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download the file from Microsofts Site

 

[/url][url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/2...eme-x86-ENU.exe]http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/2...eme-x86-ENU.exe

 

1. Use WinRAR to Open the downloaded file and extract its content to a local folder--for example, C:\temp

2. Create the following folders under the C:\windows\resources\themes folder:

 

royale

royale\shell

royale\shell\homestead

royale\shell\metallic

royale\shell\normalcolor

royale\shell\royale

royale\wallpaper

 

3. Copy the royale.theme file that you extracted into C:\windows\resources\themes directory

 

4. Copy the royale.msstyles file into the \royale sub-directory.

 

5. Copy the shellstyle.dll file into each of the 4 \shell sub directories.

 

6. Copy the energybliss.jpg file into the \royale\wallpaper subfolder.

 

see below

 

 

 

 



Code:
C:\WINDOWS>cd Resources

C:\WINDOWS\Resources>cd Themes

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes>mkdir royale

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes>cd royale

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>mkdir shell

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>cd shell

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale\shell>mkdir homestead

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale\shell>mkdir metallic

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale\shell>mkdir normalcolor

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale\shell>mkdir royale

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale\shell>cd ..

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>mkdir wallpaper

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>copy c:\temp\royale.theme c:\windows\Resources\themes\
       1 file(s) copied.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>copy c:\temp\royale.msstyles
       1 file(s) copied.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>copy c:\temp\shellstyle.dll c:\windows\Resources\Themes\royale\shell\homestead\
       1 file(s) copied.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>copy c:\temp\shellstyle.dll c:\windows\Resources\Themes\royale\shell\metallic\
       1 file(s) copied.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>copy c:\temp\shellstyle.dll c:\windows\Resources\Themes\royale\shell\normalcolor\
       1 file(s) copied.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>copy c:\temp\shellstyle.dll c:\windows\Resources\Themes\royale\shell\royale\
       1 file(s) copied.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>copy c:\temp\energybliss.jpg c:\windows\Resources\Themes\royale\wallpaper\
       1 file(s) copied.

C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\royale>




 

tada ! new theme :)

 

see screenshot !

 

cheers

 

anyweb

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Nice job! Gives another aspect to the ugly windows interface :P