Display Properties missing

[Guest]

Hello I just did a clean install of windows xp pro w/sp2 cause my other hdd
died.. when i tried to install it during the point where it copies files from
the cd it could not get one cause the cd was badly scratched.. this is before
it starts up to that screen that says it will take 32 minutes to install.
now when i get into windows everything looks fine except the display
properties wont show up when i right click the desktop or when i go into the
control panel also the start button isnt green its gray like the old windows
was. I tried sfc/scannow and that didnt help and tried some registry edits
that didnt help either. I am unsure what file was missing and cant figure out
what to look for or what to add to system 32. please help! thanks!

 

[R. McCarty]

Did you write down the system module you skipped ? Either way
check your System Event Log for errors.

 

[Guest]

no i never did that, I didnt think of it at the time. How to i check the
event log?

 

[R. McCarty]

Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
You might also run DXDiag, which may help you isolate the issue
with your display/settings.

 

[Guest]

I found this in the event viewer:

Error:
Setup could not register the OLE Control D:\WINDOWS\system32\themeui.dll
because of the following error:
LoadLibrary returned error 126 (the specified module could not be found).


***

That is the one that didnt get copied in installation, it is familiar.. what
do i do now?

Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
You might also run DXDiag, which may help you isolate the issue
with your display/settings.

no i never did that, I didnt think of it at the time. How to i check the
event log?

 

[R. McCarty]

It's likely, you can try to Expand the module from your CD-ROM.
It will exist as ThemeUI.DL_ in the i386 folder. If all else fails there
are web sites that offer Dll downloads. I would check the signature
of the module before placing it in the appropriate system folder.
Right click the module, take Properties, Version (TAB) and make
sure the version is 6.0.2900.2180 and the company string is shown
as Microsoft. The module should exist in C:\Windows\System32

I found this in the event viewer:

Error:
Setup could not register the OLE Control D:\WINDOWS\system32\themeui.dll
because of the following error:
LoadLibrary returned error 126 (the specified module could not be found).


***

That is the one that didnt get copied in installation, it is familiar..
what
do i do now?

Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
You might also run DXDiag, which may help you isolate the issue
with your display/settings.

no i never did that, I didnt think of it at the time. How to i check
the
event log?

:

Did you write down the system module you skipped ? Either way
check your System Event Log for errors.

Hello I just did a clean install of windows xp pro w/sp2 cause my
other
hdd
died.. when i tried to install it during the point where it copies
files
from
the cd it could not get one cause the cd was badly scratched.. this
is
before
it starts up to that screen that says it will take 32 minutes to
install.
now when i get into windows everything looks fine except the display
properties wont show up when i right click the desktop or when i go
into
the
control panel also the start button isnt green its gray like the old
windows
was. I tried sfc/scannow and that didnt help and tried some
registry
edits
that didnt help either. I am unsure what file was missing and cant
figure
out
what to look for or what to add to system 32. please help! thanks!

 

[Menno Hershberger]

Well, if you trust me......
http://167.142.192.105/_utilities/themeui.dll

It's likely, you can try to Expand the module from your CD-ROM.
It will exist as ThemeUI.DL_ in the i386 folder. If all else fails
there are web sites that offer Dll downloads. I would check the
signature of the module before placing it in the appropriate system
folder. Right click the module, take Properties, Version (TAB) and
make sure the version is 6.0.2900.2180 and the company string is shown
as Microsoft. The module should exist in C:\Windows\System32

I found this in the event viewer:

Error:
Setup could not register the OLE Control
D:\WINDOWS\system32\themeui.dll because of the following error:
LoadLibrary returned error 126 (the specified module could not be
found).


***

That is the one that didnt get copied in installation, it is
familiar.. what
do i do now?

Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
You might also run DXDiag, which may help you isolate the issue
with your display/settings.

no i never did that, I didnt think of it at the time. How to i
check the
event log?

:

Did you write down the system module you skipped ? Either way
check your System Event Log for errors.

Hello I just did a clean install of windows xp pro w/sp2 cause
my other
hdd
died.. when i tried to install it during the point where it
copies files
from
the cd it could not get one cause the cd was badly scratched..
this is
before
it starts up to that screen that says it will take 32 minutes
to install.
now when i get into windows everything looks fine except the
display properties wont show up when i right click the desktop
or when i go into
the
control panel also the start button isnt green its gray like
the old windows
was. I tried sfc/scannow and that didnt help and tried some
registry
edits
that didnt help either. I am unsure what file was missing and
cant figure
out
what to look for or what to add to system 32. please help!
thanks!

 

[Guest]

thanks everyone, problem solved!

Well, if you trust me......
http://167.142.192.105/_utilities/themeui.dll

It's likely, you can try to Expand the module from your CD-ROM.
It will exist as ThemeUI.DL_ in the i386 folder. If all else fails
there are web sites that offer Dll downloads. I would check the
signature of the module before placing it in the appropriate system
folder. Right click the module, take Properties, Version (TAB) and
make sure the version is 6.0.2900.2180 and the company string is shown
as Microsoft. The module should exist in C:\Windows\System32

I found this in the event viewer:

Error:
Setup could not register the OLE Control
D:\WINDOWS\system32\themeui.dll because of the following error:
LoadLibrary returned error 126 (the specified module could not be
found).


***

That is the one that didnt get copied in installation, it is
familiar.. what
do i do now?

:

Click Start, Run (Type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
You might also run DXDiag, which may help you isolate the issue
with your display/settings.

no i never did that, I didnt think of it at the time. How to i
check the
event log?

:

Did you write down the system module you skipped ? Either way
check your System Event Log for errors.

Hello I just did a clean install of windows xp pro w/sp2 cause
my other
hdd
died.. when i tried to install it during the point where it
copies files
from
the cd it could not get one cause the cd was badly scratched..
this is
before
it starts up to that screen that says it will take 32 minutes
to install.
now when i get into windows everything looks fine except the
display properties wont show up when i right click the desktop
or when i go into
the
control panel also the start button isnt green its gray like
the old windows
was. I tried sfc/scannow and that didnt help and tried some
registry
edits
that didnt help either. I am unsure what file was missing and
cant figure
out
what to look for or what to add to system 32. please help!
thanks!