Xp Themes

[collisster]

carry on, then install it after..

does your mother hold your hand on the way to work?

logon and logoff are patched..

install what (it) ?

 

[InsomniaCalls]

install what (it) ?

.Net

 

[collisster]

I've ****** it up now, just tried to put a new theme on. and this happened

It gave me an option to switch active desktop off, I did and a guns n roses picture came up from about 6 months ago and some wired stuff on the left appeared

anyone help please ??

 

[InsomniaCalls]

anyone help please ??

Try refreshing the desktop by right click, refresh.
If you open xpize is there an option to set a new theme?
If so, do it.
Does active desktop need to be disabled? If not, enable it again

 

[collisster]

how do I renable active desktop? I also have the problem of not being able to change my background (because of some virus ages ago) :S

 

[InsomniaCalls]

1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Open Display Properties.
3. Click the Desktop tab.
4. Click the Customize Desktop button.
5. Click the Web tab in the Desktop Items window.

If you wish to enable the Active Desktop, check "My Current Home Page". Add your current home page into your desktop or click New to add another web page and/or other Active Desktop features. To update the content, click the Synchronize button.

 

[collisster]

I have rebooted since installing xpize, there is no loading bar on the boot screen , and there is only windows classic styles, I'm updating to the net framework it wants becuase I cannot run xpize settings becuase of it... .


after all this how do I now get more themes?

 

[void]

dude you should have just used the uxtheme.dll patcher.

 

[collisster]

please some one help, sorry if I'm ******* you off I just very good with it, I can only have the windows classic theme at the moment
and I cant change my desktop background because its greyed out because of a virus ages ago can anyone help me with that aswell

 

[InsomniaCalls]

Can you uninstall the xpize software then use the download I provided here ?
To show the file extension you'll need to open My Computer then go to Tools > Folder Options > View > untick 'hide extensions for known file types' then apply.
Rename the file to .exe and double click.

 

[collisster]

ok

 

[collisster]

It comes up with a screen saying insert windows cd I press cancel, then windows file protection comes up saying do I want to keep the unstable versions , that or there abouts do I press yes because when I press no its an endless loop...........

 

[InsomniaCalls]

It says just before then to give it a minute or so before you cancel the windows file protection. You should be fine if you do that.

 

[collisster]

I think its worked, I have rebooted, now how do I get themes on ?

 

[void]

you can get visuastyles from deviantart:

http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/windows/visualstyle/?order=9&alltime=yes

download the zip file of the visual style you want, unzip it and you should see a .msstyles file. double click it to apply the style.

if you want permanently keep the visual styles move the folder containing .msstyles file to C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes

 

[InsomniaCalls]

Download something along the lines of this and double click the .theme or .msstyles file.

 

[collisster]

finally got there in the end .
If I havent moved the theme to the resourses folder does it mean I have to reapply It everytime I log onto windows?

cheers =D

 

[InsomniaCalls]

Not normally.
Mine is in My Docs.

 

[collisster]

Ok, is there a shiney black theme, or vista style ?
thanks

 

[InsomniaCalls]

Here