SNYX GUIDE to JAZZ up your WindowsXP! [easy2do]

**sNyx** · #1 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

Okay well now that I have windowsXP pro moving (was using home edition), I decided to start to tweak her out! All you need to use ANY of these tips is windowsXP HOME or PRO, ether will work! Now these are things I have wanted to change, and hunted out the answer for, now I'm going to explain them step-by-step so anyone can do them, and maybe learn something in the process!

Tip #1 - Style Change
First off I wanted to use this so called "enhanced style" feature that I read SOOO much about before XP came out. So if you have played with your theme properties you are probably using one of the 3 BASIC styles they start you with; Boring blue, Weird olive, or my fav Silver with the weird green start button. So is this all? NO WAY!! Sadly to really change up your XP look, you must use a 3rd party program (one that doesn't come with windows) Some call it "skinning" was huge on win98/2k with programs like windowblinds. Now you CAN use windowblinds for XP, but they want you to pay for it to use all the features, and it takes up system resources ect, ect. So obviously if you look around you can find ANYTHING for free, and I found this super cool program called StyleXP witch does everything we need to "skin" your XP. So you can click here to download the program, its about 5MB shouldn't take more then a 1min on a fast connection. Once you have that downloaded and installed, its fairly easy to work, and comes with 10+ of its own styles! Now wasn't that EASY!? One program, I think EVERYONE can work this one. It's quite stright forward to use, but if you need help, feel free to ask!

Next tip: Changing "start" button text to whatever you like! (this one gets a little tricky)

-Myles :135:
(rolf, look what I do with my lunch break)

nigel · #2 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

you should give out the crack for the program or else it expires on people

sh4un · #3 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

i hate win xp!
nuthin like good ol 98se
best os out there
and just install windows blinds
my comp looks good
ill take a screen of it cus im bored

sh4un · #4 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

here it is

Sh4n3 · #5 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

yup yup I'd have to agree
XP is SHIT
i had it..... soo many problems with EVERYTHING

98 is da shizzle

mister-peenutt · #6 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

how did you change your start menu title thing instead of having it as "start"

:Peenutt:

sh4un · #7 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

it still does say start...
but it can be changed
i use windows blinds and icq plus and have matching skins so it all looks pimp! its easy 2 use 2 :)
oh and i got another thing called icon packeger so u can change "all" your icons.

**sNyx** · #8 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

overskinning uses harsh resources :(
post the start text change thing later man!

sh4un · #9 (**permalink**) May 30, 02

my comp easily handles all the programs hehehehe :)
uhh lemme figure out how 2 do that again 2 change start