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Krilnon
August 26th, 2004, 08:48 PM
So if you download a visual style for windows, where do you put it so that you can use it?
grinch
August 26th, 2004, 09:32 PM
You mean a desktop theme?
Krilnon
August 26th, 2004, 09:34 PM
Like changing how the start bar looks. I used to have StyleXP which did it automatically but I uninstalled that.
kirupa
August 26th, 2004, 10:06 PM
Inside your C:\Windows\Resources\Themes folder. Make sure you patch your uxtheme.dll file first. You can find the patcher over at neowin: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707

Once you have restarted your computer and placed your styles in the Themes folder, you can access the new styles using your Display Properties's Appearance area.

:)
grinch
August 26th, 2004, 10:15 PM
Do they have them for Windows 2k Pro? I can never find them
kirupa
August 27th, 2004, 10:50 AM
Kril - I only found an interview that featured that style's name: Exidge Gen1 VS, but I couldn't find the actual file on any of the large skin/mod sites.

grinch - I have no idea about whether a patcher works/exists for Win2k Pro.

EDIT: Sorry about deleting your post. I accidentally pressed the Edit button and posted my reply in your post.
Krilnon
August 27th, 2004, 02:10 PM
I already knew what the name was. I was a frequent visitor to their site a year or so back.

Anyhow, Aeon, the site owner emailed me back with a link to where he has it posted on his site. Its in a section you normally couldn't find any links to, etc, so that explains why I couldn't find it.