Since Microsoft released XP back in 2001, they don’t allow third party themes to be used because they must be digitally signed, making tons of great themes useless just because of this limitation.

But there’s a way to enable the use of unsigned themes. There are some files that must be patched (changed), a thing that is as easy as it can get. Back in those days, a little patched called UxTheme Multi-Patched was used to modify the requiered files.

Now you can use them in unattended installations, because the patched files are freely available in the internet, Also, a new patched for the latest SP3 can be downloaded, making the process easier for non-tech users of windows XP.

Note: If you want to use the modified file, just replace it in Sytem32 folder.

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