XP theme on windows 10

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    Windows xp theme?


    I was wondering if anyone has had any luck getting a windows xp theme to work, similar to this?
    Last edited by Cerawy; 16 Apr 2021 at 16:56.
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    XP Themes Final for Win10 by sagorpirbd on DeviantArt

    Not sure how it will work but you can try it.
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    That's a lot of work, but im going to try it out and get back with the results.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 16 Apr 2021 at 16:56.
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    Cerawy said:
    oh boy... that's a lot of work.. im going to try it out and come back here with the results
    I did a great deal of Themeing in Windows 7 so just follow the directions. Let us know.
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    I downloaded the latest version of uxstyles and installed it. I also clicked on the download button in the top right corner, but there's no folder called xp folder, in the download they are offering. There's a folder called xp themes for windows 10, though. I have tried copying it into the themes folder, right clicking my desktop, clicking personalize, selecting the windows xp luna theme, but it looks nothing like on the pictures. It basically just changes my wallpaper and the color on my taskbar, and that's it.
    Last edited by Cerawy; 16 Apr 2021 at 17:06.
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    Cerawy said:
    OK, so I downloaded the latest version of uxstyles and installed it. I also clicked on the download button in the top right corner, but there is no folder called "XP Folder" in the download they are offering. There is only a folder called "XP Themes for Windows 10". I have tried copying it into the themes folder and went to my desktop and clicked personlize and clicked on XP Luna but it looks nothing like on the pictures. It basically just changes my wallpaper to the XP wallpaper as well as changing the color on my taskbar to a dark blue color that doesn't look like the XP color.
    - is your PC Aero compatible (has to have Aero stylesheet)
    - are you on Build 10240, 10586 or 14393 only
    - did you run UXStyles as admin and reboot after
    - did you revert to Windows default theme before you started
    - most say you need to run 'StartIsBack' for taskbar to skin
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    Hi there

    any chance of getting the LUNA BLACK theme to work - especially with the 3-D effect on tool bars etc.



    Here's the XP (on a VM) with a modified background picture

    XP theme on windows 10-snapshot10.png

    Cheers
    jimbo
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    Looking on Virtual Customs it seems that the theme you use has to match the Windows 10 version you are on. It is not a one size fits all thing with Windows 10.

    You may want to try this one. Remove the first before doing so.

    https://www.syssel.net/hoefs/software_uxtheme.php?lang=en

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    Josey Wales said:
    ......It is not a one size fits all thing with Windows 10.
    Exactly!

    XP theme on windows 10-000229.png
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    Edwin said:
    -is your PC Aero compatible (has to have Aero stylesheet)
    I'm not sure, where do i check if it is?

    Edwin said:
    -are you on Build 10240, 10586 or 14393 only
    I use the latest build, so im not sure what you mean with that?

    Edwin said:
    -did you run UXStyles as admin and reboot after
    Yes, and it didn't work.

    Edwin said:
    -did you revert to Windows default theme before you started
    Yes, it didn't help anything.

    Edwin said:
    most say you need to run 'StartIsBack' for taskbar to skin
    Could you clarify a bit?
    Last edited by Cerawy; 16 Apr 2021 at 17:22.
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