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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VG
^^ You can right-click on the Explorer toolbar and deselect "Styler" toolbar. Then you can remove Styler from startup. I think there is an option to remove it from startup in Styler Settings.
Someone
I meant, do you know any program that can change the "Styler" in Windows 7?
VG
^^ No.
lemar
how do you uninstall styler my email is lemar513@hotmail.co.uk plsss stell me
VG
^^ You can uninstall it using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. You can also close it using its system tray icon and disable its toolbar from Explorer.
DaMisa
thank you! at last i've found one that really works.
^^
ria
hey wen i downloaded the toolbar styler themes i got a rar file n how to install that man
VG
^^ Extract it using WinRAR or 7-zip.
Someone
Too bad that there is no version for Windows 7.
Sid
Hi, i'm having troubles running Styler, i have XP SP3. It installs with no problems, i can hide the menubar from Styler's tray icon, however, when i rightclick WinExplorer to select Styler Toolbar from the menu, inmediatly as i click on it my system freezes, do you know if it needs a specific version os .Net framework installed? i have 1, 2 3 and 3.5 on my system.