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themes in windows xp? wat process?

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/themes-in-windows-xp-wat-process.15837/

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legolas Original post #1
Sep 22, 2005 at 12:50 AM
hi,

in xp editions, we hav inbuilt windows XP themes in addition to the windows classic themes.. and also in windows XP MCE(media center edition)... there is anotehr theme "Royale theme"... does this extra theme occupy memory when compared to windows classic theme? if so how much does it occupy? wher can i see it? wat is the process responsible for loading this theme at startup? i ask this coz i am impressed with a theme from stylexp and am intending to try the freeware/trialware for a while. so it approximately takes 3 MB in process. if this software and default windows xp/ xp MCE themes take almost the same amt, then i dont mind switching...

/legolas
QwertyManiac
Sep 22, 2005 at 12:57 PM
well, stylexp takes more than windows,

But u can alternatively patch the shell32 and uxthemes to get a theme u desire...
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legolas #3
Sep 22, 2005 at 2:16 PM
QwertyManiac said:
But u can alternatively patch the shell32 and uxthemes to get a theme u desire...

how to do that? is there any software for tat?

/legolas
QwertyManiac
Sep 22, 2005 at 3:04 PM
U can d/l it here :
*www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707

P.S > Style XP is better if u dont like patching ;)
Jus A lIItle resource more...

I think that we can even replace those files manually...