Which theme for WinXP do you like the most?

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Freejack2

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Originally posted by: MustangSVT
Originally posted by: Freejack2
Suprisingly enough I never really liked the xp theme, I just use the windows 2000 theme and no wallpaper, just a black background.

well.. my background will ALWAYS stay black and no screen savers :) but I started playing around and found the dark + crystalish colored themes to be very nice :)

fun fun fun

Crystalish colored themes?
 

ndee

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Jul 18, 2000
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Originally posted by: caramel
Originally posted by: ndee
I like Cough-Drop, what are your favorite themes?

My Desktop

hahaha you use netscape! :p there i was feeling bad that i use WinME.... ;)

not Netscape, but Mozilla, totally different :D You're using WinME? lol Worst POS-OS EVER :p
 

Confused

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Originally posted by: Cfour
Originally posted by: ndee
I like Cough-Drop, what are your favorite themes?

My Desktop

Is that theme CoughDrop? Caus I can't get mine to look like that.

Nope, that's ChaNinja theme.



I'm using Noir at the moment, am getting used to the dark things! :)


Confused
 

ndee

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Originally posted by: Confused
Originally posted by: Cfour
Originally posted by: ndee
I like Cough-Drop, what are your favorite themes?

My Desktop

Is that theme CoughDrop? Caus I can't get mine to look like that.

Nope, that's ChaNinja theme.



I'm using Noir at the moment, am getting used to the dark things! :)


Confused



hm weird, I remember I installed ChaNinja, but when I go and look under Display->Properties->blabla, it tells me that it's "CoughDrop". Weird.
 

Confused

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Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: Confused
Originally posted by: Cfour
Originally posted by: ndee
I like Cough-Drop, what are your favorite themes?

My Desktop

Is that theme CoughDrop? Caus I can't get mine to look like that.

Nope, that's ChaNinja theme.



I'm using Noir at the moment, am getting used to the dark things! :)


Confused



hm weird, I remember I installed ChaNinja, but when I go and look under Display->Properties->blabla, it tells me that it's "CoughDrop". Weird.

If you're using StyleXP, you probably installed ChaNinja, then clicked the "Apply style to current theme" button, which would have kept the theme name as CoughDrop, but with the VS of ChaNinja :)


Confused
 

ndee

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Originally posted by: Confused
Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: Confused
Originally posted by: Cfour
Originally posted by: ndee
I like Cough-Drop, what are your favorite themes?

My Desktop

Is that theme CoughDrop? Caus I can't get mine to look like that.

Nope, that's ChaNinja theme.



I'm using Noir at the moment, am getting used to the dark things! :)


Confused



hm weird, I remember I installed ChaNinja, but when I go and look under Display->Properties->blabla, it tells me that it's "CoughDrop". Weird.

If you're using StyleXP, you probably installed ChaNinja, then clicked the "Apply style to current theme" button, which would have kept the theme name as CoughDrop, but with the VS of ChaNinja :)


Confused


Could be :) Thanks for clearing it up.
 

Alienwho

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Originally posted by: Yzzim
Originally posted by: Alienwho
I like this theme but i don't even know what it's called, been using it forever though:

My desktop

wow, what program is that on the left? looks sweet!
That's samurize, I made the config mostly from scratch though just borrowing a few icons.
 

MustangSVT

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Originally posted by: MustangSVT
How do I change system icons (ie. my codu, my computer, recycling bin) in winXP?

iit doesnt have option for me to change it.. thanx

nm... i found it .. it was hiding under C:windows\resources\themes :p

haha im having too much fun :D

HMM im stuck again. I replaced the icons in that folder with ones i want.. (C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Nocturnal\Icons) but the original ones still come up??? how come? i changed themes and restarted but when i go back, its still the same.. does xp keep theme icons somewhere else other then (C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Nocturnal\Icons) ?? booo~~~:confused:
 

Alienwho

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Originally posted by: MustangSVT
Originally posted by: MustangSVT
How do I change system icons (ie. my codu, my computer, recycling bin) in winXP?

iit doesnt have option for me to change it.. thanx

nm... i found it .. it was hiding under C:windows\resources\themes :p

haha im having too much fun :D

HMM im stuck again. I replaced the icons in that folder with ones i want.. (C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Nocturnal\Icons) but the original ones still come up??? how come? i changed themes and restarted but when i go back, its still the same.. does xp keep theme icons somewhere else other then (C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Nocturnal\Icons) ?? booo~~~:confused:
right click>properties>desktop>customize desktop. change the icons in there. If you want to change other icons: right click on the icons>properties>customize tab.
 

manuelku

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I am wondering where can I download those program on you guys' desktop.. like showing the calandar on the desktop.. those mac OS bar (when your mouse on it the icon becomes bigger).. and those system check thingy..
 

slycat

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raw classic...
i can't believe u can have all those theme eye candy with 0% increase in use of resources/memory..etc.