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| Thread ID: 62576 | 2005-10-12 08:23:00 | where to get desktop themes without the cr*p | holden (2488) | Press F1 |
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| 395536 | 2005-10-12 08:23:00 | as the title says where would be a good place to get themes form without all the ad-were & so on, i have tryed themeXP.org but every time i download and go to install i have to agree to install all this other cr*p so i cancel. i dont need to install an therd party programes to run any themes. any thoughts would be welcomed |
holden (2488) | ||
| 395537 | 2005-10-12 08:42:00 | You could try Windowblinds... you do have to d/load the prog though. They have a freeware version that only puts up a 'continue' screen when you start up your comp (no other crap though) Lots of free themes for it too. I had the paid version of Themexp... got it just before they sarted including the malware/adverising with the themes etc. The last straw was when I upgraded bits in my comp and it told me I had changed my system and couldn't load Themexp. Shades of M/soft and over the top as it's only and crapping theme manager prog... I could understand if it was some big/expensive prog like photoshop. |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 395538 | 2005-10-12 08:42:00 | Well thats a good question. Some people just say uninstall the adware, and it'll be fine. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 395539 | 2005-10-12 10:25:00 | I think I've posted about this already here at PF1, but the best way to use themes IMO is the native way with a patched uxtheme.dll. Download the UXTheme Patcher (www.neowin.net) and grab some (browse.deviantart.com) visual (en.crystalxp.net) styles (www.studiotwentyeight.com/). A couple of Visual Styles I can recommend are VistaXP v2 by kol (http:) and Crystal dlb 2 by dlb (en.crystalxp.net). Here's mine in VistaXP mode (imagef1.x10hosting.com), just for looks really cos I don't find it entirely functional so my computers always in the other (www.imagef1.x10hosting.com) I recommended. It's probably a good idea to uninstall any theming system you might already have installed. Granted, Visual Styles aren't as hardcore as stuff you can do with WindowsBlinds, but its still pretty good without the nuisance and nag you sometimes experience with commercial packages, otherwise just buy I suppose. |
sal (67) | ||
| 395540 | 2005-10-12 20:21:00 | gidday, try this site, I haven't struck any rubbish on the themes: http://www.themeworld.com/ cheers, Robby |
Robby (3123) | ||
| 395541 | 2005-10-13 05:57:00 | thanks for the thoughts. i have pacthed the uxtheme.dll a couple of weeks ago, but am still looking for some decent themes with out all the other bundled crap |
holden (2488) | ||
| 395542 | 2005-10-13 11:48:00 | Are there any good theme links out there that can make your Windows look like a Unix or Linux? that'd be pretty neat I reckon. U can show off to your friends that u don't use Mickeysoft :D | Bazman (6587) | ||
| 395543 | 2005-10-13 20:20:00 | Are there any good theme links out there that can make your Windows look like a Unix or Linux? that'd be pretty neat I reckon. U can show off to your friends that u don't use Mickeysoft :DWhy pretend when you can have the real thing for free ;) | Jen (38) | ||
| 395544 | 2005-10-13 22:37:00 | Yeah, I'll happily send you my copy of Linspire' :D | Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
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