Making Windows XP Less Ugly

[mheep]

Short of buying something like WindowsBlinds, which is both bloaty and annoying:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75078
The zune theme (direct download link) - black and orange (just in time for Halloween).

http://www.alienware.com/Standalone_Pages/invader.aspx
Alienware has free Windows XP themes, as well as matching Media Player skins and icons.

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/
Secret unreleased Windows XP theme. It's kind of a bluish-black.

[mheep]

http://customize.org/xpthemes/help/How_ ... ti_Patcher
Free third-party patching system.

http://www.deviantart.com/#catpath=cust ... n&order=24
Wide-screen backgrounds.

[cclinco]

for altering the appearance of my widows partition my preference is bricopacks
http://www.crystalxp.net/bricopack/

there are really only 2 choices, but if you take the express installation it will not take up any more resources then windows normally dose.

[SystemJinx]

I need a nice RED Lenovo type theme to match the color or my S10. Any suggestions?

[techboydino]

I need a nice RED Lenovo type theme to match the color or my S10. Any suggestions?

this looks pretty cool. they even include a theme patcher for xp SP2 and xp SP3. i dont think you need to load any third party other than the theme patchers. let us know how it works out.

[Leon]

I like this theme for my Red, but I applied the patch, and downloaded the Theme zip files, but still can't find a "Theme" file to apply. Anyone else figure it out?

[FakeGreenDress]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

Microsoft PowerToy to enable rotating wallpaper. Mine now changes once an hour.

[makaveli67]

has anyone tried to install the royal noir windowns xp theme on their s10?

[Travelmind]

Yes I have....Just google it and then download it...

[OldManClayton]

UxTheme patcher killed my computer. There was a time when I would be worried about losing everything. Now, I just calmly dug out my ipod for background music and fixed the booger.

Sometimes I miss the good olden days when computer problems were hard.