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After getting huge demand for a Black version of my recently released theme "SevenVG", I'm glad to announce the release of "SevenVG Black RTM" theme.
"SevenVG Black RTM" theme provides the same Windows 7 feeling in XP, at the same time it makes the people happy who love dark themes.
Following is a preview of this new theme:
Download Link:
You can download the theme using following link:
Download Normal Thin Taskbar Version
Make Windows XP look-like Windows 7
How to Install and Use:
1. Once you download the ZIP file, extract it. You'll get a folder "SevenVG Black RTM Theme for Windows XP by Vishal Gupta".
2. In this folder, you'll get 5 more folders:
- Extra Common Tasks (This folder contains 2 extra shell styles: Bottom and Left dark blue.)
- Fonts (This folder contains Segoe UI fonts required for the theme. Run Fonts.exe file to install them.)
- Iconized Taskbar Hack (This folder contains registry script to enable Iconized taskbar in Windows XP.)
- Styler Toolbar (This folder contains "Styler" setup file and "SevenVG RTM" Styler skin. You can apply it to get Windows 7 look-like commandbar in Windows XP Explorer.) To know more about Styler and how to use it, visit this link.
- Theme (This folder contains the main theme. Run Theme.exe file to install it.)
3. Download and run UXTheme patcher using following topic:
How to Install & Use Themes in Windows?
4. Run "Theme.exe" file present in "Theme" folder and apply the theme using Desktop Properties.
NOTE: To use "Extra Common Tasks", you'll need to replace existing shellstyle.dll file present in "Drive_letter:\Windows\Resources\Themes\SevenVG Black RTM\Shell\NormalColor\" with any of the 2 shellstyle.dll files present in "Extra Common Tasks" folder of downloaded ZIP file.
Facing Problems in Applying Theme?
If you face problems while applying the theme or patching Windows, check following tutorials:
- How to Install & Use Custom 3rd Party Themes in Windows XP, Vista & 7
- How to Uninstall / Remove Custom 3rd Party Themes in Windows XP, Vista and 7
- How to Fix Start Menu Cut-Off Problem in Windows XP Themes?
- How to Fix “Windows NT Setup Files Detected” Error Message While Running UXTheme Patcher in Windows XP
- How to Install and Apply Styler Toolbar Skin in Windows XP Explorer?
- How to Get Blue Toolbar Back in Microsoft Office 2003 While Using 3rd Party Themes in Windows XP
PS: If you want to completely transform your Windows XP into Windows 7 including theme, boot screen, login screen, icons, etc, please follow following tutorial:
Transform Windows XP into Windows 7 without using Customization Pack
This article was posted by VG in following section: Windows XP, Windows XP Themes.
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Driton
Thankss
Successfully Installed on My System
Fergusdaddy
WOW!
THIS IS JUST BRILLIANT, WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MADE TO MY CRAPPY LOOKING XP DESKTOP!
ABSOLUTELY HASSLE FREE AND LOOKS AMAZING, GOOD WORK THAT MAN!
Antonio
Awesome! Perfect and low weight!
MUKESH
SevenVG RTM Theme is install ok but no change any buttons & windows.
RT
Hi VG, your themes are really two-thumbs up ones, but I would like to see one resembling more Win7 Ultimate, with a semi-transparent or glassy-black iconized taskbar, and the preview thumbnail when hovering on the taskbar icons. Is this possible to make?
VG
^^ Msstyles file cant have the things you mentioned. You can use ViGlance for this extra functionality:
http://www.askvg.com/viglance-get-windows-7-look-like-superbar-in-windows-xp/
nusdiejhe
thanks......good n beautiful..
JATIN
U need 2 make this themes 4 XP
VG
^^ Its for XP.
Pimpin
Yo buddy this is awesome and i really like all the effort you put into it so people like me can have a new look and feel. The only thing i would like to change is the i guess aero effect on bars on the very top of the window and the i guess its called the task bar(the one where the start button is) i would liek these to be just solid black. It looks awesome if you leave the standard wallpaper that it comes with but when i changed it to a really cool space picture for the background the transparent effects look kinda silly lol. If you know of a way i could change just this i would be even more grateful then i already am. Thanks bud, regardless if you can tell me how to do this or not GREAT theme.