How to enable custom themes in Windows 7

How to enable custom themes/visual styles in Windows 7

Option 1

Patch your theme system files to be able to use custom themes. Download the theme patcher at http://deepxw.blogspot.com/2008/11/universal-theme-patcher.html.

Option 2

Patch it using UXTheme Multi-Patcher 8.0 at http://www.windowsxlive.net/downloading-uxtheme-multi-patcher

If an explorer.exe system file is included with the theme, you can rename the one in C:\Windows and move the new explorer to the location. This allows you to change the start button.

Background Music

Bruce Faulconer - The Dragon Theme * http://www.mediafire.com/?leid1it23za

Great Themes (section 1)

Download 18 untouched Windows 7 themes from all my videos so far at http://www.multiupload.com/E9O4MVU5TD.

Download all at once at http://www.mediafire.com/?yznwgkzmzmz

Lucid at http://nopd11.deviantart.com/art/Lucid-for-Win-7-150133776

Clearscreen sharp at http://k-johnson.deviantart.com/art/Clearscreen-Sharp-for-Windows7-141360821

Glow air at http://katz93.deviantart.com/art/Glow-Air-for-Windows-7-150685992

AeroZen at http://axisan.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Zen-152273680

Sonye Theme by =giannisgx89 at http://giannisgx89.deviantart.com/art/Sonye-Theme-for-Win7-v2-155198766

Q's Counter Elements 7 by *webtrance at http://webtrance.deviantart.com/art/Q-s-Counter-Elements-7-147387929

Office 2010 by ~yacine29 at http://yacine29.deviantart.com/art/Office-2010-vs-158185359

Great themes (section 2)

Download all at once at http://www.mediafire.com/?pp4us7ns7ik4826

Lucid at http://nopd11.deviantart.com/art/Lucid-for-Win-7-150133776

X2 Alpha (Click first link)

X2 Pre-Beta (Click first link)

Clearscreen sharp at http://k-johnson.deviantart.com/art/Clearscreen-Sharp-for-Windows7-141360821

Glow air at http://katz93.deviantart.com/art/Glow-Air-for-Windows-7-150685992

AeroZen at http://axisan.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Zen-152273680

Aero X at http://yacine29.deviantart.com/art/Aero-x-v2-5-for-windows-7-144520585

Great themes (section 3)

Cushy 1.0 by ~snipes2 at http://snipes2.deviantart.com/art/cushy-1-0-192033313

Office 2010 RC by ~yacine29 at http://yacine29.deviantart.com/art/Office-2010-vs-RC-166068119

X2 crystal by ~cyntar7 at (Click last link before the line)

Blend 2.0 by ~zainadeel at http://zainadeel.deviantart.com/art/Blend-2-0-for-Windows-7-191678865

Shine 2.0 by ~zainadeel at http://zainadeel.deviantart.com/art/Shine-2-0-for-Windows-7-172671190

Download all at once at http://www.mediafire.com/?bdgiddfg6ifu1fm

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• windows
• theme
• visual
• style
• skin
• custom
• patch
• universal
• uxtheme
• change
• use
• tweak
• seven
• xp
• vista
• personalization
• desktop
• customization

[MultiCloney]

worked very fine with windows 7 home premium.. but no luck with win 7 professional now !! no change at all... all themes look the same as the default win 7 theme.. any help ???

[IWEBProductions]

@MultiCloney I don't have a professional so I'm unable to test that. I added an option 2 to the description, you can try that. UXTheme Multipatcher 8.0.

[MultiCloney]

@IWEBProductions IT WORKED NOW ! there were actually two theme files in the downloaded zip.. the smaller file did the trick..thanks for the superfast reply !!

[IWEBProductions]

@MultiCloney Oh, so it was your mistake then. There is the .msstyle and the .theme file. The .theme file is the file you're supposed to double click on. If you inserted the files inside correctly then the themes should appear when you right click on the desktop and go to personalize.

[Shanebramble]

im a bit lost :( ( Where did you get that new explore Filer) when you said " Locate new explorer"

[IWEBProductions]

@Shanebramble normally they are found when you download the themes but that's not exactly safe now since sp1 is out and old themes still contain the old explorer version which can cause problems if you use it. I suggest you look at my "how to change your start button" video (watch?v=WsLNoCQOEa4).

[philitheos]

when I open it , it doesn't give the option to patch themeservice.dll . Please help . Windows 7 enterprise 64 bit

[IWEBProductions]

@hoyya1337 no you shouldn't run into any problems if you followed this video to the tee.

[hoyya1337]

I dont know what to do!?!! i did exacly as you say but when i restart the computer it is still the same! i clicked on the theme lucid and nothing happend!?;,,,, Windows 7 professional. What to do?

[IWEBProductions]

@Redbloodedichigo need to find a theme and run it.I have many theme videos, just check on my channel or type "best windows 7 themes" in youtube search.