How to Install XP Themes
Note: These instructions assume you have already installed the
UXTheme Multi-Patcher.
Once you’ve found an
XP Theme that you like, download the theme and save it to
My Documents or a folder where you’ll be able to find it. Open the folder you downloaded it to, and unzip it (see
How To Unzip A File). Then open the unzipped folder containing the theme (example below).
Double-click on the
.msstyles file (or one that has an icon like the one selected in the screenshot above). This will bring up the windows Display Properties dialog:
Click
OK to apply and activate the theme. If at any point you want to change back to the standard Windows theme, just go to
Control Panel >
Display and choose the theme you want.