NOTE: If Styler toolbar entry is not available or greyed out in Explorer toolbar context menu, enable "Enable third-party browser extensions" option in Internet Explorer's Options window. Log off or restart your system and now you should be able to enable Styler toolbar in Explorer. Thanks to our reader "Royan" for this info.
In this tutorial, we'll tell you how to install a Styler toolbar skin in Windows XP explorer? Many times we download a styler skin but can't find a way to install and use it. As you all know about "VistaVG" and "SevenVG" themes for Windows XP which can make Windows XP look-a-like Vista and 7.
In these theme packs, we have included a styler skin which adds a toolbar similar to Vista and 7 explorer toolbar having back, forward buttons along with addressbar and searchbar in XP explorer.
Many visitors don't find themselves comfortable in installing and applying this styler skin, so we are posting a detailed tutorial with screenshots which will help you in applying Styler toolbar skins:
1. First of all install "Styler" if you have not installed it yet. You can download it from following link:
2. Install it and log off.
3. Now open Explorer window and right-click on toolbar. Now enable "Styler Toolbar" option and disable other options like Standard Buttons, Address Bar, Links:
4. Now copy the styler skin folder to following directory:
C:\Program Files\Styler\TB\skins\Styler's
Here C: is the drive where Windows is installed. Change it if your Windows is installed in some other partition.
5. Now click on the "Floppy" icon in Styler toolbar and select "Skin -> Styler's -> skin_name" (In our case the skin name will be VistaVG or SevenVG). It'll apply the new skin.
6. If you want to remove Menubar also, then double-click on Styler's icon in System Tray. It'll open Styler Options window. Go to "Toolbar" tab and enable "Hide Menubar" option.
7. That's it. Now you'll get your desired styler toolbar in Windows Explorer.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Windows XP, Windows XP Themes.
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TenTwenty
Hi VG
As always, SUPERB job ant thanks for sharing.
A question though, right at the bottom, just above the status bar you have a panel that display info about a selected object. It is about 1 cm in height.
HOW DO I ENABLE IT? :?:
Regards
VG
^^ Its bottom shellstyle which is included in my "VistaVG Ultimate" theme.
abc
VG, how should i install the bottom common taskbar?
VG
^^ You'll need to existing "shellstyle.dll" file in "VistaVG" folder with the one stored in "Bottom Common Tasks" folder.
NeedHelpPerson
Hey VG. I LOVE THE THEME, BUT I really want to know how to install the bottom tasks bar thingy! I want to know the exact place to put it and the exact procedure to install it. Please respond as soon as possible. Thanks!
NeedHelpPerson
Never mind i found how to do it on youtube. Any way. THIS THEME ROCKS!!!!!!!!
Carlos
I'm not getting the "floopy" icon after apply a skin??
But if I uninstall then reinstall stlyer it's back until I apply a skin, then it disappears again?!
VG
^^ Are you talking about floppy icon present in the styler toolbar? Its a shortcut to enter into Styler's Properties. Many skin doesnt provide it. But you can access the Properties using its system tray icon.
Carlos
Ok got it!
Thank you once again!!
Tangster
Hey, Vishal.
Nice work you've been doing... one problem.
I want to remove (I'm very sorry) Styler, as my Duo-Core computer, two years old with 2 GBS ram is super slow since I got it, had to use Windows Installer Clean up, as it said in control panel that it wasn't able to find some file.
But after WinInstallCleanUp (the one from Microsoft site), it was gone from both lists, but still in start menu, C:\Program Files, but clicking start shortcut just throws me an error saying the parameter is incorrect.
What's going on?