Xiven

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#65528

2001-10-15 11:23

Start -> Run -> "themes"
 
Or create a shortcut to it.

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shassouneh

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#65529

2001-10-15 13:39

Nope! I already tried that. It seems to be a win2k-only thing. I even looked for "themes.exe" in the windows FIND applet to no avail!
I repeat: START -> RUN -> THEMES DOES NOT WORK!!!

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Xiven

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#65530

2001-10-15 14:46

Oh well. No idea then.
 
Actually, have you tried copying the Win2k themes.exe to XP? Just a thought.

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Zwine

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#65531

2001-10-15 16:13

Well atleast Windowsblinds works

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shassouneh

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#65532

2001-10-15 20:22

hmm, what exactly is windowsblinds? (pardon my ignorance). I don't think copying themes.exe will solve it, but i'll give it a shot sometime.

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isochar

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#65533

2001-10-15 20:50

Visit www.stardock.com to find out.

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shassouneh

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#65534

2001-10-16 02:03

Thanx but i can't afford it just yet.
I'm still open to suggestions about resolving the desktop themes issue under WinXP

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TeRRiblE

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#65535

2001-10-16 14:51

As far as I know there are no desktop themes (wallpaper, icons, sounds and window color) included in XP.
Windows XP plus! pack will offer a cuple of themes like space, nature and so on.. (including mediaplayer skins), but is not free.

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shassouneh

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#65536

2001-10-16 20:13

I see. thanx! I'll wait for Plus pack

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bottleneck

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#65537

2001-10-17 00:22

ughhh,there is windowblinds for xp(i guess its free for now coz its beta)and you can use all the skins for wb as thems,haven't tried it myself-i dont like things like that,hell i'm running the clasical theme,but if you like it you could give it a try (beware it may suck bigtime)

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shassouneh

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#65538

2001-10-17 02:18

Thanx anyways dude! I'll give it a shot. worse case scenario is another format eh? LOL

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brainsoft

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#65539

2001-10-20 07:33

The XP Theme support IS WindowBlinds. MS licensed the technology from Stardoc. You can should be able to use WindoeBlind themes directly in WinXP.
 
The themes settings should be in Display Properties (right click desktop > properties)

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isochar

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#65540

2001-10-20 09:34

For those of you confused by this, read this essay by Brad Wardell of Stardock:
 
http://www.stardock.com/stardock/articles/xpskinning.html

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shassouneh

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#65541

2001-10-21 03:44

thanx, I'm about to check it out myself! lol.

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