Posted February 1, 2006 Does anyone know any good themes for X.P that you dont have to go through window blinds or anything to use? Ive got the Royal theme at the mo, but getting bored of it. Info Please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Find the hacked uxtheme.dll (it's a kind of .exe patch you need to install) then you can use all themes without shit like stylexp or windowblinds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 How do you installt hemes? I don't get it, i want good themes but without Windowblinds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 by themes do you mean like the black colour for the task bar in my pic?, the crosses glow red, and the other two in the top right glow blue when the mouse is on top of them. if so then i had no idea, i cant remember how i even put this one on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Yes that looks awsome. But its windowblinds isnt it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 No, it's what Dieter said. Download themes from Deviantart once you've applied the hack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Find the hacked uxtheme.dll (it's a kind of .exe patch you need to install) then you can use all themes without shit like stylexp or windowblinds.I wouldn't mind getting a new theme too.Do you just need to copy and paste a hacked uxtheme.dll over the normal one to install it? I've got a uxtheme.dll and a uxtheme(3).dll in my Windows folder?? Would I need to update both of those? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Find the hack somewhere and just run it. It'll do the work for you. Then get themes from somewhere (deviantart) and place them in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes. http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Cheers Mr_Odwin, I'll give that a go then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 I had trouble finding it on google again, so I took the time to mirror it to my private ftp space. http://users.pandora.be/templarke/nw_uxpatcher.zip Hack away. -edit- Forgot to check Mr.Odwin's link, my bad. Ah well, my ftp probably gives better speeds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Yes that looks awsome. But its windowblinds isnt it? i think it is, is there anything wrong with windowsblinds? ive been using this for ages and it wasnt a problem to set up, i think also what is a uxtheme.dll? cos if there are better ones than the one im using then id like to change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Nothing i was just wondering. Erm i ran the hack and it said somehthing anlong the lines of "this hack removed certain files please insert the windows xp to disk to replace these files and maitin system stability" i aint got the CD will it be ok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 The only problem with WB against a hack is that WB uses RAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Nothing i was just wondering. Erm i ran the hack and it said somehthing anlong the lines of "this hack removed certain files please insert the windows xp to disk to replace these files and maitin system stability" i aint got the CD will it be ok? You hacked a .dll, it's normal that windows complains. Nothing bad will happen. And Windowblinds basically covers your theme, doesn't replace it iirc. It uses a lot of RAM for what it does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Sweeet, this has been easly the most helpful thread ive ever started, cheers guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Sweeet, this has been easly the most helpful thread ive ever started, cheers guys. Have fun playing. I regularly switched between themes for a long time before finding one that I loved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 hehe, i will, just out of curiousty what theme you using? i like your tase in sigs etc might be the same in themes. Can you post a screenshot. Theres mine anyhow. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v688/Caris365/Theme.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 foton. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15733908/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 Smooth move into a desktop thread there. This was originally intended to show my idiotic cousin where a button was, but it'll do. Souluna Remix theme, easily one of the best out there. Simple, small, sober, readable, sexy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 I had some troubles when I tried fiddling with themes through the old .dll method, I have replaced the uxtheme.dll file with a fresh copy from Microsoft but my problem persists. Basically when I open any program, be it Dreamweaver, MSN whatever, my screen breifly goes black, then comes back with the program open, but the colour changed from 32 bit to 8 bit. What could it be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2006 I go this.. What should i do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2006 the best themes availble for xp at the moment is called Luna Element 4 it comes in blue or black, flavour heres a pic and in black Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2006 Whats wrong with Windowsblinds? Sounds like safer alternative to me. On this page you can download a Warcraft theme if you like: Warcraft theme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2006 Whats wrong with Windowsblinds? Sounds like safer alternative to me. On this page you can download a Warcraft theme if you like: Warcraft theme The point is that Windowsblinds uses extra resources, but the dll method doesn't. For those that are having problems. Sorry, I had none, so don't know what the problem could be. Caris, you're already using the same one that I do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2006 It worked without a hitch for me, now I've got this as my theme: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27686055/ : peace: Caris or Mr_Odwin, can you post a link for that theme please? It looks cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites