Here are ways to get rid of the GREEN START botton in XP if you are bored or tired of it.

[keystroker]

Download this theme.

Extract to %windowsdir/resorces/themes/NEWBOTTON

download & install Style XP Beta 3
http://www.tgtsoft.com/download.htmlhttp://www.tgtsoft.com/download.html

Reboot

goto display properties -> appearance

switch to NEWBOTTON

I don't use that theme I actually use the eclipse theme to check that out click here.

 

[Phuz]

Say it with me now..

C-l-a-s-s-i-c M-o-d-e! (menu and GUI)..

Geeeze..

 

[keystroker]

then it wont look cool

 

[Phuz]

On the contrary my good man, it looks MUCH better without their halfassed GUI.

That fugly excuse for a 'theme' hurts my eyes.

 

[keystroker]

you'll get used to it *twitches*

 

[Keego]

I switched it to silver, it's almost like classic, but it still has the shading. I like it

hell with 512mb ram, I can handle the extra features!

 

[PliotronX]

<< Say it with me now..

C-l-a-s-s-i-c M-o-d-e! (menu and GUI)..

Geeeze.. >>


WTG threadcrapper

 

[yakko]

My only real complaint with the new theme is the start menu. It is too wide.

 

[dionx]

<< My only real complaint with the new theme is the start menu. It is too wide. >>



i dont think its wide for people with at least 19" monitors running 1280x1024 resolution. i think its just right

 

[dionx]

i didnt like the green start button with the Silver Theme for WinXP, but i did like the blue start button which can be found at this link. http://boomgames.com/xpthemes/. just do a search for "silver blue xp theme". its basically a silver theme with a blue start button and blue (instead of red) program close button. for a screenshot of my desktop using this theme, check out the following pic

 

[yakko]

I have it on my old computer which has a 17" monitor running 1024x768 but even on my 19" at 1280x960 it is too wide for something that has only one thing on it.

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

Thanks for the post!
I've been looking for a good resource to change XP skins.
--Edit: and to those of you who say that the skins are too resource hungry: I'm pretty sure my Athlon 1Ghz can handle a little windows skin - considering if I don't run seti my CPU usage average is ~1%.

 

[punkrawket]

the program stylebuilder is even easier to use

i'm using the silver theme with my new blue button, it looks schweet

 

[redzombie]

i'm using arha's (from ars technica) Rhodium Edge theme... i'm pretty sure you can find it at http://arhra.arsware.org

it's pretty nifty. I do run the classic start menu though. too much of a pain to have keystrokes memorized on win2k and go to that funky new one.

 

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