Desktop Themes bug

[Odio]

Whenever I try to access Desktop Themes it works, but when I try to apply it gives me
a fatal error. this has happened before i
reinstalled by operating system. is there
a fix for this?

thankyou...

[smokin1]

I have seen this happen with Win95 and Desktop Themes after installing Office 97..there is a patch on the Office disk to replace the themes.exe ....don't know if this describes your situation.......
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[socalgal]

If you could post the exact dialog of the fatal error, it would help.

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[Pantion]

Does the fatal error ocurrs when you try to apply a Theme? I mean you can load themes on the Desktop Theme control panel, but you can't apply them right? Or when you try to load the Desktop Themes control panel?

This is due to a file or files used by the program that had been either replaced by an older one, deleted or corrupted.

Check this files: comdlg32.dll, advapi32.dll, comctl32.dll, winmm.dll and mpr.dll. You can download some of the files here:
http://www.3dfiles.com/bgrsoftware/

download the "required controls" and it may fix your problem.

[This message has been edited by Pantion (edited 12-12-1999).]

[Odio]

The error message it gives in Details is:

THEMES caused an invalid page fault in
module <unknown> at 0000:00000190.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=00000190 EFLGS=00010216
EBX=00000190 SS=017f ESP=0064f0e4 EBP=00000ffe
ECX=00000018 DS=017f ESI=bff772fc FS=4e07
EDX=00000190 ES=017f EDI=bff5581c GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 00 21 07
Stack dump:
0064fa26 0064f128 0000000b 00000000 00000000 bff548c6 85760409 6f250000 00000000 81c124d4 00000200 00000000 0064f520 00200000 85760000 00000100

and I am running on Windows 98 (not version 2)

and I have Microsoft Office, I think origonal version because it loads on like 28 floppys and doesnt have the date on it...

[Pantion]

Is a damaged, out-dated, erased file. I had the exact same error and it was fixed by replacing the files with new ones. Just download the files I told you and it should be fixed.

[Odio]

nope, still isnt working

it still gives me the exact same error http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif

[Pantion]

Hmm... try to let windows find the damaged files.


grandslammer
Member posted 12-12-1999 05:44 PM
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Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Information.
Tools, Version Conflict Manager. If there are any files that have been replaced with earlier versions of themselves, they show up here, and offer to let you install the "newer" ones. When done here, click on the "X" to close.

Then click on tool, system file checker. Select scan for altered files. Follow the prompts.

Finally, close that. Then click on tools, registry checker. If that finds no problems, then your WinDOZE is most likely cool.

Did you try the new startup disk yet?

Hope all gets back to norm for you...

Mike P.



Or uninstall the Desktop Themes and reinstall it.



[This message has been edited by Pantion (edited 12-12-1999).]

[Dave_H]

Time for a:
Long Winded Microsoft KB Article! (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q156/3/12.asp)

Check the version# on your themes.exe, I have ver 4.40.500 but have win-98se on this computer. If you need help post back, I would hate to have you search 28 floppies for this fix.

Dave

[smokin1]

As i posted earlier..if that is the problem and you don't have the patch let us know I
will send it to you...
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