WinXP needs a face lift.

[CarLBanks]

I suggest Windowblinds.

 

[ty1er]

I use royale

what BW86 said.... royale is pretty smooth

 

[duragezic]

Bloated? All you need to do is install uxtheme.dll and you can use any visual style you want from themexp.org, customize.org, etc... There are so very cool, sleek and minimal themes. I can't believe you guys actually use the default or Royale crap. Those look like sh*t. Especially the bigass window borders.

Yeah sometimes a new shell can be cool, but it's hard finding a good one. So I just stick with visual styles and switch them up every now and then.

 

[LocutusX]

I use Velvet Waves. It's nice, low-key, and a bit minimalistic. Just the way I like my art.

 

[clicknext]

Originally posted by: duragezic
Bloated? All you need to do is install uxtheme.dll and you can use any visual style you want from themexp.org, customize.org, etc... There are so very cool, sleek and minimal themes. I can't believe you guys actually use the default or Royale crap. Those look like sh*t. Especially the bigass window borders.

Yeah sometimes a new shell can be cool, but it's hard finding a good one. So I just stick with visual styles and switch them up every now and then.

Low profile taskbars don't work well with taskbar apps designed for WinXP. I think Royale is pretty slick, anyway.

 

[Theguynextdoor]

Sorry I haven't replied back but I'm using StyleXP right now and love it! Thanks a whole lot guys.

 

[BFG10K]

Does the Windows Classic theme really make a difference on system performance?

Not really.

 

[rh71]

my XP looks like WIN2k... classic I suppose... can't get tired of it.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
windows classic style rules

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Theguynextdoor
Guess I stepped in the wrong area.

Not really. You just stated you opinion.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: clicknext
What turned me away from the third party shells is that none of them really fit and work perfectly with windows and all applications. For example litestep doesn't cooperate well with full screen 3d apps.

Yes it does. It works perfectly well.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: clicknext
What turned me away from the third party shells is that none of them really fit and work perfectly with windows and all applications. For example litestep doesn't cooperate well with full screen 3d apps.

*remembers how his litestep bars would stay visible even in a fullscreen game, overlaying parts of the screen*

*remembers deleting litestep*

There's just this little thing you can modify, takes 2 seconds, and that won't happen anymore.

 

[Cristatus]

whats this stuff about royale?

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: JToxic
I second themexp.org along with the program StyleXP.

That's what I use.

 

[de8212]

I installed UXTheme Multi-Patcher (Neowin Edition) 2.5.1. Found a them at deviantart and put it in the designated folder (wondows/resources/themes) but I don't see anything under the display properties to indicate it's there.

btw the theme is here, if someone can take a look.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok

Originally posted by: JToxic
I second themexp.org along with the program StyleXP.

That's what I use.

Same

 

[duragezic]

Originally posted by: de8212
I installed UXTheme Multi-Patcher (Neowin Edition) 2.5.1. Found a them at deviantart and put it in the designated folder (wondows/resources/themes) but I don't see anything under the display properties to indicate it's there.

btw the theme is here, if someone can take a look.

That sounds right. The visual styles you have in that directory should appear under the Appearance tab where it says Windows and Buttons. Nice choice on CodeOpus. It's my favorite visual style, and the couple different colors are good. I will only use a compact visual style too, which codeopus thankfully has.

 

[Unheard]

I am running the Plex Slate Longhorn theme, I used to get my themes from themexp.org, but they started wrapping 90% of them with spyware. www.belchfire.net is my new home for themes, and I use style xp as my manager.

 

[raystorm]

Originally posted by: Unheard
I am running the Plex Slate Longhorn theme, I used to get my themes from themexp.org, but they started wrapping 90% of them with spyware. www.belchfire.net is my new home for themes, and I use style xp as my manager.

oh yea..I don't touch the ones that are executables..nasty damn spyware crap. Just stick to the ones that are zip files. Thanks for the heads up on belchfire.