How to Install and Apply Styler Toolbar Skin in Windows XP Explorer?

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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:

Download Styler Free Version

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.

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VG

^^ Right-click on Styler's startmenu shortcut and select Delete.
Tangster

Okay...

I figured out that for some reason I had to do this:

(first, I had made Styler stop stealing my RAM at startup)

Click on the styler.exe file and stuff.
Exit.
Rename Styler folder to aStyler or something.
THEN right-click the .msi package and click "install" again.
THEN after a few restarts and time, rename back. Then try to install again.

Then it worked perfectly.

Keep up the good work!

(P.S., to get the Vista explorer bar I had to drag and drop the folder with Vista bar ITSELF into the WINDOW provided IN STYLER, not in EXPLORER. Same goes for Vista, Royale themes.
dunhills

great work vg... just download ur theme and it work in xp home edition (sp3) thanks a lot.
Anthony

Hey, I need help at when it says....
I've done step three and now I'm stuck on step
4. Now copy the styler skin folder to following directory:

help please of what I'm so pose to do more clearly plz!
VG

^^ There is a styler skin folder in the VistaVG Ultimate theme pack. You'll need to copy it to the mentioned folder in step 4.
Anthony

I kinda figured that out, I was having trouple on my pc and so I went on my parrents pc and got it to work.
denoir

Hey there, I am having trouble with styler since some weeks.
It just doesn't show up in the toolbar, you know in the right click menu.

I am logged on as administrator.. any ideas what may cause this?
It did work before I don't really know whats the problem.

I reinstalled it a few times now, everything is fine but it won't show in the right click menu..

Please help,
denoir
Roshin

wow thanks alot it worked wohoo your the best!!!
Royan

go Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Options -> Advanced.

Enable "Enable third-party browser extensions"

and then run Explorer again , Right click on the toolbar

and then select "StylerToolBar" or "QT Breadcrumbs Address Bar".
Royan

to denoir