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Windows XP SP3 THEME
Topic Started: Sep 27 2008, 12:28 AM (17,039 Views)
Ikram45
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Hey guys,
Do anyone of you know from where can i download this theme for Windows XP SP3, I kinda' like it :D
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Cyril
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Ah, yes. That is called Royale Noir. It was an experimental theme developed by Microsoft sometime around 2002 to 2003. Microsoft temporarily stopped the project, then recontinued it, and now it is known as the Zune theme, which is available on Microsoft's website. This is the original Royale Noir theme, which has been modified to get rid of all the bugs. I have it on my XP machine, and it was pretty nice. I also tried the Zune theme. If you like an orange START button, then get the Zune theme: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75078 . That is a direct, completely safe download link. Just double-click it to start the installation process. As for installing the Royale Noir theme, follow the instructions in this website: : http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/
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That's not Royale Noir, that's a completely different theme. I know cause i've used both (currently using Royale Noir, actually. )
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zxcvas
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it isnt royale noir. its vista xp by kol. its not available anymore tho since microsoft told him to take it down
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zxcvas
Sep 27 2008, 07:12 AM
it isnt royale noir. its vista xp by kol. its not available anymore tho since microsoft told him to take it down
Whoa, I think it is Vista. The icons show it, but some icons are XP-ish... Ikram, can you tell us where you found this picture? Maybe it will help find out what theme it really is.
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iCyril
Sep 27 2008, 06:36 PM
zxcvas
Sep 27 2008, 07:12 AM
it isnt royale noir. its vista xp by kol. its not available anymore tho since microsoft told him to take it down
Whoa, I think it is Vista. The icons show it, but some icons are XP-ish... Ikram, can you tell us where you found this picture? Maybe it will help find out what theme it really is.
erm, what? i already told you its an xp theme called vistaxp by kol. it isnt vista, its based on an old pre-beta version of longhorn (the development platform for vista) but with a few tweaks to make it look nicer. you cant get it anymore.


edit: oh wait, guess someone uploaded it: http://vistaxp-v2-vs.en.softonic.com/ surprised microsoft hasnt emailed them with a cease and desist yet
Edited by zxcvas, Sep 27 2008, 06:56 PM.
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zxcvas
Sep 27 2008, 06:54 PM
iCyril
Sep 27 2008, 06:36 PM
zxcvas
Sep 27 2008, 07:12 AM
it isnt royale noir. its vista xp by kol. its not available anymore tho since microsoft told him to take it down
Whoa, I think it is Vista. The icons show it, but some icons are XP-ish... Ikram, can you tell us where you found this picture? Maybe it will help find out what theme it really is.
erm, what? i already told you its an xp theme called vistaxp by kol. it isnt vista, its based on an old pre-beta version of longhorn (the development platform for vista) but with a few tweaks to make it look nicer. you cant get it anymore.


edit: oh wait, guess someone uploaded it: http://vistaxp-v2-vs.en.softonic.com/ surprised microsoft hasnt emailed them with a cease and desist yet
You just said that the theme was called VistaXP. You never said anything about the operating system actually being XP. :hmm:

Well, VistaXP v2 looks like the one in Ikram's screenshot, with only a few differences. It's got several similarities to Royale Noir. I guess the choice is left to Ikram: does he want the XP buttons at the top-right corner of open windows or the Vista buttons?
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Somehow I already had it installed :p
If you'd like the files I can send you them. Just PM me.
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iCyril
Sep 27 2008, 06:36 PM
zxcvas
Sep 27 2008, 07:12 AM
it isnt royale noir. its vista xp by kol. its not available anymore tho since microsoft told him to take it down
Whoa, I think it is Vista. The icons show it, but some icons are XP-ish... Ikram, can you tell us where you found this picture? Maybe it will help find out what theme it really is.
Can't not be XP. the Internet Explorer icon is for IE6. Vista ships with IE7.
Edited by Aetheria, Sep 28 2008, 04:10 PM.
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Aetheria
Sep 28 2008, 04:10 PM
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Sep 27 2008, 06:36 PM
zxcvas
Sep 27 2008, 07:12 AM
it isnt royale noir. its vista xp by kol. its not available anymore tho since microsoft told him to take it down
Whoa, I think it is Vista. The icons show it, but some icons are XP-ish... Ikram, can you tell us where you found this picture? Maybe it will help find out what theme it really is.
Can't not be XP. the Internet Explorer icon is for IE6. Vista ships with IE7.
oh and the vista start menu is completely different.
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and vista wasnt out when the theme was released, but w/e :P
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To the last three posts, look at my last post before this one. I already clarified WHY I thought it was a Vista theme. Thanks for paying attention! :D
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i know, its not a vista it takes up loads of memory and slows down your pc trust me
Edited by kinggy, Sep 29 2008, 12:37 PM.
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Nevermind. <_<
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