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Windows 7 Custom Themes folder corrupted!?

Anonymous
2010-09-04T06:10:52+00:00

So for awhile now, I've been having an issue with my Custom Themes in Windows 7.  One day, after an update I could no longer save a custom theme or choose a custom theme for my desktop.  I've been searching and searching but I can't seem to find anything about the issue. I'm currently running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) on an HP HDX Laptop.  Windows 7 was an upgrade from Vista, but after the Vista installation I had absolutely no problems with my laptop or anything in Windows 7.  It was after an update sometime back in March that I was no longer able to change my desktop themes.  I can choose a new background and color and such, but I can't save any settings or designate separately located files for my desktop wallpaper.

Of note, I found my Themes folder already, C:\Users[my name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes . When I attempt to click the folder, I get the following error message:

C:\Users[my name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes is not accessible.

The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.

I don't know what to do or how to fix.  I can access the Theme's resource folder in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes, but I can't access the themes themselves.  And trying to delete the folder gives me the error code:

Error 0x80070091: The directory is not empty.

Any Ideas would be helpful cause this is driving me crazy!

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Anonymous
2010-09-05T03:07:19+00:00

Hi Whispered Shadow,

Try recreating the custom themes by deleting the existing themes and check the result.

Step 1: Delete the existing themes and download new themes

a. Right click on the Desktop and click Personalize.

b. Right click on the custom theme and click Delete.

c. Click "Get more themes online" and download the themes.

d. Check if the issue persists.

Step 2: If Step 1 fails, then try to delete the Themes folder in safe mode

a. See Start your computer in safe mode

b. Open C:\Users[Your user name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows and delete Themes folder.

c. Start the computer in the normal mode and check if the issue persists.

Step 3: Run SFC (System File Checker) scan to find and fix missing system files

a. Visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

b. Run the scan successfully.

c. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect and check the result.

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