Theme service error: 126. Specified module not found.

Posted: 03-10-2007, 10:13 AM

Wombat

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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

Responses to "Theme service error: 126. Specified module not found."

Patti MacLeod

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RE: Theme service error: 126. Specified module not found.

Posted: 03-10-2007, 03:58 PM

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,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"Wombat" wrote:

> 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

Wombat

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RE: Theme service error: 126. Specified module not found.

Posted: 03-10-2007, 06:26 PM

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

"Patti MacLeod" wrote:

> 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,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Wombat" wrote:
>
> > 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

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