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Zune Multicolor Theme for Windows Print E-mail
Written by Kostas Tzounopoulos   
Wednesday, 03 January 2007
Zune Fixed by fazedrealityMicrosoft released some time ago a Zune theme for Windows (quite nice). But a one color theme is never enough. Install a 10-color extended version of it...

FazedReality is the creator of this altered theme which also fixes some bugs of the original one. (I hadn't noticed any of these1). There is a problem: you can't install this normally because it is not signed by Microsoft. So one way to it is by patching Windows. Follow the instructions below.

UXTheme patcher will enable your windows installation to use any theme, not only MS signed ones. Some users had some problems with it (especially on x64 XP). Also after major updates of windows this may have to be run again. If you run the patcher on a previously patched machine it will offer you the choice to reinstall the normal uxtheme.dll file of windows. So this is generally a safe program to use. Anyway use this at your own risk.

Download the Zune Fixed Theme by fazedreality from here . Don't run this for now.

Download the UXTheme patcher from here .

1) Run UXtheme Multi-Patcher v5.0. If you are brave enough press "Patch".

uxtheme
 

2)  The following dialog appears to inform you of your Windows installation. If everything looks fine, press "OK".

uxtheme
 

3) A UXTheme Patcher information dialog appears. Don't click OK now, wait a few seconds. 

uxtheme
 

4) After a few seconds the Windows dialog below appears. Press "Cancel".

uxtheme

5) Another one appears. Confirm this one, press "Yes".

Windows File Protection

6) Windows now knows you are determined. Press "OK" on the UXTheme Patcher program. A restart dialog appears. Press "OK" to restart your computer.

Restart
 

7) After the reboot run the "Zune_Final_by_fazedreality.exe" you downloaded earlier. Select as an installation dir: C:\Windows\Resources\Themes . Press "Extract". You may be asked if you want to replace some files. Select "Yes to all". 

Zune Fixed installation

8) Right click somewhere on your Desktop and select "properties". In the "Themes" tab, select "Zune".
Display Properties
 

9) Don't press OK or Apply, but go to the "Appearance" tab. Here you can select among 10 different variations of the original Zune Theme. Have fun :) 

Display Properties

links:

fazedreality's Zune Fixed Theme

UXTheme Patcher Home | UXtheme Patcher 5.0 Forum Thread (registration needed to Download) | Download (No registration needed)

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Vista?
written by Paul, January 04, 2007
When are we going to be getting Zune theme's for Vista?
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Seriously?
written by Rick, January 06, 2007
If you are going to go through the trouble patching, there are so many nicer themes around than this. Doesn't seem to justify just because I'm a zune owner.. unless of course someone comess up with a sleeker zune colored theme, Royale has nothing to do with zune in the first place..
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Zune Fixed Theme - File Not Found
written by michaell, January 07, 2008
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No page exists at your destination address, http://fazedreality.deviantart...-45323876, but the deviantART home page should help you to find what you need.
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