Installing Custom Windows XP Visual Styles/ XP Visual Mods

I've never been able to properly install the custom visual styles that I've downloaded. I've patched my uxtheme.dll using the patcher program and I've extracted themes into folders in the Windows\Resources\Themes folder, but when I right click and go to display properties, the new visual styles are never in the list. I can get them to work by double clicking on the visual style file, but I actually want to install them properly. How do you do this?

I was also wondering what some of the more popular Windows XP visual mods are? I've got Y'z Shadow and Y'z Toolbar, but there are a bunch of things that I see that I have no idea how to do. What's the best way of replacing the Windows Icons?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I already did that.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by devilmaycry

The folder and the theme filename must be the same, like:

Theme1/Theme1.msstyles

or

FunkyThm/FunkyThm.msstyles

Yup, it is.

Originally Posted by Rock

Actually, just double-clicking the .msstyles file from anywhere always worked for me. No need for special folders and naming.

Yes, but I want Windows XP to recognize it in the theme selection menu.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Render

Everyone and their cousin's cat uses area o4, including me. It's sad that there are only a handful of decent VS.

As for the problem... have you tried creating a .theme file for the VS you want to use? The .theme file should reside in the 'Themes' folder and can be created simply by going into the Display applet of the Control Panel and saving the current theme.

I don't use the area theme... Longhorn Inspirational SE by stefanka. I'll try the .theme file thing.

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