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My teenage self spent a significant amount of time using custom-made Windows XP theme ("Visual Style") (by hacking UXTheme.dll ; me being an ignorant teenager I
by PetitPrince 7y ago
My teenage self spent a significant amount of time using custom-made Windows XP theme ("Visual Style") (by hacking UXTheme.dll ; me being an ignorant teenager I probably followed this guide [1] ).
Most of them were gaudy [2] but some of theme I still find attractive even nowadays [3][4].
[1] https://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-custom-windows-visual-styles-5056544 https://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-custom-windows-visual-styl...
[2] https://www.deviantart.com/unr3al/art/Classix-10k-2-1883531 https://www.deviantart.com/unr3al/art/Classix-10k-2-1883531
[3] https://www.deviantart.com/fugacious/art/HmmXP-2-0-1-5514034 https://www.deviantart.com/fugacious/art/HmmXP-2-0-1-5514034
[4] https://www.deviantart.com/b0se/art/Codename-Opus-3-0-9240396 https://www.deviantart.com/b0se/art/Codename-Opus-3-0-924039...
- basch 7y agoThere was also the never released Royale Noir, Royale Blue, Embedded, and Zune themes, which were even signed and didnt need uxtheme.dll patched. https://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ https://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ https://www.askvg.com/download-official-windows-xp-themes-no-uxtheme-patching-required/ https://www.askvg.com/download-official-windows-xp-themes-no...