Desktop Customization Help.

[freak]

I'd use aston shell if i were u it really cool,stable,and has lot of themes...
www.astonshell.com ... U can download ver 1.8.2 the newest version there and if u want the key for it PM me

[Neil__]

Originally posted by freak@31 May 2003 - 21:14
I'd use aston shell if i were u it really cool,stable,and has lot of themes...
www.astonshell.com ... U can download ver 1.8.2 the newest version there and if u want the key for it PM me

thanks freak I havent heard of them before,
Going to the site now.

[spudlover]

Style XP uses the least resources, so if you haven't a very powerful pc use that. WindowBlinds uses more resources, because it iirc it doesn't use the ms skinning engine provided with XP, but you can have more items skinned if you use WindowBlinds.

Also, if you don't want a 3rd party program, you can get a patch for you uxTheme.dll (mentioned above) - this will enable you to download Style XP themes, and use them, without Style XP

[freak]

aston uses little resorces too i have a crappy computer and don't see any slow down when useing compared to not using it!!! so aston get my vote over all the rest and it even makes windows itself more stable

[wienerschnitzel]

make sure you get Y'z Shadow (http://yz.designtechnika.com/software/yzsh...w/index_en.html) It does some cool shit but it can slow down your computer. Don't worry about the japanese, there is a english version on that site. Make sure you get Y'z other stuff too.



edit: forgot to mention that its completely free

edit again: haven't used the program in a while. Just downloaded it. It makes windows so much prettier and it does install itself anywhere. No reg keys or anything else that would mess up your computer

[balamm]

Duties are not performed for duty's sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty - the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself.
Mark Twain

[Penis Monkey]

Originally posted by {I}{K}{E}@30 May 2003 - 13:42
styleXP is a nice program, take a look at this: http://www.lightstar1.com/ use the patch from the site, if you do this you don't need Style XP for non-microsoft styles, on the site are also the best styles!

I am a bit confused.
After installing the patch, can I just download any theme and it'll work?

[spudlover]

Originally posted by Penis Monkey+1 June 2003 - 15:04--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Penis Monkey @ 1 June 2003 - 15:04)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--{I}{K}{E}@30 May 2003 - 13:42
styleXP is a nice program, take a look at this: http://www.lightstar1.com/ use the patch from the site, if you do this you don&#39;t need Style XP for non-microsoft styles, on the site are also the best styles&#33;&nbsp;

I am a bit confused.
After installing the patch, can I just download any theme and it&#39;ll work? [/b][/quote]
If its a style XP theme, yes. Style xp themes are usually .msstyles - just download one, extract it if its in a zip, and then click the .msstyles -&#39; it&#39;ll open the display dialog and apply the theme.

[Neil__]

Originally posted by wienerschnitzel@1 June 2003 - 09:29
make sure you get Y&#39;z Shadow (http://yz.designtechnika.com/software/yzsh...w/index_en.html) It does some cool shit but it can slow down your computer. Don&#39;t worry about the japanese, there is a english version on that site. Make sure you get Y&#39;z other stuff too.



edit: forgot to mention that its completely free

edit again: haven&#39;t used the program in a while. Just downloaded it. It makes windows so much prettier and it does install itself anywhere. No reg keys or anything else that would mess up your computer

I have a reasonably fasy system so I&#39;ll take a look at that also

[Penis Monkey]

Can you recommend any sites (other than themexp.org) which you can download .msstyles themes from?