Download Windows Vista Dark Theme “VistaVG Black” for Windows XP

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This new theme is a black version of my recently released theme "VistaVG". Its also a Windows XP port of my "Vista Black Theme for Vista".

Download Link:

You can download the theme using following link:

Download VistaVG Black Theme

Download Blue Version

Make Windows XP look-like Windows Vista

How to Install and Use:

1. Once you download the file, extract it. You'll get a folder.

2. In this folder, you'll get 2 more folders:

Fonts (This folder contains Segoe UI fonts required for the theme. Copy them to "%windir%\Fonts" folder.)
Theme (This folder contains the main theme.)

3. Download and run UXTheme patcher using following topic:

How to Install & Use Themes in Windows?

4. Copy all contents in "Theme" folder to "%windir%\Resources\Themes\" folder and apply the theme using Desktop Properties.

NOTE: In the above step, %windir% means C:\Windows\ folder. We assume that Windows is installed in C: drive in your system. If you installed Windows in some other drive, replace C: with the appropriate drive letter.

Facing Problems in Applying Theme?

If you face problems while applying the theme or patching Windows, check following tutorials:

PS: If you want to completely transform your Windows XP into Vista including boot screen, login screen, icons, etc, please follow following tutorial:

Transform Windows XP into Windows Vista without using Customization Pack

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Zahid Mahmood

vista vg black theme is absolutly better than ever.
ankush

this was the coolest theme
Xinni

Hi, I can't find the "%windir%\Resources\Themes\" folder and "%windir%\Fonts" folder. Where can I find it? Please reply asap. Thankyou. (:
VG

^^ %windir% means "Windows" directory in the drive where Windows is installed.
DanielSpain

How can I change the whole fonts back to Tahoma? I hate Segoe. Is it possible at all?

For the rest, I love the theme, it is exactly what I wanted in black for XP. Congrats!
VG

^^ You can change the font from "Desktop Properties -> Appearance -> Advanced".
DanielSpain

^^ Thanks!

But three problems.

1- The fonts of the taskbar remain in Segoe big size. Can I change that too?

2- Since I always use a laptop with the mouse pad, I need big scrolling bars. When I try to make them wider, the window title bar get very small. When I make them larger again, the taskbar gets super big and the icons distorted. It is a strange problem that I also found in the RTM Standard theme, but not in the basic, which is the one I use.

3- When I make the scrolling bars larger (I like to use 24), the little arrows on top and below get very ugly and distorted too. This is not that important but I am very picky about a perfect look.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
VG

^^ Sorry but its built-in in the theme and can't be changed.
DanielSpain

Not for me then, thanks a lot!
VG

^^ Use WinRAR or 7-Zip. Both can be found in our Downloads section.