Bennylava

I have found several sites that offer free vista themes, as long as you take their virus/trojan of course. I am looking to spice up my desktop a little bit. Anyone here know a good safe place to download new themes for vista?

xxicrimsonixx

http://www.vistathemes.com/
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source...SIdo1zHzRWn7EA
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source...FtblWBFTLwKUPQ
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source...cJHavPdgoB84YA

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Bennylava

Thanks! I seem to be having trouble getting the themes to work, however. Anyone seen a guide on how to do it? I remember it being much easier for windows XP.

Bennylava

Bump up for last question. There seems to be a bunch of files and folders in each theme download. How do you know which ones go where?

xxicrimsonixx

http://www.guimods.com/tutorial-how-...visual-styles/

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Bennylava

Tried to follow that guide, it's incomprehensible at best. Then if you go with their alternative, you start having to wade through garbage websites, just like any cell phone ringer download site. Anyone happen to just know how to you go about adding themes? I have downloaded several, but I just can't seem to make them work. Mainly because they come in a folder, which has several files and folders in it. So which one do you stick in your "Themes" folder? Or is it even that simple?

Bennylava

Anyone have any info on my last question? Is there anyone here, who just plain already knows how to add new themes to vista? Surely someone here has done it before? It seems that it is not quite as simple as just putting some new files in the "Themes" folder.... or is it??

xxicrimsonixx

Google windows blinds. Once you install that, google windows blinds themes. Problem solved.

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nathris

Eww, Window Blinds is bloat/ad ware though.


Need to patch UXthemes.dll.

Fortunately there is an auto patcher out. I can confirm this works for Vista, since I've been using it for years.

http://www.codegazer.com/vistaglazz/

Then you just get your themes from

http://www.deviantart.com/#catpath=c...styles&order=9

Copy the theme folder into your C:\Windows\Resources\Themes directory and double click the theme file. It will still say aero, but when you hit apply it should change the theme.

I'm pretty sure you have to double click the theme file as well, I don't think Windows will just recognize the theme.

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Bennylava

Thanks for the help. But er.. anyone happen to know if Microsoft released any other vista themes? I remember they had that "Zune" theme for XP. I imagine that any theme made by them would be pretty cool.