Why Style Xp Sometimes Wont Start

[Lite]

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#define _WIN32_WINNT	0x0501

#include "windows.h"
#include <stdio.h>

void PreserveOriginal(LPCTSTR szPath)
{
	char szOrg[MAX_PATH];
	char szNew[MAX_PATH];

	strcpy(szOrg, szPath);
	strcpy(szNew, szPath);

	strcat(szOrg, "uxtheme.dll");
	strcat(szNew, "uxtheme_original.dll");

	BOOL bCancel = FALSE;
	// if it exists, leave it alone.  its already backed up.
	CopyFile(szOrg, szNew, TRUE);
}

void PatchFile(LPCTSTR pszDir, LPCTSTR pszFile, BOOL bNoMsg = FALSE)
{
	char szFilename[MAX_PATH];
	strcpy(szFilename, pszDir);
	strcat(szFilename, pszFile);

	HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(szFilename, FILE_ALL_ACCESS, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
	if (hFile && hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
	{
  // search sequence for XP
  BYTE bSearchSeq[8] = {0x81, 0xEC, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x56, 0x57};
  // search sequence for Server 2003
  BYTE bSearchSeq2[8] = {0x81, 0xEC, 0x84, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xA1, 0x2C};

  BYTE bRead[8] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
  BYTE bPatch[8] = {0x33, 0xF6, 0x8B, 0xC6, 0xC9, 0xC2, 0x08, 0x00};
  DWORD dwRead = 0;
  DWORD dwWrite = 0;
	
  while (ReadFile(hFile, (void*)&bRead[7], 1, &dwRead, NULL))
  {
  	if (dwRead == 0)
    break;

  	if ((memcmp(bRead, bSearchSeq, 8) == 0) || (memcmp(bRead, bSearchSeq2, 8) == 0))
  	{
    SetFilePointer(hFile, -8, NULL, FILE_CURRENT);
    WriteFile(hFile, &bPatch, 8, &dwWrite, NULL);
    CloseHandle(hFile);
    return;
  	}
  	else
  	{
    bRead[0] = bRead[1];
    bRead[1] = bRead[2];
    bRead[2] = bRead[3];
    bRead[3] = bRead[4];
    bRead[4] = bRead[5];
    bRead[5] = bRead[6];
    bRead[6] = bRead[7];
    bRead[7] = 0;
  	}
  }

  CloseHandle(hFile);
  if (!bNoMsg)
  	MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to find search bytes in UXTHEME.DLL!\nIt may already be patched.", "UxThemePatch Error!", MB_ICONERROR);
	}
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
	char szWinDir[MAX_PATH];
	char szDir1[MAX_PATH]; // sp files
	char szDir2[MAX_PATH]; // dllcache
	char szDir3[MAX_PATH]; // system32
	char szDir4[MAX_PATH];

	GetWindowsDirectory(szWinDir, MAX_PATH);

	strcpy(szDir1, szWinDir);
	strcat(szDir1, "\\ServicePackFiles\\i386\\");

	strcpy(szDir2, szWinDir);
	strcat(szDir2, "\\system32\\dllcache\\");

	strcpy(szDir3, szWinDir);
	strcat(szDir3, "\\system32\\");

	// move to the system32 dir to make the copy easier
	SetCurrentDirectory(szDir3);

	if (stricmp(lpCmdLine, "-uninstall") == 0)
	{
  DeleteFile("uxtheme_patched.dll");
  DeleteFile("uxtheme_locked.dll");
  DeleteFile(".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll");
  CopyFile("uxtheme_original.dll", ".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
  MoveFile("uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme_locked.dll");
  CopyFile(".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
  return 0;
	}

	// many pre-built pc mfg's put this dir there, so we'll patch it too.
	strcpy(szDir4, "c:\\i386\\");

	PatchFile(szDir4, "uxtheme.dll", TRUE);
	PatchFile(szDir1, "uxtheme.dll", TRUE);

