Mixologist Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Black XP bores me, i need something a little more interesting like silver or summat, styple xp came with "pantherg" which is an Apple theme, but i don't have a mac so i don't wnat a mac theme. lol anyone rocking anything different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I'm against using skinning programs that use resources, so I don't mind sticking with Black XP. I like it! Have you tried WindowBlinds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 what about that patch so u can add other skins those that use up resources? sorry for the newb question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 The UXtheme.dll patch? That doesn't use resources, it's just patching a DLL file so you can use "unnofficial" themes. Applications such as WindowBlinds use some resources, although if you have a semi decent PC it won't be too noticable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 thats what i thought just checking because I would def recommend it have had no problems and they have some pretty decent themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixologist Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 well right now, style xp uses no sources, so that why i'm using it really just wondering, i want a clean silver and black iibe thatd be dopr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Style XP does use a small amount of resources, doesn't it? It did on my PC for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixologist Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 ou can choose it to use no resources, i jsut checked running processes too and nothing referring to stylexp at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 When I tried Style XP I used the option to "use no resources" too, but it still did. It was only a small amount but it's there (see the entry in Task Manager). The themes weren't good anyway. Black XP is better than anything I saw for Style XP. Most skins I see are a bit OTT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dissonance Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 what's Black XP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Black XP is a theme my friend Infiltrator (from the AMD board) made. It is basically the same as the regular XP theme (Luna) but black, and dope. Uses no more resources than a regular XP theme. Download it, along with a UXTheme.dll patcher, from my FTP if you want: http://www.ninjastyle.plus.com/downloads/U...me.(nStyle).zip @ Mixo -- have you tried Astonshell? It's a skinning application, but apparently uses less resources than Windows regular themes. Google it for more info. I have Astonshell (full version). I can hook you up if you wanna try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$a!n+ Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I havent explored the whole custom themes but i am gonna give it a whirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$a!n+ Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Well that pisses me off. I downloaded it, patch it up, reebooted, run and applied it and nothing happens. WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 What did you download, the UXtheme patch? A few people reported that it doesn't work, I have no idea why because it should work on any version of XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dissonance Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 doesn't seem to work for me either. I downloaded....followed the instructions...rebooted. and when I go to the themes properties screen...and navigate to the folder. it doesn't let me select it. thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 No clue man. I had a PM from a guy at the AMD board the other day saying he couldn't get it to work at all, he'd been trying for days. Then he PM'd me again saying it just worked for no reason! He doesn't even know what he did, but now it's fine. I just put the theme file in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes, and double clicked it. It worked first time for me, although I'm using an XP with a pre-patched UXTheme.dll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$a!n+ Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Well damn. Any other way for me to get a cool theme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 try the patch again, it happened with my roomates comp, after he downloaded an update for windows it reset it, so i installed the patch again and after a couple of times of trying it worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dissonance Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 nevermind. it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 There you go. Maybe that's what happened with my mate who sent the PM... Anywizzle, here's Astonshell for anyone who wants to try it. I haven't tried it yet so I dunno what it's like: h**p://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=17Q0E0H8TGRKT30SNWTNPZXF7D Paste into browser and replace *'s with T's. You know the drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 This ones the one im using its like a starwars kinda theme really cool theme comes with icons of diff color helmets its pretty cool also nice wallpaper. Check it out Theme page wont let me direct connect to the donload just download it from under the pic of the screen shot the little arrow icon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 p.s. i dont use objectdock anymore uses resources and i just like using the quicklaunch with a clear screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixologist Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 so has anyone found any dope silver ones lol edit: shit alkatrazz that one is dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Here Mixo this ones a cool blue and white silverish kinda theme BOOYA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixologist Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 aw it's all good man i was searching that page and i found sme SHIT HOT ones man, i'll post them up tomorrow, thanks for the site though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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