplorerFrame\Appows Dusk
and it worked fine I changed it with the one in the system32 folder only.


Look at post #6 of this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/179502-basic-networking-information.html#post1525656 I have a write up on how to take ownership give yourself permission and rename and replace .dll just follow it step-by-step.
Jerry

 

[uberbdon]

I changed the ExplorerFrame.dll using the one listed below
Appows for Win7\System Files\SP 1\x64_SP1\ExplorerFrame\Appows Dusk
and it worked fine I changed it with the one in the system32 folder only.
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Look at post #6 of this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/179502-basic-networking-information.html#post1525656 I have a write up on how to take ownership give yourself permission and rename and replace .dll just follow it step-by-step.
Jerry

So is there no need to replace the file in SysWOW64??


Also, what does the shell32 file change?

 

[Bongo]

So is there no need to replace the file in SysWOW64

Not with this theme I think that's what's confusing when it comes to 64-bit, when I make a explorerframe.dll I do it for both system32 and SysWOW64 so there is no confusion (I just recently found this out that the 64-bit system files are actually in the system32 folder)

Also, what does the shell32 file change?

It changes the navigation pane on the left side of some control panel Windows, also the header of the control panel.
Jerry

 

[uberbdon]

Excellent, it worked! How did you find out that only the System32 files needed to be replaced? Did it say on the theme page and I just overlooked it?

 

[Bongo]

I have come across this situation before so I actually tried it and that was the result.
I'm glad it works for you.
Jerry

 

[uberbdon]

Appreciate your help, Bongo. On more question. In the future, when installing other themes, should I replace both System32 and SysWOW files?

 

[Bongo]

Appreciate your help, Bongo. On more question. In the future, when installing other themes, should I replace both System32 and SysWOW files?

It was my pleasure to help.
It would depend on the theme maker on how he made it if both are provided then I would say yes.
Jerry