Third-party themes now possible on Windows Codename: "7"

committed to database on April 5, 2008 at 7:29 pm Eastern Standard Time digg this

(No, I don’t mean native support)

I’ve been circumventing Microsoft’s theme digital signature checks since they were introduced into Windows Codename: Whistler back around Q3 of 2000. That’s almost 8 years. Today marks the availability of patched files to support third-party theming on the Windows Codename: 7 operating system for both x86 and x86-64 (AMD64) architectures.

You can grab the new files in the Uxtheme Patches portion of my blog. Get them while they’re still available warm.

  1. Orion April 6, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    What!?

    You have a copy of Windows 7 to hack? Or is this a late April Fool’s joke?

  2. [cTx]Warboy April 6, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    How did you get a copy of Windows 7? If You can get a hold of me I would love to discuss about it.

  3. Staforce April 8, 2008 at 7:05 am

    Plz Windows 7 to Upload or torrent….
    Thank you

  4. AlphaAlien April 10, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Damn been waiting for you to get up and do this for awhile :P

  5. deps_com_one@msn.com April 18, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    If anyone knows of a torrent location for a WINDOWS code name 7 please e-mail me
    and let me know, “I guess it’s about time that they revised WINDOWS vista, that RAM hog’n
    burtha of an “OS” ah, anyway yah im very curius to see what the newest WINDOWS consist of, as i
    am a avid user of VMware and Kororaa XGL, systems by NVIDEA …. thanks and
    lets see what we can do with this system befor release …

  6. derbysparty April 20, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    Hey please put a copy of Windows 7 would be amazing see this new OS

  7. Tim April 23, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Any chance of a patched uxtheme.dll for XP SP3 RTM?

  8. Dan May 5, 2008 at 9:19 am

    Hi,
    I noticed a small problem with your Vista SP1 patches when I open the Advanced Appearance window (Appearance Tab) to assign colors to parts of parts of windows. I can not change the “menu” item color. This occurs whether it is a stock theme or based on Aero or Standard. I can send you a screen shot if you like. I have Ultimate 32 bit. Otherwise your patches are invaluable!
    All the best,
    Dan from Australia

  9. thenonhacker May 11, 2008 at 12:24 am

    Where can I find themes similar to Zune that takes advantage of your UXTheme patch?

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