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#1 OFFLINE   rridgely

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Posted 03 November 2006 - 12:49 AM

MS just released a zune theme. Its alright I guess.(not sure about the red/orange though)

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Posted 03 November 2006 - 01:05 AM

View Postrridgely, on Nov 2 2006, 08:49 PM, said:

MS just released a zune theme. Its alright I guess.(not sure about the red/orange though)

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http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Micro...XP/1162510646/1

Nice looks great with many of my apps. By the way rridgely how are you liking the Ashampoo burner program?
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 04:57 AM

this theme is dead sexy. i think i might revive the Themes service so that i can use it.

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Posted 03 November 2006 - 05:11 AM

I think it looks awesome! It makes XP look pretty close to Vista...at a glance anyways. I can't tell if its based off of Luna or Royale though.

If I had XP I would definitely use it. While we're on the subject, does anyone know of any way to change Windows 2000's appearance?
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 05:21 AM

See also here:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhan...oir-Theme.shtml

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Posted 03 November 2006 - 10:12 PM

View PostJawbax, on Nov 3 2006, 12:21 AM, said:


Thanks for that! I like this one. :)

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 12:57 AM

View Postrridgely, on Nov 3 2006, 10:12 PM, said:

Thanks for that! I like this one. :)

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Shame you have to uninstall Royale to use it though :(

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 01:00 AM

View PostJDPower, on Nov 4 2006, 07:57 PM, said:

Shame you have to uninstall Royale to use it though :(

I didn't. :unsure:
Anyway I found a better one on my pc that I had already. :D
http://forum.ccleane...?showtopic=7418

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 01:46 AM

View Postrridgely, on Nov 5 2006, 01:00 AM, said:

I didn't. :unsure:
From the above link: "If you already have Royale installed, you’ll need to remove it as both of these skins share the same name."

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 03:18 AM

It doesn't show up in the drop down menu but you can still go to the theme folder and click the other one.(whatever the black one is called noir?)

Edit: Here is a pic
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Posted 05 November 2006 - 04:56 AM

rridgely, where can I download that blue theme you are using?
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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:09 AM

To be honest I don't remember where I got it. I believe it was from kol on deviant art but it was while ago when I downloaded it.(I didn't see it on that site when I just checked). I uploaded it for you though. :)
Let me know when you have it, I don't want to leave it attached for long.

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:10 AM

I've got it. Thanks man! B)
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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:13 AM

Its a nice theme. It has a couple of different colors but I like the blue the best. B)

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You have to have a modified uxtheme.dll. You can download that here:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhan...SP2-Final.shtml

Then you just put the file I gave you in C:\windows\resources\themes and double click it. :)

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:17 AM

Sweet, thanks!
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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:39 AM

Hmm I followed the instructions to a T, but when I double click on the file, it just brings up the Display properties window and there are no more options in the drop down menu. I'm lost at this point. :(
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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:51 AM

Maybe you didn't change uxtheme right? Just to make sure try this theme too:
Attached File  LE5.zip   825.76K   33 downloads

If that one works let me know.

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 06:19 AM

No that one didn't work either. So I tried re-copying that .dll file into System32, but now its giving me an error that says something about the file being in use and it won't let me replace it, even immediately after a fresh reboot. I'm not sure what to do now, but I appreciate your help.
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Posted 05 November 2006 - 06:38 AM

View Postrridgely, on Nov 3 2006, 12:49 AM, said:

MS just released a zune theme. Its alright I guess.(not sure about the red/orange though)
Thanks for that Rridgley.I reckon it's pretty darn good and a keeper here. :)

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Posted 05 November 2006 - 03:03 PM

Just so everyone knows... this theme does not install correctly. If you notice the theme is a mix of the zune and classic theme. The shell style is not installed correctly. To fix this go to c:windows:resources:themes:zune and create a new folder called "Shell" and inside the shell folder create another folder called "NormalColor" move the shellstyle.dll from the zune folder into the normalcolor folder and reapply the theme. Now the tasks list in the shell will be themed correctly, as well as other areas. Now go to somewhere like My Documents and see the difference. I love the orange start button btw.
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