Using visual styles (themes) on Windows XP

Last update on May 3, 2009 10:18 AM by netty5
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Using visual styles (themes) on Windows XP











A theme in principle includes a visual style (the appearance of windows, the taskbar and menus), desktop icons, wallpaper, the mouse, and a screen saver.

If Microsoft has provided the opportunity to change the style ( "Luna" by default), in practice it is locked. To then apply the style of your choice, you must change a system file, thanks to the following free tools (Style XP software can also do this, but you must pay for it):



Download a style in the directory "C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes" and select it in display properties, appearance tab. Some sites where there are many themes:


The Royal Theme


You want to change your default XP theme to the Royal Theme:

Link to download: http://royale-theme-for-win-xp.en.softonic.com/

Download and save to: C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes

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