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mdipi
August 15th, 2003, 12:32 PM
Ok guys i got this skin over at www.neowin.net 's forums. but see i followed the directions to installing but it wont show up on my seletion list. i know unflux has this skin its called Classix 10k if anyone else has this skin and had troubble installing it please help!

λ
August 15th, 2003, 01:09 PM
Basically, you have to hack a file called uxtheme.dll. Search google for that file and you will come across loads of instructions for how to change it.

Also, is the file a .msstyles or a .theme file?

mdipi
August 15th, 2003, 01:18 PM
i asked the boards that i got it at and they said the same thing, but i got style xp and it works great now! i cant belive how much i love this style! w00t.

yeah i odnt want to go around chaning files...to risky :-\

thanks anyway though!

mdipi
August 15th, 2003, 01:44 PM
here are some links of it, this is soo sweet!

www.mdipi.com/sorry/dtop_classix1.jpg
www.mdipi.com/sorry/dtop_classix2.jpg
www.mdipi.com/sorry/dtop_classix3.jpg

Soul
August 15th, 2003, 06:45 PM
It's nice, but not my kind of thing :P I'm trying to make one :thumb:

- Soul :s:

Yeldarb
August 15th, 2003, 06:49 PM
u wanna see a really cool theme?
check out lynchknot's panther theme and his smooth stripes
ooooh, pretty!!!
www.studiotwentyeight.com

turkey
August 15th, 2003, 07:13 PM
mdipi:that theme is sweet! can i have the link to it? :)

mojo-jojo
August 15th, 2003, 08:23 PM
that looks shweet man... grr, he's got galaxies....sonofa.... meh, anyway, yeh good job, it looks niiice :)

Xpeder
August 15th, 2003, 09:51 PM
Originally posted by Soul
It's nice, but not my kind of thing :P I'm trying to make one :thumb:

- Soul :s:

What program do you use to make your own is it style Xp or what ?

mdipi
August 15th, 2003, 10:45 PM
i think its called skin xp? not to sure.

um sushis, gimme a few to find it and i would be glad to help you out!

mdipi
August 15th, 2003, 11:02 PM
for those who wanted it:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=73484

these are the best styles around!

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=36

edit: windows blinds is another thing you use to make XP skins.

turkey
August 16th, 2003, 02:55 AM
thanks!!

mdipi
August 16th, 2003, 10:01 PM
no prob dude. glad i could help!

to get it to wokr you will need styleXP though.

www.styleXP.org
www.download.com - they have it there, but iu dont know the address for the direct link

mdipi
August 27th, 2003, 08:55 AM
hey guys while helping ahmed install this theme i found this.

neowin lost their server HD's so my neowin links no longer work.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/1883531/
there is a download there.

here is teh download.com link for styleXP

http://www.deviantart.com/view/1883531/