How to Use Skins for Vista

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Tip 1 - How to Install Vista Themes

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Dieter Vandenberghe | permalink

Windows Vista themes are customized visual and audio settings for computers that run Windows Vista. Many themes match the color scheme of buttons and menus to colors in the desktop image, and add customized sounds to match. You can...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Vista-Themes ^[1]

Tip 2 - Tutorial: How to install and use Vista themes and visual styles

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by David Rusher | permalink

Step 1: Download Windows Vista UxTheme patch. How to install 1. Login as a user with Administrative privileges -or- have Administrative credentials ready (check under the keyboard for a slip of paper). 2. Navigate to %systemroot%\System32 3. Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties. 4. Take ownership of the file and close dialogs. 5. Repeat steps 3 [...]

For further reading: http://www.guimods.com/tutorial-how-to-install-and-use-vista-themes-and-visual-styles/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Patch Windows Vista to Enable Custom Themes (Visual Styles)

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sharon Brodin | permalink

Have you ever wondered why Windows Vista allows you to choose themes, but there’s no way to add custom themes without additional software? The reason is because Windows checks the themes with a cryptographic key, so you have to patch windows to allow custom-created themes to install.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-patch-windows-vista-to-enable-custom-themes-visual-styles/ ^[3]