Download and Install Windows 7 Media Center Themes

Downloading and installing themes for your Windows 7 Media Center from is simple. Recently we shared popular Windows 7 Media Center Themes. Follow the instructions below to change or install the Media Center themes for Windows 7.

Installing Windows 7 Media Center themes with installers

Download the Windows 7 Media Center themes.
To install the Windows 7 Media Center theme double click on it and follow the on-screen instructions.
Find the “C:\Windows\ehome\ehres.dll” files in the start menu, and then select “Run As Administrator” (this location make be different depending on the location of your Windows installation).
Once the process has completed successfully, restart your Media Center.

Installing Windows 7 Media Center themes with patches

Before installing a theme that uses a patch take backup of “ehres.dll” file.
To take the backup, navigate to “C:\Windows\ehome\” and find “ehres.dll” then copy this file to a different folder.
Download and execute the own.reg file .
Now open Windows Explorer and navigate to “C:\Windows\ehome\”. Find the “ehres.dll” file, right-click and select “Take Ownership”.
After having ownership of the “ehres.dll” file, run the .exe patch file included in the theme as an administrator.
To run the .exe patch file, right Click the file and selecting “Run as Administrator”.
Make certain that the two input dialog boxes say “C:\Windows\ehome\ehres.dll” (Again, this location may vary depending on the location of your Windows install) then press “Start”. When the patch process completes restart your Media Center.

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