MiuMiu
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How do I change the colour of the blue border thingy? Ive seen a few ppl with different colours n i wanna know how to do it!!
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With Windows XP, there are only 3 colour variations when it comes to Visual Styles, unless you use third-party apps or hacked DLLs (uxtheme.dll located in system32)
To change your colour scheme, to either Olive (green) or Silver (metallic)
Right click your desktop, properties
Click the appearance tab
Under "Color scheme" you will find:
* Default (blue)
* Olive Green
* Silver
Click one of them, (preferrably silver) and then hit apply/OK.
That's it
If you're looking for other (unsupported by Microsoft) Visual Styles, then you'll have to get TGTsoft's StyleXP to run themes or hack your own DLLs (a cool procedure in itself)
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To change your colour scheme, to either Olive (green) or Silver (metallic)
Right click your desktop, properties
Click the appearance tab
Under "Color scheme" you will find:
* Default (blue)
* Olive Green
* Silver
Click one of them, (preferrably silver) and then hit apply/OK.
That's it
If you're looking for other (unsupported by Microsoft) Visual Styles, then you'll have to get TGTsoft's StyleXP to run themes or hack your own DLLs (a cool procedure in itself
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Shhh... lol... they should serious not call it hack, all it is is actually changing 1 line of Hex value in the dll so that it can read non-digitally signed themes.Originally posted by Huy
LOL you're a mod!
Okay, I hacked mine too.. but I'm using the default theme now (Luna/default blue), as I get tired of new VS's after a day or two.
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LOL!!!Originally posted by Winston
shutup Huy... lol
or else i'll disclose "N......." and let YEAR12 do it herself!
alright, i'm going to shut up now... :whistles:
or, we can just attach our uxtheme's and let her replace it herself (backing up her previous copy, etc)
it's a her right? Year12? i think so anyway..
Originally posted by Huy
LOL!!!
alright, i'm going to shut up now... :whistles:
or, we can just attach our uxtheme's and let her replace it herself (backing up her previous copy, etc)
it's a her right? Year12? i think so anyway..
bah not on my desktop PC right now, on server comp, i got a automated batch for uxtheme.dll i'll upload it later
MicK_eT
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sigh...
for somefink simpler...
goto www.tgtsoft.com and go get stylexp.. they have one for pp with windows xp sp1 and normal xp.... also the have that uxtheme thingy in program form so u dl and run it and it does it all for u....
goto www.themexp.org to get new styles.. when stylexp runs out of trial time.. just double click the downloaded style (from themexp.org) and it will open the appearacne tab in windows xp display properties and ull see it in the drop down menu thingy
for somefink simpler...
goto www.tgtsoft.com and go get stylexp.. they have one for pp with windows xp sp1 and normal xp.... also the have that uxtheme thingy in program form so u dl and run it and it does it all for u....
goto www.themexp.org to get new styles.. when stylexp runs out of trial time.. just double click the downloaded style (from themexp.org) and it will open the appearacne tab in windows xp display properties and ull see it in the drop down menu thingy
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MicK_eT, that would be more difficult than replacing 1 file
But it depends on the user, and his/her computing skills level.
You can hack a dll (automated process, unless you're cool doing it manually like Winston here) -- or you can just download a pre-patched uxtheme and replace the existing file.
Either way, it works.
But it depends on the user, and his/her computing skills level.
You can hack a dll (automated process, unless you're cool doing it manually like Winston here
) -- or you can just download a pre-patched uxtheme and replace the existing file.Either way, it works.
Where to download Visual Style
http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/main.htm
My fav is GreyScale
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/2488095
PS. The Hack DLL is attached. Just run it.
http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/main.htm
My fav is GreyScale
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/2488095
PS. The Hack DLL is attached. Just run it.
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jm1234567890
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this is the best skin for win xp
you need the hacked dll to use it
Edit: it is ~100k
and you need winrar www.rarlabs.com to unrar it
Edit2: in case you don't know how to install themes.
process:
1. hack uxtheme.dll
2. unrar into windows/resources/themes folder
3. double click on msstyles file
Edit3: most compact skin
you need the hacked dll to use it
Edit: it is ~100k
and you need winrar www.rarlabs.com to unrar it
Edit2: in case you don't know how to install themes.
process:
1. hack uxtheme.dll
2. unrar into windows/resources/themes folder
3. double click on msstyles file
Edit3: most compact skin
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Let's not get into the "which skin is the best" debate... it's all up to the user and his/her own preferences/tastes
But we all know Windows Classic is the best non-VS theme heheh
Second to Luna (default: blue), you can never get tired of it, and if you've tried other VS's, you'll revert back to original luna once you've tried the rest.
But we all know Windows Classic is the best non-VS theme heheh
Second to Luna (default: blue), you can never get tired of it, and if you've tried other VS's, you'll revert back to original luna once you've tried the rest.
jm1234567890
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Originally posted by Huy
Let's not get into the "which skin is the best" debate... it's all up to the user and his/her own preferences/tastes
But we all know Windows Classic is the best non-VS theme heheh
Second to Luna (default: blue), you can never get tired of it, and if you've tried other VS's, you'll revert back to original luna once you've tried the rest.
well.... change "best" to "compact"