Windows XP color - themes (no desktop/theme manager)

[merawalaid]

Hi guys,
does any one know how can i add more color themes to windows XP , i am bored with the three default colors (blue,olive and silver)

i don't want to use any theme manager ie. windows blinds etc

i guess one can change the appropriate DLL like we can change the loginUI.DLL for new login screen, but i don't know where can i get these modified Dlls (and which Dll is it by the way?)

[expertno.1]

These two sites i found

http://www.themexp.org/
http://www.wincustomize.com/

Thanks
Regards..
Expertno.1

[vignesh]

Thanks mate I neede them too.

[the_moon]

Thanks Buddy, Even I'm finding it great!

[Vishal Gupta]

The dll file is uxtheme.dll in system32 folder.
Search the forum and u'll find a lot of topics for it.

[shivaranjan.b]

it is interesting

Hey downloaded the zip file how to i install it...

[anandk]

to use schemes from expertno1 links, u will need to download and install stylexp and/or windows blinds, respectively.

u can check out these two themes which can be installed directly :

crystalxp : www.crystalxp.net
energyblue : http://www.download.com/Energy-Blue-...-10403832.html

[shivaranjan.b]

Hey can i use the tune up utilites winstyler for this purpose???

[Vishal Gupta]

Thats what I wanted to tell u now!
U can use the gr8 TuneUp Utilities's Styler to use those Visual Styles.

Simply click on Add button and select the d/l ed *.msstyles file and click on install visual style button.
Thats it!

[Vishal Gupta]

U can also check following sites in addition of sites mentioned by expertno.1 :

http://www.winmodify.net/
http://www.xpthemes.com/skins.asp?library=1

Second site's themes require Window Blinds installed on ur comp.