	PreserveOriginal(szDir3);
	MessageBox(NULL, "Preparing to patch UXTHEME.DLL.\n\nThe original has been saved as \\system32\\UXTHEME_ORIGINAL.DLL.", "Information", MB_ICONINFORMATION);

	// patch system32\uxtheme_patched.dll first.
	CopyFile("uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme_patched.dll", FALSE);
	PatchFile(szDir3, "uxtheme_patched.dll");

	// then copy it into \dllcache
	CopyFile("uxtheme_patched.dll", ".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
	// \system32's uxtheme is probably locked, so we need to rename it.
	if (!MoveFile("uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme_locked.dll"))
	{
  MessageBox(NULL, "Please remove \\SYSTEM32\\UXTHEME_LOCKED.DLL and restart this application.", "UxThemePatch Error!", MB_ICONERROR);
  return 0;
	}
	// then copy the patched version back in.  WFP is a pain to work around isn't it?
	CopyFile(".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
	
	MessageBox(NULL, "Patch completed.  Reboot for changes to take effect.\n\nIgnore any File Protection dialogs that may come up.", "UxThemePatch Information", MB_ICONINFORMATION);
	return 0;
}

[shn]

Originally posted by Lite@17 March 2004 - 16:14

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#define _WIN32_WINNT	0x0501

#include "windows.h"
#include <stdio.h>

void PreserveOriginal(LPCTSTR szPath)
{
	char szOrg[MAX_PATH];
	char szNew[MAX_PATH];

	strcpy(szOrg, szPath);
	strcpy(szNew, szPath);

	strcat(szOrg, "uxtheme.dll");
	strcat(szNew, "uxtheme_original.dll");

	BOOL bCancel = FALSE;
	// if it exists, leave it alone.  its already backed up.
	CopyFile(szOrg, szNew, TRUE);
}

void PatchFile(LPCTSTR pszDir, LPCTSTR pszFile, BOOL bNoMsg = FALSE)
{
	char szFilename[MAX_PATH];
	strcpy(szFilename, pszDir);
	strcat(szFilename, pszFile);

	HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(szFilename, FILE_ALL_ACCESS, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
	if (hFile && hFile != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
	{
  // search sequence for XP
  BYTE bSearchSeq[8] = {0x81, 0xEC, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x56, 0x57};
  // search sequence for Server 2003
  BYTE bSearchSeq2[8] = {0x81, 0xEC, 0x84, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xA1, 0x2C};

  BYTE bRead[8] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
  BYTE bPatch[8] = {0x33, 0xF6, 0x8B, 0xC6, 0xC9, 0xC2, 0x08, 0x00};
  DWORD dwRead = 0;
  DWORD dwWrite = 0;
	
  while (ReadFile(hFile, (void*)&bRead[7], 1, &dwRead, NULL))
  {
  	if (dwRead == 0)
    break;

  	if ((memcmp(bRead, bSearchSeq, 8) == 0) || (memcmp(bRead, bSearchSeq2, 8) == 0))
  	{
    SetFilePointer(hFile, -8, NULL, FILE_CURRENT);
    WriteFile(hFile, &bPatch, 8, &dwWrite, NULL);
    CloseHandle(hFile);
    return;
  	}
  	else
  	{
    bRead[0] = bRead[1];
    bRead[1] = bRead[2];
    bRead[2] = bRead[3];
    bRead[3] = bRead[4];
    bRead[4] = bRead[5];
    bRead[5] = bRead[6];
    bRead[6] = bRead[7];
    bRead[7] = 0;
  	}
  }

  CloseHandle(hFile);
  if (!bNoMsg)
  	MessageBox(NULL, "Unable to find search bytes in UXTHEME.DLL!\nIt may already be patched.", "UxThemePatch Error!", MB_ICONERROR);
	}
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
	char szWinDir[MAX_PATH];
	char szDir1[MAX_PATH]; // sp files
	char szDir2[MAX_PATH]; // dllcache
	char szDir3[MAX_PATH]; // system32
	char szDir4[MAX_PATH];

