Microsoft Releases Energy Bliss (Royale) Theme

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Thanks everyone who reported about this in the Back Page News forum. Preparing for the release of Windows Media Center 2005 tomorrow, Microsoft has released the official Media Center 2005 theme (Royale) today for Tablet PC Edition 2005. To install the theme on any other XP just extract the theme in WinRAR.

Enjoy :)

Download: Download Energy Bliss

News source: Microsoft Download Center

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(5 replies) #1 Alien Venom on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:04

Problem: The Energy Blue Theme Pack can only be installed on machines running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.

Solution: Right click on the EXE file, and extract using WinRAR's shell menu. Problem solved.

#1.1 creamhackered on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:06

Hence why i put that in the newspost

#1.2 Alien Venom on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:10

Hah! I only looked at the title and download link. :-P

#1.3 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:12

Or just go to your temp directory when the error pops up and use display properties to install from there....
edit: Make sure you move the files to c:windowsresourcesetc. first otherwise you'll get errors when they're deleted.

#1.4 FuhrerDarqueSyde on 12 Oct 2004 - 03:21

i tried to remove ... from update.inf

[Prerequisite]
condition=AndOp,Tablet.Check.Condition

pst, it didn't work, cryptographic service could not verify the integreity of the file update.infn hehe

#1.5 SunnyB on 12 Oct 2004 - 15:49

"cryptographic service could not verify the integrity of the file update.inf"

What does that error mean? I have seen that error many times when
installing updates. I have to delete the catroot directories before it will work.

Is there some significance to it?

Thx.

(5 replies) #2 Xero_Cool on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:10

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=229054

I can't believe you really missed that...

#2.1 Brian on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:15

Your point?

#2.2 levijay on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:17

Give credit where credit is due, thats the point.

#2.3 Brian on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:24

yea.. we have other sources just besides BPN.

#2.4 xplatinum on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:37

competition aside,

why did no mod post it during the 3 hours (17:01/20:01

) that followed the one in BPN.

#2.5 configure on 12 Oct 2004 - 10:35

Aw, don't feel unappreciated, we love you guys!

(1 reply) #3 Tropical Dream on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:12

how do we install?

i mean.. where should I extract the files to access for the new themes?

#3.1 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:13

read my above post, go to display properties and hit browse, then find your temp folder and the theme folder inside
edit: Make sure you move the files to c:windowsresourcesetc. first otherwise you'll get errors when they're deleted.
Quite sexy looking

#4 Klownicle on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:16

Didn't work for me, I just get the regular windows xp theme, im using a hacked uxtheme and sp2.

#5 Alien Venom on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:19

After you extract it, you can figure out where each file goes by looking at update.inf in the update folder:

[DestinationDirs]
Theme = 10,ResourcesThemes
Theme.Royale.Wallpaper = 10,ResourcesThemesRoyaleWallpaper
Theme.Royale = 10,ResourcesThemesRoyale
Theme.Shell.Royale = 10,ResourcesThemesRoyaleShellRoyale
Theme.Homestead = 10,ResourcesThemesRoyaleShellHomestead
Theme.Metallic = 10,ResourcesThemesRoyaleShellMetallic
Theme.NormalColor = 10,ResourcesThemesRoyaleShellNormalColor

[Theme]
Royale.Theme

[Theme.Royale.Wallpaper]
EnergyBliss.jpg

[Theme.Royale]
Royale.msstyles

[Theme.Shell.Royale]
Shellstyle.dll

[Theme.Homestead]
Shellstyle.dll

[Theme.Metallic]
Shellstyle.dll

[Theme.NormalColor]
Shellstyle.dll

Just be sure to copy shellstyle.dll to ALL of the above folders, if you don't then the Folder Tasks on the left wont show up properly.

(3 replies) #6 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:21

You don't need a hacked UXtheme, it's a microsoft theme....
Anyways, he's the zip of it, just unzip into c:windowsresourcesthemes and then double click Royale.theme
Royale Theme Zip

Fixed the zip, should be uploaded in a min.

#6.1 416_guy on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:47

i downloaded your zip file and it seems like it's corrupted

#6.2 FuhrerDarqueSyde on 12 Oct 2004 - 04:13

bandwidth exceeded, if you wanna mirror it... http://www.neonblu.com/upload.cgi

#6.3 NeoTech on 12 Oct 2004 - 20:25

Worked here. I uploaded it to the link you sent anyway: [Mirror]

#7 Avi on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:23

Any screenshots?

