How to Replace Uxtheme.dll
- 1). Open your Web browser and navigate to the download location for a replacement uxtheme.dll file. A link to this location can be found in the Resources section.
- 2). Click the link to download the file and save it to your hard drive. Make sure you know the location of the destination folder for the download.
- 3). Double-click the downloaded .zip file after the download is complete. When Winzip loads, click the "Extract" button and choose your desktop as the destination directory.
- 4). Right-click on the "Start" button in Windows and select "Explore" from the pop-up menu to open Windows Explorer. In the left-side panel, navigate to the system directory for your version of Windows. In 32-bit versions of XP and Vista, this is "C:\Windows\System32." In 64-bit versions of XP and Vista, it's "C:\Windows\SysWOW64." In 2000 and NT, it's "C:\Winnt\System32," and in 95, 98 and ME, it's "C:\Windows\System."
- 5). Drag the uxtheme.dll file you extracted onto your desktop into the right-side panel of the Explorer window to drop it into the system file.
