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May 24th, 2005
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Changing the way how XP looks

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How do u apply (free)themes to XP. Is there any free tool to create your own theme?
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Re: Changing the way how XP looks

Right click your desktop and select properties, then change Microsoft themes in the themes tab, and look to the appearance tab to select under colour scheme, between blue, green, silver (very cool). Go to the advanced tab to set every windows to a wacky colours of you choosing, perhaps a nice barbie pink or something.
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Re: Changing the way how XP looks

I dont want to change only the colours but also icons and fonts
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Re: Changing the way how XP looks

Sorry, but Windows doesn't provide that degree of customising, and there is no free tool available which is both suitable and stable enough to be worth using.

Even if you use the more recognised software programs such as StyleXP and so on, downloading user created themes is itself a potential source of problems, because there can be no guarantee that the theme pack will give stsability.
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Re: Changing the way how XP looks

What, u all lie lol. visit this site, its exactly what u want

www.windowblinds.net
or
www.stardock.com

(both the same)
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'lie' is a really nasty word, goaliemike.

If you read my post above you'll notice that I mentioned third party software programs, of which WindowBlinds and StarDock are examples. They are very much inferior examples in comparison with StyleXP, by the way!
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lol as u c im a noob at this, sorry i should check previous posts before
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Re: Changing the way how XP looks

I once used one of these style apps and like Catweazle said there is no guarantee of stability. My computer kept crashing becuz of a loading screen. argh.. since then, no more blinds!!
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xpsp2? change icons? the folder icons? just R click on the folder; go properties/ customise; go to your hearts content. {that aint a tab or button, btw} . put in ur own pictures if u must. fonts? go to to help n support centre, use fonts as a search; you do the rest.
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Quote originally posted by belama ...
I once used one of these style apps and like Catweazle said there is no guarantee of stability. My computer kept crashing becuz of a loading screen. argh.. since then, no more blinds!!
hmm thats odd, never had any probs here
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