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By Paul Thurrott In the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, we see a hint of the customization capabilities that Microsoft will be adding to the final release of the product. This includes, among other things, the ability to choose between a limited handful of Start screen themes. And while we know more...

Hi, I have tried to install win 8 themes in my Win 7 home premium. Few DLL changes were suggested there. After making those instructed changes, it was required to restart the system. Before that it was instructed to disable UAC. I forgot to disable UAC and restarted my laptop. Now I am seeing...

Today's changes may seem enormous to some of our normal members. But they have been done to improve traffic and streamline the site. You will find that core functionality is easily accessible and still around. We will be testing the current look for a little while with this platform. Some of...

I was thinking of customizing my Windows 7 desktop and I did a couple of image search on desktop customization. Then I found this one pic. I'm quite amazed on how the desktop is customized. Here's the pic (click to enlarge... I guess.): Link Removed So I was wondering, does anybody knows how...

It sounds fairly simple, but I don't know where to start or what to find. What I'd like to change is the button colors (just the red x) to blue. Link Removed Also, I found this site that has different start menu button layouts. Not sure where to go from here though. Customize Your Windows 7...

Just purchased Windows blinds , Always thought "Stardock" made junk but am very impressed with skin studio 7 . Its almost perfect ....but not 100 %. Ok , my question is .... Can i start changing .dlls like you can do normally when creating a VS ( visual style.) I'm under the impression that...

Link Removed due to 404 Error By Paul Thurrott Back when Windows 7 was still in beta, I offered up a set of Windows 7 themes around such topics as Paris, Washington D.C., and coffee, and I wrote a Feature Focus article about this technology. I’ve gotten some requests recently to re-post those...

I have some google chrome themes that I made. If you like them I will attach them to this post so you can download them. Link Removed Here is what they look like.

I hate how when I change the color of my themes, this taskbar...i guess thats what it is, is still the same color. How do I change the color of this?

Consider the following scenario: You are running Windows 7. You launch Control Panel, choose Appearance and Personalization and then click on the Personalization link. You back out of the Personalization page by either clicking on the Back button or... Link Removed

Hi, I'm new here and hoping that someone might be able to point me in the right direction. I currently use XP but I am interested in upgrading to 7. I have spent dozens of hours researching Win 7 online, but my big questions do not appear to have easily found answers. (1) Do all menus in...

We’ve seen Windows Phone 7 desktop s before, which is stylistically similar to what Microsoft has us expecting in Windows 8 , but when it’s done this well it’s worth repeating. Reader The Royal Rebel took Windows 7 and made it to look like Windows 8 with a few stylistic touches of his own...

Came across some nicely craftedLink Removed on another site I'm a member of. Link Removed. Well worth a look if you're into steampunk, or even just like nice looking eye candy to add to your desktop. My current favourites are theLink Removed - Invalid URL Nixie tube clock, British penny red...

What's your favorite 7 feature..........., ok, what's your 5 favorite Windows 7 Features, I know, 1 just doesn't cover it. For me; 1. The "Snipping Tool" 2. Themes 3. The "Taskbar" and all it's glory 4. Speed 5. Everything Link Removed Well, I guess that covers it for me, how about the rest of...

If you switch between Windows and Linux and would rather your Windows machine had a touch of Torvalds (via ), Ubuntu Skin Pack will get the job done. (more…) More...

vBulletin 4.1.5 Beta 1 Live 2011-07-08: Now running vBulletin 4.1.5 Nightly Build 45641 (07-07-11 18:41:01 CDT) At least 12 new code corrections. 2011-07-07: Link Removed is now the official Windows 7 Twitter account. Link Removed is now the official Windows 8 Forums Twitter account. RSS and...

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Hello all, Found this cool little program (379kb) to change your XP Start button to look like Vista/7's Link Removed due to 404 Error ViOrb automatically replaces your start button with one that looks the same as Vista's start orb. So you can get the Vista feel and look for Windows...

We are still quite a ways out from having any “official” Windows 8 themes or wallpapers, but that hasn’t stopped some of the more dedicated folks out there from coming up with their own goodies. Thanks to the folks at … Continue reading Source: Yahoo! News