	GetWindowsDirectory(szWinDir, MAX_PATH);

	strcpy(szDir1, szWinDir);
	strcat(szDir1, "\\ServicePackFiles\\i386\\");

	strcpy(szDir2, szWinDir);
	strcat(szDir2, "\\system32\\dllcache\\");

	strcpy(szDir3, szWinDir);
	strcat(szDir3, "\\system32\\");

	// move to the system32 dir to make the copy easier
	SetCurrentDirectory(szDir3);

	if (stricmp(lpCmdLine, "-uninstall") == 0)
	{
  DeleteFile("uxtheme_patched.dll");
  DeleteFile("uxtheme_locked.dll");
  DeleteFile(".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll");
  CopyFile("uxtheme_original.dll", ".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
  MoveFile("uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme_locked.dll");
  CopyFile(".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
  return 0;
	}

	// many pre-built pc mfg's put this dir there, so we'll patch it too.
	strcpy(szDir4, "c:\\i386\\");

	PatchFile(szDir4, "uxtheme.dll", TRUE);
	PatchFile(szDir1, "uxtheme.dll", TRUE);

	PreserveOriginal(szDir3);
	MessageBox(NULL, "Preparing to patch UXTHEME.DLL.\n\nThe original has been saved as \\system32\\UXTHEME_ORIGINAL.DLL.", "Information", MB_ICONINFORMATION);

	// patch system32\uxtheme_patched.dll first.
	CopyFile("uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme_patched.dll", FALSE);
	PatchFile(szDir3, "uxtheme_patched.dll");

	// then copy it into \dllcache
	CopyFile("uxtheme_patched.dll", ".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
	// \system32's uxtheme is probably locked, so we need to rename it.
	if (!MoveFile("uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme_locked.dll"))
	{
  MessageBox(NULL, "Please remove \\SYSTEM32\\UXTHEME_LOCKED.DLL and restart this application.", "UxThemePatch Error!", MB_ICONERROR);
  return 0;
	}
	// then copy the patched version back in.  WFP is a pain to work around isn't it?
	CopyFile(".\\dllcache\\uxtheme.dll", "uxtheme.dll", FALSE);
	
	MessageBox(NULL, "Patch completed.  Reboot for changes to take effect.\n\nIgnore any File Protection dialogs that may come up.", "UxThemePatch Information", MB_ICONINFORMATION);
	return 0;
}

Who cares dude.

I like running that crappy program as well.

[Izagaia]

StyleXP tends to be somewhat sensitive on systems that may have, at one time, used the freeware UXtheme.dll patch. Or if you have ever had StarSkin or even WindowBlinds installed.

Or if you recently upgraded a component to your system or modified it in any way that makes the hardware key unrecognizable to the software- you will have problems.

I suppose the first thing I would check for is to make certain that the correct box is checkmarked in the options screen (run at start up). Or if the "stylexp service.exe" process is running within your taskmanager. Version 2.0 (betas, RC and 2.01) is buggy to begin with, IMO. Users have been complaining regarding all sorts of areas; icon sets not reverting back to XP default, boot screen.ini not applying or failing to start along with a few other nuiscances.

Uninstalling the software completely from your system may wipe out a corrupted file if that were the case. Meaning to be certain that along with the uninstall itself, you remove what is ever leftover from C:\Program Files\TGT Soft and also within your registry. I had to do that once after using StarSkin with the "emulate theme support" option enabled while having StyleXP also installed.

If you did purchase StyleXP, though whatever the case, legitimately then I would just send an email to Thomas Dimitri "[email protected]" or to Kevin Koch "[email protected]". They are good people and almost always respond no more than a few days at worst.

[Monkster]

I've never had any problems with Style XP