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Make sure the themes service is enabled and that you used the correct version of uxtheme.dll. 

Replace the files with following procedure:

• Login as a Administrator.
• Goto %systemroot%\System32
• Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.
• Take ownership of the file and close dialogs.
• Do same for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll
• Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.
• Give yourself (or group) Full Control permissions and close dialogs.
• Do same for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll.
• Rename uxtheme.dll to uxtheme.old.
• Rename themeui.dll to themeui.old.
• Rename shsvcs.dll to shsvcs.old.
• Copy downloaded patched files into %systemroot%\System32
• Reboot your pc.
• Done! enjoy