What's the best way to skin XP these days?

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:18 pm

UXTHEME.DLL hacking, let you use unsigned themes packed the same way MS themes are.

Link for some nice themes: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=36

Post by **R00k** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:33 pm

The uxtheme.dll replacement, that's the way I do it. :icon14:

Oh, I don't have SP2 either.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:50 pm

Where do I extract the theme I downloaded?

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat May 07, 2005 5:02 pm

ToxicBug wrote:Where do I extract the theme I downloaded?

%systemroot%\Resources\Themes\

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 07, 2005 5:26 pm

thanks

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat May 07, 2005 6:34 pm

Windows classic

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Sat May 07, 2005 6:35 pm

I have XP with SP2 and I use WindowBlinds.

No crashes...no bullshit. It just works.

Post by **denzii** » Sat May 07, 2005 6:36 pm

I have window blinds 4.0 and It don't crash here. Actuall it looks kind of nice.

[lvlshot]http://upload.docdesign.org/gamedesk.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat May 07, 2005 6:41 pm

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Sat May 07, 2005 7:01 pm

Here you'll find a shitload of WindowBlinds skins.

Version 4 and above use hardware acceleration for their effects. There is basically no performance loss at all compared to using default XP themes. And it skins EVERYTHING.

I just changed my to theme to this:

Post by **SplishSplash** » Sat May 07, 2005 8:04 pm

Every skinning app I've ever used was either slow, unstable, broken or just awkward.

Post by **Peloquin** » Sun May 08, 2005 3:06 am

never had a crash problem with wb, here... I use sp2 aswell.

I change skins alot but for some reason I keep going back to the skin that Arcana made...

http://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.as ... 92&LibID=1

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sun May 08, 2005 3:14 am

SplishSplash wrote:Every skinning app I've ever used was either slow, unstable, broken or just awkward.

Fact.

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Sun May 08, 2005 3:18 am

Thats why you use the one built in to XP, not those shitty apps like Windowsblinds.

Post by **Grudge** » Sun May 08, 2005 10:01 am

I don't feel a need to skin my XP.

Post by **denzii** » Sun May 08, 2005 2:46 pm

XP Skins to me are so boring. You can only stare at it for so long. I suppose if you only spend a few hours a day on the computer it would be ok, but when you spend 16 hours a day in front of one then you have to have some variety.

Post by **o'dium** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:18 pm

How do i install these? I placed them in the directory %systemroot%\Resources\Themes\ but still, nothing shows up even after restart.

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:35 pm

o'dium wrote:How do i install these? I placed them in the directory %systemroot%\Resources\Themes\ but still, nothing shows up even after restart.

Did you patch the uxtheme file? I assume not.

Post by **o'dium** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:40 pm

just read that, lol, doing it in a sec...

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:42 pm

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:05 pm

Once you're rebooted just double click on the .msstyle and then the theme windows loads up, then click ok.

Post by **dmmh** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:48 pm

some n1's here: http://www.studiotwentyeight.net/index2.htm

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sun May 08, 2005 9:38 pm

Memph, got no problems with style xp hereon SP2 ?

Post by **saturn** » Sun May 08, 2005 9:50 pm

SplishSplash wrote:Every skinning app I've ever used was either slow, unstable, broken or just awkward.

werd bro

Post by **bork[e]** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:52 pm

ToxicBug wrote:thanks

have any luck with any?