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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sebas_iglesias
hey men how to hide the styler icon in the system tray and sorry for my english hehe
Tangmeister
I know this is a really late post, and it's kinda too late, but...
To hide the icon, right click the arrow in the tray and click Customize notifications.
And it does work with XP SP3 if you're concerned with it.
(Vishal, when you get a chance, could you please post a tutorial on creating Styler toolbars for IE and Explorer?)
Thanks.
harbans singh
hello there, i like your work veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......much. your r the best MVP ihave come across.
i have installed vista vg ultimate theme and styler successfully.But refresh button and drop down button in address bar is not working. is it fake?
thanks
VG
^^ Yes.
Someone
Anyway to change this is Windows 7?
VG
^^ No. It only works in Windows XP.
Jimbob
Hi,i have a minor problem with the toolbar skins,when i turn off the stadard buttons and use only the styler toolbar theres a small area to the left with what looks like a seperator that doesnt get skinned.
How can i fix that?
VG
^^ Have you lock the toolbars?
Jimbob
oh sweet,nevermind lol...i found it
Thanks man,awesome app.
Kewl
How to remove Styler? I am no longer interested in the program and I want to remove it, but I could not find Unistaller anywhere! It was not even found in Add & Remove of windows. So how do I remove your nice program from my computer?