changing windows xp theme

[uzziah]

ok, so i have tried litestep and all that, and am not really into it. how do i just change the dang theme? (i.e. just change the standard windows blue/green) to maybe a silver or white or something? something simple

 

[granodemostasa]

it's rathr simple; right clikc the screen... and it says display properties. there is a theme, appearance, desktop, settings, screen savor area. To to settings, and there are things you could choose: color, style, and font size. i have mine set for XP style and silver.

 

[Uncle Erik]

If you go into the Control Panel (I think that's what it's called) you can choose different themes and color schemes. At work, I changed the computer to Windows classic (can't stand the XP Fisher Price interface) but there were others in there, too. I think you can download more.

 

[vagarach]

There is a silver theme:

Control panel > display properties > click on the 'appearance' tab > you'll see a colour scheme drop box > click the little down arrow > choose silver. Then click OK on the bottom row of buttons. Voila!

If you want truly custom themes, there is a more technical process needed. You need to replace a dll with another one. This allows anybody to make a new theme. Some are good and some are very bad

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[smeggy]

Uxtheme multipatcher here
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=308905

Visual Styles here
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=36

Perfectly safe, I've been doing this forever and used dozens and dozens of Styles and made a few myself many moons ago.

 

[Tech2]

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeggy Uxtheme multipatcher here http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=308905 Visual Styles here http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=36 Perfectly safe, I've been doing this forever and used dozens and dozens of Styles and made a few myself many moons ago.

Yep. Me too.