what i basically mean to get is the XP Standard theme, but not in blue, silver or olive green but in black/dark grey , i don't want to install any additional programs either ... just done a clean install and trying to keep it clean as long as possible ive looked through deviantart.com and fund many nice and shiney stuff, but all i want is a calm black version of the toolbars ... all windows itself does is send you through to a site to order windoze "plus!" well .. had that for win 95 and that was a waste of money ... can anyone give a hint/link for this problem ? tnx
well, the only good way is to put in a modified uxtheme.dll (you have to do it in safe mod/another windows install) you could of course slipstream the modified one into a cd, which would give you the modified one in a fresh install
tnx for the reply... i got myself a pre SP1 copy of uxtheme.dll and replaced it through the recovery console ... resulting in the inability to use both the standard toolbar skins and the one i downloaded so i put my old one back for now ... anything else i can try ? i used this one btw afaik it misses the "*.theme" file XP needs ... i have alteady tried to edit the existing one(luna) so it refers to the folder i use for this one ... resulted in no toolbars at all . http://xpmania.pro-networks.org/themes/XP Black Final 2.zip
To sort the uxtheme use this: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707 edit: In safe mode.
I patched uxtheme.dll in normal windows, using a program called <Dammit, I just deleted it, can't remember the name>. Oh well. But for the record, it is do-able.
That would be a little utility called 'replacer' (i sent him it) (Link) It allows you to replace protected files in windows without any hastle
psycho, if you read the post, you would realize that he doesnt want any programs running in the background. Although i do agree that style xp rocks, its still not what he is looking for.
