Theme service error: 126. Specified module not found.

[Guest]

Hi,
I'm stuck in Windows Classic view. When I go into the display/appearance
page the only option I have is Windows Classic Style. If I try and load a
different theme from the Themes page I get an error saying the Themes service
isn't started.

The services page shows service set to automatic but not started. When I
try to start it I get the following error message:
Could not start the Themes service on Local Computer.
Error 126: The specified module could not be found.

So far I've run SFC /scannow and checked that Luna.theme is in the
system32/resource folder. I've also spent a few hours chasing various
internet threads but so far no joy.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance...... Wombat

 

[Guest]

Hi Wombat,

See if the information here helps you to resolve the problem:

Themes (Won't Load or only Windows Classic is listed)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#themes



Regards,

 

[Guest]

Thanx but I tried the various fixes from that site before I posted this.

From the error message I seem to be missing something that the Themes
service needs to run. Trouble is I don't know what.

To reiterate, error is:

"Could not start the Themes service on Local Computer."
"Error 126: The specified module could not be found."

Wombat