I read that you could get the mce theme for xp pro?

ingeborgdot · 02-08-2006, 08:06 PM

How do I find it. I can't remember where I saw it but they said it came directly from ms and it is just like the xp pro themes so there is no add on like some other 3rd party stuff. Anyone know where I need to look in microsoft? Thanks.

Osiris · 02-08-2006, 09:13 PM

Microsoft has created a new theme for the latest XP MCE and XP Tablet PC versions, which you can download at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...isplaylang=en. The theme, which is known as Energy Blue or Royale, is included in XP MCE 2005 and can be installed on an XP Tablet PC 2005 system. You can install the theme on a regular XP system by performing this workaround:

Open the downloaded windowsxp-tabletpc-energybluetheme-x86-enu.exe file in WinZip (or another program that can extract files from a packaged executable) and extract its content to a local folder--for example, C:\temp\bliss.
Create the following folders under the C:\windows\resources\themes folder:
royale

royale\shell

royale\shell\homestead

royale\shell\metallic

royale\shell\normalcolor

royale\shell\royale

royale\wallpaper

Copy the royale.theme file that you extracted into the main C:\windows\resource\themes folder.
Copy the royale.msstyles file into the \royale subfolder.
Copy the shellstyle.dll file into each of the \shell subfolders (royale\shell\homestead, royale\shell\metallic, royale\shell\normalcolor, royale\shell\royale).
Copy the energybliss.jpg file into the \royale\wallpaper subfolder.
When you select the Display Properties Appearance tab--which the Figure shows--you'll see two Windows XP style options listed. One of the XP style options includes a Royale color scheme; select this scheme. Then, on the Theme tab, select the Energy Blue theme. Click Apply and OK. Enjoy your screen's new appearance!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en