(1 reply) #8 Alien Venom on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:26

I FOUND A BUG! (WELL SORT OF)

Since the theme installer uses the SAME shellstyle.dll file for each theme: Royale, Silver, Homestead, and NormalColor (Blue), if you set Windows to use the Royale theme, the folder tasks on the left of each folder will show up as the normal blue color.

The only fix I found was to use the old (leaked) version of the Royale theme. Simply exchanging the old shellstyle.dll file and placing it inside Royale/Shell/Royle will do the trick.

#8.1 SquareSoft0 on 12 Oct 2004 - 05:29

It was designed for TABLET PC 2005, this isn't the exact same thing as the old Royale theme.

(2 replies) #9 xplatinum on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:27

Well, Microsoft just created a nice tool for all the soon-to-be Linux users...

That's what pops up when you run spuninst.exe.

Scary stuff

#9.1 Alien Venom on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:31

Yeah, I saw that too... Why wouuld they include this?

#9.2 Trek234 on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:46

Please people learn a little bit about the operating system. This has been around for YEARS.

spuninst.exe is included in countless Microsoft updates and products. It is a GENERIC UNINSTALLER that is intended to be used universally. If you use certain variables in a command line while executing it you can have it uninstall updates, windows components, and even the OS its self. If you run it with out any variables specified it defaults to this uninstall.

Sorry to blow your conspiracy theory.

(11 replies) #10 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:29

Enjoy!
Screenie
Screenie 2

#10.1 Alien Venom on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:32

Yuck. Turn on ClearType :-P

#10.2 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:34

lol... just re-formatted so I didn't yet

#10.3 ParaDockS on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:08

Looks fine to me...cleartype is awful.

#10.4 Trek234 on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:47

Some people don't realize cleartype is intended for LCD not CRT displays...

#10.5 Miran on 12 Oct 2004 - 04:48

Some people don't realize that some people like how cleartype looks on CRT displays...

#10.6 cheesegoduk on 12 Oct 2004 - 09:57

Yes it looks terrible on CRT displays, But very sexy on my Laptop

#10.7 8-n-1 on 12 Oct 2004 - 12:51

Looks great on my CRT.

#10.8 geektragedy on 12 Oct 2004 - 13:33

its just the same as their default crap. what a waste of time!

#10.9 Jstphish on 12 Oct 2004 - 15:13

Cleartype looks great on my two CRT's as well, it's nice and smooth. I can't stand non-cleartype now.

#10.10 theyarecomingforyou on 12 Oct 2004 - 18:08

QUOTE

Erm... in the Longhorn alphas it is enabled by default. It may originally have been designed for LCD's, but it is now past that. It basically anti-aliases text - something that Linux does also.

#10.11 Michael_G on 13 Oct 2004 - 05:43

Hi guys!
This is my first post here, even though I've been read the news at Neowin everyday for over a year now..

Anwyays, three things that might help you guys.

1 - Cleartype was released in November 1998. The press release says it works exceptionally well in LCD displays, but it also works incredibly on CRT's too.

2 - If you are not happy with the way cleartype looks on your CRT, please visitthis link. It will allow you to tune it. Once it's properly tuned, you'll LOVE it!

3 - I have a 21" inch CRT in front of me, and I am flanked by two 19" LCD panels. I think it looks incredible at 1600x1200, and beyond.

4 - I've stumbled across this site by Microsoft a few years ago, and since then, I've always been a little interested in True Type / ClearType / etc.

(I never realized there was such an art and science to font design.)

Hopefully you'll find it interesting, too!

Mike

(6 replies) #11 Tropical Dream on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:34

sorry guys... even after all yor explanations
I still don't understand how to install it...

once I'm under this folder... C:WINDOWSResourcesThemes
what should I do?

#11.1 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:34

Unzip my zip into it and double click royale.theme....

#11.2 Tropical Dream on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:36

lol ok... that sound a little easier...
I can't access your zip... are you still uploading it?

#11.3 oOINOVAIOo on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:36

Your link doesn't work.

#11.4 Techo on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:48

Once you've unzipped the files here is how the folder structure should look,

Under C:/WINDOWS/Resources/Themes

1)Copy the royale.theme file to that folder above

2)Create a new folder named "Royale" inside the "Themes" folder, without quotes.

3)Copy royale.msstyles to the new folder "Royale" you've just created.

4) (optional) Then create a folder named Wallpaper under the Royale folder and copy over the energybliss.jpg into there.

That should be it. Everything nice and tidy. Once you're done just double click the royale.theme file.

#11.5 funkyMonkey on 12 Oct 2004 - 13:28

thanks

#11.6 paraman on 12 Oct 2004 - 14:29

I followed your instructions Techo and successfully installed the theme. But it shows up in the list as Energy Blue, not Royale.

