Vista Theme for XP

[Spartan Erik]

Anyone have an easy way of putting the Vista theme onto Windows XP?

Screenshot:
http://www.activewin.com/screenshots/vista/nov05ctp/Vista-5259-26.PNG

I want that identical Vista theme, preferably without changing the icons though.. and I don't want to install software like StyleXP and WindowsBlinds and other resource hogs..

 

[Articz]

i tried to install a vista theme to my laptop ended up haveing to reset the dam thing

i couldnt get it to work correctly
i think in the end i had to install StyleXP to get the theme to work right.

 

[Brandon]

http://rapidshare.de/files/28065752/uxtheme-theme-vista.zip (1.8 MB)

Run Patch2k3.exe and restart computer then extract Aero Style somewere and double-click on the .msstyles file in that folder, apply. If you dont like that one, I have 26 more from every gene, just post and I can upload.

This is tested as I use it on my computer

I do not take any reponsibility for misuse of this program....

 

[Derek]

Go to oz-consolemods.net they have a topic there i downloaded that its really good

 

[dillbertdabomb]

if you have 1 32 bit processor go to crystalxp.net and go to brictopacks

 

[dillbertdabomb]

but then again do you want it to look like that...

 

[Chris S]

dillbertdabomb is you double post again the staff will have to warn you. There is an edit button for a reason

and erik: i use to have a program **legal, but then microsoft actually made them stop selling it because they didn't like the idea.

actually it might have been legal. it was a while ago

 

[Spartan Erik]

Go to oz-consolemods.net they have a topic there i downloaded that its really good

Can you link me to the thread? I searched and didn't find any results

 

[speakout]

go to deviantart and search for a theme. There is lots of them and some are very similar to the one you're looking for

 

[Conor]

I used a hacked file and I have a ton of themes installed without any third party programs. Lemme find it for you. It might actually be the one posted above.

 

[Cubeform]

Windows won't even look at an unsigned (hence, unofficial) theme. But, if you can get the Vista theme from Vista, it should work. Just copy everything from C:\WINDOWS\Resources, I believe.

If the theme is unofficial, you would need to install a hacked UxTheme.dll DLL.

Google "UxTheme.dll sp2" for SP2 and "UxTheme.dll sp1" for SP1.

By the way, if you want transparency, that's part of Aero. Aero isn't WinXP visual styles. Install Vista.

 

[Spartan Erik]

Windows won't even look at an unsigned (hence, unofficial) theme. But, if you can get the Vista theme from Vista, it should work. Just copy everything from C:\WINDOWS\Resources, I believe.

If the theme is unofficial, you would need to install a hacked UxTheme.dll DLL.

Google "UxTheme.dll sp2" for SP2 and "UxTheme.dll sp1" for SP1.

By the way, if you want transparency, that's part of Aero. Aero isn't WinXP visual styles. Install Vista.

I don't care too much about transparency; I can do that with my nVidia graphics card driver control panel

 

[Conor]

The dll that he is talking about works for me Find the auto installer and it will hack it for you

 

[Brandon]

The dll that he is talking about works for me Find the auto installer and it will hack it for you

Its part of my first post..its in there http://rapidshare.de/files/28065752/uxtheme-theme-vista.zip..i tested and it works.

 

[Theotherside]

It's funny, so far I've heard a lot of people say they don't like vista, but everyone likes how it looks, subsequently everyone (that I've talked to) is more excited about copying, or emulating the look of vista, without vista! I would try to put the themes of it on my comp, but I'm worried something would go wrong!
-The Other Side

 

[rahul2006]

it is better to use style xp

 

[Spartan Erik]

it is better to use style xp

Programs like Windows Blinds and Style XP add too much startup lag.. installing themes directly prevents slower loading times