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Old 09-22-2005, 07:51 AM   #1
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Themes for Windows XP

Hello again,

I like to install or download themes for windows xp, the default GUI is so boring, what is your recommend? and how to install it?

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Old 09-22-2005, 09:32 AM   #2
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Try this site out:

Lightstar


There are a lot of great free themes and instructions on how to implement them (link to free UXTHEME.DLL patcher included).

Another good site is www.themexp.org.

Also:

www.tgtsoft.com StyleXP
www.windowblinds.com WindowBlinds

Both the above are full featured windows theming and skinning apps. You have to buy them though.
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Old 10-01-2005, 04:16 PM   #3
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Theme's Win 98-ME etc...?

This may sound like I'm new at this but then again I am at trying to get Theme's on my CP. Can Theme files be extracted from one's disc's that have the OS on them if that version had some from Microsoft? I would like to try this out if possible I have been told and not sure of ME having the theme's on it. I have a cd of ME and just never up graded the machine to it. Been happy with 98 se. Just a side thought of the Theme's for XP question.

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Old 10-02-2005, 06:20 AM   #4
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windowblinds - they offer a free version over at http://www.wincustomize.com ~ i have use stylexp and didn't really like it very much. i love window blinds. (I am a paying member over there, and have paid for object desktop which includes window blinds, and they are delivering a new build next tuesday, beta for those who are object desktop subscribers, that will have lots of new features, such as taskbar transparency/window transparency as that seen in windows Vista.... so i don't know how far along stylexp is getting.. my vote is to go with window blinds. but, in regards to what pillainp said, there is a free version of window blinds, it just has fewer things to it. it is like $20 to buy it, but you're better off buying object desktop package, which is more expensive, but will get a ton of programs from it which is well worth it here's a screen of what i have right now using products from object desktop from wincustomize (including window blinds):
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what's the name of that theme and where ya got it from?
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i assume you mean my theme, eltoroh.. it is what my computer looks like - it is a theme off of wincustomize.com for windowblinds. all the other programs i use are also from wincustomize.com. the dock at the bottom is object dock, the meters/volume are desktopX, the calendar is rainlender, the trash can is part of a vista icon suite i have for icon packager. (the aol bar was part of an AOL beta suite - that's for aol members only)
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