# Manually Installing Windows Visual Style ?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 3, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222 "2006-04-03T13:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ar1)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/1 "2006-04-03T13:54:21Z")
How do you install a windows visual style manually? I tried the simple double clicking the visual style, but it doesn’t work. What should I do that doesn’t involve installing anything extra? Thanks. GBP ---
**Author:** ![BoonDock](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/boondock/32/1188_2.png) [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/2 "2006-04-03T18:31:36Z")
I thought the only way was by using another program such as StyleXP etc. … I’d like to know a way without using another app… :thumb: ---
**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/3 "2006-04-03T19:02:12Z")
windows blinds also works. There may be another way, but using a program is probably the easiest. You might try sticking the files in this directory. C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes ---
**Author:** ![danulf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danulf/32/555_2.png) [@danulf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danulf)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/4 "2006-04-03T19:15:10Z")
Run Multipatcher, then just put the files in ‘C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes’ like SlowRoasted said… Works great. Just ignore the windows warning and restart your system after running it and it should be fine! But I always make a backup on themeuld.dll (called something like that). I think it’s in system32. EDIT: you can download multipatcher [here](http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/UXTheme-MultiPatcher.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Stratification](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Stratification](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stratification)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/5 "2006-04-03T19:23:43Z")
Actually after running the multipatcher the double click should work fine from anywhere too. I keep all of my themes in “My Documents\Themes”. ---
**Author:** ![hsadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hsadan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsadan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/6 "2006-04-03T19:36:40Z")
are you attempting to install onto windows xp? If so, check out the FAQ in the first post of the monthly desktops thread: > **[\[06\] April Desktops](https://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?214275-06-April-Desktops&s=700d912b61bbdb8196137a1b26936dea&p=1809890#post1809890)** > > Got a web design/development question or just want to hang out with the most awesome people on the planet? Drop on in! ---
**Author:** ![ar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ar1)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/7 "2006-04-04T14:25:55Z")
Thanks. The thing is, I’m trying to install the theme on a school computer (no administrative access). Basically I can’t install anything, and can’t change any registry things. But the themes that I found are actual Windows Style files, but IT DOESN’T DO ANYTHING! I need help… GBP ---
**Author:** ![hsadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hsadan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsadan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/8 "2006-04-04T17:33:33Z")
if you can’t install anything, then how do you expect to install the windows style? :h: and windows styles don’t work on their own, windows doesn’t allow it. you need to use either the uxtheme.dll patch or styleXP. ---
**Author:** ![love\_police](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@love\_police](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/love_police)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manually-installing-windows-visual-style/184222/9 "2006-04-04T22:39:40Z")
> [@es](#): > > Thanks. The thing is, I’m trying to install the theme on a school computer (no administrative access). Basically I can’t install anything, and can’t change any registry things. But the themes that I found are actual Windows Style files, but IT DOESN’T DO ANYTHING! I need help… > > GBP well there is a reason why you cant do anything. i hate it when annoying little kids who try and install stuff on computers and change settings. (im the IT guy at a school)