<s>
StyleXP	B-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
TGTSoft	O
,	O
StyleXP	B-Application
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
other	O
skinning	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Stardock	O
's	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
and	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
StyleXP	B-Application
works	O
by	O
patching	O
a	O
DLL	O
file	O
named	O
uxtheme.dll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
patching	O
this	O
DLL	O
,	O
StyleXP	B-Application
can	O
install	O
themes	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
digitally	O
signed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
patched	O
the	O
uxtheme.dll	O
file	O
on	O
disk	O
,	O
while	O
newer	O
ones	O
do	O
so	O
in	O
memory	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
's	O
popularity	O
has	O
risen	O
in	O
the	O
several	O
years	O
past	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
sites	O
opening	O
up	O
that	O
provide	O
free	O
skins	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
course	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
limitations	O
to	O
visual	O
style	O
edits	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
theme	O
must	O
work	O
within	O
the	O
guidelines	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
style	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uninstalling	B-Application
StyleXP	B-Application
from	O
a	O
machine	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
will	O
cause	O
most	O
system	O
icons	O
to	O
become	O
corrupt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
uninstaller	B-Application
blanks	O
out	O
the	O
values	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
deleting	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StyleXP	B-Application
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
alternatives	O
similar	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
