Make Xp pretty.....

TheDean · 4 Oct 2008 at 11:20

What would I use to make Xp pretty.....it looks horrible :/

Tombo · 4 Oct 2008 at 11:22

Royale Theme?

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Themes/Royale-Theme-for-WinXP.shtml

TheDean · 4 Oct 2008 at 11:25

Tombo said:
Royale Theme?

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Themes/Royale-Theme-for-WinXP.shtml

That looks pretty much exactly how mine is at the minute...Unless I'm missing something?

Ratbag · 4 Oct 2008 at 11:43

Get the uxtheme patcher (google it!) then download and apply visual styles from deviantart or somewhere. Alternatively, get hold of Windowblinds which lets you apply visual styles as well as windowblinds specific themes. And contrary to popular belief Windowblinds doesn't hog resources or use loads of RAM.

suarve · 4 Oct 2008 at 15:37

TheDean said:
What would I use to make Xp pretty.....it looks horrible :/

Apply uxtheme multipatcher thing (google it), then use Vista2b visual style

Works for me :rolleyes:

suarve · 4 Oct 2008 at 15:38

TheDean said:
That looks pretty much exactly how mine is at the minute...Unless I'm missing something?

Nar, that theme has a glossier looking taskbar and imo (as I used it for a while) much clearer window titles. Once you have applied the theme you'll notice the difference straight away mate.

swinnie · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:25

I've just installed the Media Centre theme and it actually looks half decent. Still prefer vista's aero etc.

epicname · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:51

I always used BricoPack Vista Inspirat Ultimate 2, one easy install which makes XP look pretty.

http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/en.id.130.htm

manic111 · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:53

I love this-loads of people on here want their Vista installs to work like their old XP ones, and people with XP want it to look like Vista! Crazy...

fobose · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:57

I like vista how it is. I wish my old PC had driver support for it!

C64 · 5 Oct 2008 at 00:00

msstyles just got to change the uxtheme.dll, lunar element 5 compact black I think its the best
here's a good source for everything you need and need to know http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=36

konam4 · 5 Oct 2008 at 00:05

Get object dock and windows blinds! You'll be able to make your UI totally custom then.

Good example:

LoadsaMoney · 5 Oct 2008 at 18:39

Ive just put that object dock on, its bloody great.

Shadows1990 · 5 Oct 2008 at 18:53

I find all these fancy themes and stuff make XP really distracting to use.
Besides, I've never found a practical use for Object Dock, when everything is always 2 clicks (or 2 keyboard presses) away.

HOWEVER, that theme by konam4 is nice

konam4 · 5 Oct 2008 at 18:53

Yeah it's a brilliant program, you can get all sorts of extra stuff for it from wincustomize.com

ins0mn1ac · 5 Oct 2008 at 19:15

Area04 is the best.

OCdude · 6 Oct 2008 at 08:03

Ratbag said:
Get the uxtheme patcher (google it!) then download and apply visual styles from deviantart or somewhere. Alternatively, get hold of Windowblinds which lets you apply visual styles as well as windowblinds specific themes. And contrary to popular belief Windowblinds doesn't hog resources or use loads of RAM.

+1

I use the black Luna Element theme

bledd · 6 Oct 2008 at 13:12

ux theme patcher

luna royale black (white flag)

looks great, and don't need any extra exe's running

LoadsaMoney · 7 Oct 2008 at 16:10

Anyway to change the task bar colour to anything other than the 3x thats there, the default Blue, Silver, Green.

bledd · 7 Oct 2008 at 16:21

yeah, ux theme patcher, then you can install any style you want.