How to install visual styles themes

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Hi, can you pls tell me how to install visual style themes in windows XP which reads only themes files???

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Hi everybody.
Theme Requirements
To install desktop themes, you'll need these 3 things to use the themes: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 or XP, WinZip 6.0 and up, and Microsoft Plus Pack (or Desktop Architect from my Utilities Page. If the theme contains MP3 sound files, you will also need 'Media Player' in order to use this theme. You can download 'Media Player' from Microsoft. A simple program is also available on my Utilities page for adding the code to your computer if you already have Media Player.

Windows XP users simply right click on your desktop... choose properties and change your appearance to "Windows Classic:.

Installation Steps
If you have never used themes...
Create a directory on your hard drive to download the themes to (usually C:\Download) or download them to where you usually download files to. After you download the theme:

1. Back up these 3 files (just copy them into a backup directory)

C:\logo.sys - Startup Logo
C:\Windows\logow.sys - Shutdown Logo
C:\Windows\logos.sys - Shutdown Complete Logo

2. Load WinZip 6.0 or higher and Open the (theme).zip file. Click on Extract.

In the 'Extract to' box put C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes
Make sure 'All Files' is selected
Make sure there is a check next to 'Use Folder Names' and
'Overwrite Existing Files'

3. Click on Extract. This will:

Extract the files into C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\(theme name)
Extract the .Theme control file into C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes
Extract the Start up logo file to C:\ (if it contains one)
Extract the Shutdown and Turnoff files to C:\Windows (if it has them)

Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Desktop Themes and choose
the theme from the drop down list.

Ravi shankar
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Posted: 16 years ago
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nice Ravi

thanks for valuable information.

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