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
^^ Not sure. Try to repair Styler. Also try to play with Styler settings. There are various options available in its Settings.
Alex
Hi VG, i just got one thing to ask, can i install the software on win7 , coz my GFX card is old and i cant change the color of my windows :(
If yes then do i need to run as administrator?
Thex.
Alex :)
VG
^^ Yes. You can install it in Windows 7 but its not required.
Nipun
Hey VG, the styler takes a lot of time to load after I start my computer. So I want to uninstall it. How to do it???? I installed you WIN 7 in XP "STUFF" but I managed to get my WIN XP tyle back, but what to do with this STYLER????
VG
^^ You can close it using its system tray icon. Also uninstall it using Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs.
John
how did u do the bottom common tasks?????
VG
^^ Its included in the theme pack.
daniel227
a big hooray and thanks to vg for keeping up this thread - no clue how old it is.
anyhow i could not get styler to work although all kinds of other customizations work... i was already considering (just considering!) to reinstall windows xp since there is no alternative to styler even in 2011 - not as a standalone utility. whatever i did, reinstalling, patching, styler toolbar just wouldn't show up as an option in explorer although all other styler features worked.
however the solution came from one of your contributors, so thanks to them as well:
Royan:
go Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Options -> Advanced.
Enable "Enable third-party browser extensions"
and then run Explorer again (i.e. log off and log on), Right click on the toolbar
and then select "StylerToolBar" or "QT Breadcrumbs Address Bar".
btw, i'm using win xp sp3. some said styler doesn't work with it, but it does here.
if you have ANY problem with styler i suggest you read this thread, all 13 pages of it, the solution is most probably there. thanks again.
VG
^^ Glad to know it helped you. :)
pranav
hi
the toolbar buttons are comming on the right side how do i getthem on left