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[PotatoeMasher]

Microsoft Royale theme... I really like it... different from luna, but not too much. Comes from Media Center Edition 2005 beta...

No DLL changing / 3rd party software needed...

get it at http://www.winbeta.org/comments.php?id=352&catid=1

 

[Malakhov]

How do you install it?

 

[PotatoeMasher]

it's in the NFO file... just extract the folder into C:\windows\resources\themes and double click on the msstyle file or whatever...

 

[metsallica]

Cool, this looks really nice! I just installed it. Thanks!

Malakhov: Download the rar from the website PM linked to, then extract it to your [drive letter]\windows\resources\themes directory. Finally, click on Royale.msstyles and hit OK. Simple as that!

EDIT: Beaten.

 

[Error Macro]

Thanks, that's pretty nice. Definitely better than the default nastiness.

 

[Malakhov]

Well something is wrong cause when I use winrar and extract I only get the info file.

 

[PotatoeMasher]

make sure you don't have the nfo file selected... and in the extract box tell it to extract all files...


EDIT: and to clarify--this is actually a Visual Style, not a theme... the original shots i saw had a nice background as well. I'm still looking for the background shown in the screenshots at neowin.net

 

[Error Macro]

Well something is wrong cause when I use winrar and extract I only get the info file.

Did you have only the .nfo file highlighted? Make sure nothing is highlighted, or make sure everything is. Then hit "extract all."

 

[PotatoeMasher]

Did you have only the .nfo file highlighted? Make sure nothing is highlighted, or make sure everything is. Then hit "extract all."

we're twins

 

[Malakhov]

Even when I explore the file before extracting it's the only file in there.

 

[PotatoeMasher]

Try redownloading... when you open it, you should see the NFO file and a folder called 'Royale'

 

[Che]

Will this make my XP slower or it'll be as fast (or should I say slow) as with the current theme?

 

[PotatoeMasher]

Will this make my XP slower or it'll be as fast (or should I say slow) as with the current theme?

no different than the default luna style... no 3rd party software needed like with homebrew VS

 

[metsallica]

I'll download it and recompress it as a Zip. Maybe that'll help. Sometimes if you don't have the same version of Winrar that the archive was created in you can get errors like you're describing.

Here ya go: http://home.gwu.edu/~r_buff/b3/royale.zip

 

[Malakhov]

Uninstalled winace and installed winrar, that took care of the problem

 

[Malakhov]

I'll download it and recompress it as a Zip. Maybe that'll help. Sometimes if you don't have the same version of Winrar that the archive was created in you can get errors like you're describing.

Here ya go: http://home.gwu.edu/~r_buff/b3/royale.zip

Hey thanks, that was awfully nice of you

 

[metsallica]

No problem! Glad you got it to work.

 

[Baconäger]

This is the legit default theme from MS? It looks awful.

 

[DSN2K]

nice, anyone got any desktops to match ?

 

[MrAngryFace]

someone got paid to make that boring theme.

 

[Che]

no different than the default luna style... no 3rd party software needed like with homebrew VS

thanks I'll try it then

 

[Mason]

I like it!

 

[Flaming Duck]

Nice Thanks for the heads up!

 

[akascream]

I hate that fugly ass start button.

 

[Suerte]

Erm, am I the only one to think by looking at those screens this looks just the same as the default XP theme?

 

[Archaix]

Erm, am I the only one to think by looking at those screens this looks just the same as the default XP theme?

Nope, I feel the same way. I haven't used the default theme in a long time, maybe that's why. It's just a slightly different shade of blue as far as I can tell.

My biggest problem with the default WinXP style is still there, that nasty green start button.

 

[Discharger]

Looks good - I'll try it out when I get home from work. Thanks for the link, guys

 

[bishoptl]

bossa nova - thx tons!

Now if only there was a red version of this out there....

 

[Mugen]

For some reason, it crashes my StyleXP. :S

 

[Diablos]

haha, did they spend like five minutes on this theme? It's like XP Blue, but without the Fisher Price look.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

nice. I wish there was a way to edit the start button because neon green is something I don't want to see, but oh well.

The Nintendo styles are better anyways.

EDIT: Has anyone tried the FFXI style? It's very nice.

oh yeah, how do you get your default trashcan back after using the nintendo style manager? It always stays the same, even when I restart and tell it to go back to normal and everything. I tried even doing it manually through the control panel but that doesn't work either. bah.

 

[TekunoRobby]

Thank you sir, it matches my Trillian skin.

 

[Diablos]

This theme is UGLY.

 

[sprsk]

they made the theme better by making it two colors instead of one! brilliant!

 

[Mejilan]

I likes. Any luck scoring that desktop image?

 

[Mejilan]

Actually, going into your desktop properties and choosing either Windows XP or (preferably) Crystal gives you a VERY complimentary desktop image.

 

[neptunes]

IT looks the same as the new WMP 10 update.

 

[ced]

Hmm I think I still like the silver theme.

How come the programs menu is still white, that kind of ruins the whole theme.