Make XP look like Xp media center or Black. Free without using third party programs

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/
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I was looking around on the internet when I came across this article :http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ It adds 2 more colors to your boring XP themes. Black and the media center Blue. All you have to do is extract the files to your themes directory of you XP copy. It works because the theme were created by Microsoft and they have signatures. The black was created but never used. (probably because it aint to atactive) well there you go I hope you enjoy it.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not sure why most folks need this. There's a pretty big library here of very nice WindowBlinds that most would agree are much better.  :( 
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Once you're spoiled by WB6 skins there's no going back.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well when you use other third party application they can slow down your PC. right? Here you dont have to at all!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
As W3bbo pointed out, there are quite definitely issues with this theme due to its incompleteness. The most obvious being, the “Start” button’s hover and active states are unchanged from Royale, inconsistent with the purple tint surrounding. However, there is even a color scheme for Office 2003 so it will not default to the blue Luna colors.

Deal breaker if there ever was one
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well when you use other third party application they can slow down your PC. right? Here you dont have to at all!


Have you tried WindowBlinds?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well when you use other third party application they can slow down your PC. right?


Not if it's Windowblinds you're using.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ok! Wow that thanks for dissing me!! I will try windowsblinds. I used styleXp which was very buggish!!
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OH WOW would you look at that!! It cost. FORGET IT!!
Good quality products oftentimes cost money.  You get what you pay for.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Of course you can do what you want and thanks for pointing this out.
But a more complete, equally resouce intensive, more options, option exists for those that think it's worth the effort.

To each their own.  :)