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Old 08-25-2004, 08:17 PM   #1
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changing color of XP start bar?

Is there any way to change the color theme of xp to something different then the original (green/blue), or the green or silver ones they have? i want my start button to be yellow, the bar dark grey, and the tops of the windows black and yellow as well.
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Old 08-25-2004, 08:23 PM   #2
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i like style xp. it will give you a lot of options, and with style builder you can make your own if you have the patience. more styles can be obtained from www.themexp.org

http://www.tgtsoft.com/

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i like style xp. it will give you a lot of options, and with style builder you can make your own if you have the patience. more styles can be obtained from www.themexp.org

http://www.tgtsoft.com/

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thanks...what exactly is the "style builder"...i like the xp theme alot as well but just wish to change the colors of it so it will match my background- the cover of In Flames-Jester Race what would be the easiest way to do this?
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style builder allows you to sit down and design your own theme. you go through piece by piece of the layout and make it to your liking. i am not familiar with the particular color scheme you are looking for, but i am sure there is something at www.themexp.org that will suit your tastes. have fun with it

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btw: did you by any chance go to xavier university? didn't know if muskie88 was a Xavier Musketeer reference. i am a freshman there right now

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Just to let you know, you don't need stlye XP to use other themes. You can download a patch that lets you change all that stuff. I can use any theme like the ones from themexp.org but I don't have to pay the 20$ for style XP.
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Old 08-25-2004, 09:47 PM   #6
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style builder allows you to sit down and design your own theme. you go through piece by piece of the layout and make it to your liking. i am not familiar with the particular color scheme you are looking for, but i am sure there is something at www.themexp.org that will suit your tastes. have fun with it

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btw: did you by any chance go to xavier university? didn't know if muskie88 was a Xavier Musketeer reference. i am a freshman there right now

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haha nope, muskies a type of fish...its spelled differently tho i think but i made the sn in 3rd grade or something so yeah...im also only 16 so no college for me for a little while
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Old 08-25-2004, 09:54 PM   #7
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well, you should look at xavier in cincinnati ohio. its a great school, and then your sn will be perfect

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A couple of the themes that I got asked to install web rebates, and extra tool/search bars.
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