#12 xplatinum on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:39

The theme doesn't work for me neither.

Either I double-click on it from anywhere or I place it under c:windowsresourcesthemes, it doesn't work.

I get another theme listed as Windows XP (exact same theme as luna) or nothing at all in the drop-down list.

--edit--

Nevermind ! It works now. I didn't notice that it was placed as a scheme instead of a Theme.

#13 Steffan on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:40

MS needs to release more themes like this

(2 replies) #14 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:43

lemme re-upload it, probably got canceled
...
yep it did, should be up in a sec
...
Now it's up... enjoy

Royale Theme Zip

#14.1 Tropical Dream on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:46

corrupt .zip
upload again

Edit ----
hurrey!! it worked...
I just followed the filenames and folders and put them in order in
C:WINDOWSResourcesThemes

#14.2 zachman123 on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:50

Damnit what's wrong with me!?!?!?
edit: D/led it from my site, seems to work fine for me, try using the built-in XP compressed folder thing, that's what I used to zip it.

(6 replies) #15 oOINOVAIOo on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:48

I get TWO Windows XP Style categories.

Someone help with that small problem??

#15.1 Techo on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:52

Try double clicking the royale.theme file, not royale.mssytles. You can try organizing the files as mentioned in post #11.4 , worked for me.

#15.2 oOINOVAIOo on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:56

Ok. No. In my "Appearance" rab I get TWO Windows XP Styles. One with the normal ones, and then another with the normal ones AND Royale. Help?!?!?!

#15.3 Techo on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:01

Not sure why it doesn't work for you. Under the menu Tools->Folder Options->View make sure "Hide Extensions For Known File Types" is unchecked. So you're certain you're double clicking the .theme file

#15.4 snake-eyes on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:02

Same here, but it's too ugly to waste my time with. I can see if it looked decent, but I'm not going to work to get a crappy theme installed correctly.

#15.5 Techo on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:05

The titlebar's color gradient is distracting, going from half light to half dark. The main reason why I can't stand it.

#15.6 oOINOVAIOo on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:07

Look here to see what I mean by my problem.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=229054&pid=584715363&st=45&#entry584715363

#16 habtro on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:49

yay... mine works... just click on the file royale (windows theme file) not visual style file

(1 reply) #17 altermind on 12 Oct 2004 - 00:58

does anyone have a problem with getting the shellstyle to work...

#17.1 nytiger73 on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:21

Same problem here....anyone find a solution?

#18 Dennis on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:00

Working nicely and looks nice too.

#19 caerma on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:12

nice...

(1 reply) #20 FireWire on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:20

Anyone got a screenshot of how this theme looks like?

#20.1 Dennis on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:31

Scroll up a little. Someone already posted a couple of screenshots of the theme.

(1 reply) #21 denzilla on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:22

Anything fixed over the leaked beta? I noticed a pretty good size diff in the main theme file.

#21.1 russellc on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:49

thats what i'm wondering. any differences?

(4 replies) #22 N1CK on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:32

This is older than the 2160 "leaked" version so I don't know why you want to install this...

Compare the build dates of shellstyle.dll... :whistle:

In the Microsoft "official" package:
5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-114

(17th August 2001)

The last "leaked" version:
5.1.2600.2160 (private/xpsp_mce.040717-0204)
(17th July 2004)

And royale.msstyles:

Official Version: 06 May 2004, 17:10:52
Leaked Version: 06 October 2004, 00:42:14

#22.1 g8crash3r on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:38

i've noticed it and then after that the so-called new energy blue theme went straightly to the recycle bin.

#22.2 chaicka on 12 Oct 2004 - 06:58

Any idea where can I find the two files:

royale.msstyles and shellstyle.dll from the 2160?

#22.3 Jugalator on 12 Oct 2004 - 10:17

Um... But what's the difference besides the build number?
If MS went back a bunch of builds, they probably had a good reason to do so.

I doubt they did it just for fun, and newer isn't always better if the newer has problems of some kind.

#22.4 chaicka on 12 Oct 2004 - 10:49

Quoting from a post by Alien Venom
I FOUND A BUG! (WELL SORT OF)

Since the theme installer uses the SAME shellstyle.dll file for each theme: Royale, Silver, Homestead, and NormalColor (Blue), if you set Windows to use the Royale theme, the folder tasks on the left of each folder will show up as the normal blue color.

The only fix I found was to use the old (leaked) version of the Royale theme. Simply exchanging the old shellstyle.dll file and placing it inside Royale/Shell/Royle will do the trick.

#23 cowma.com on 12 Oct 2004 - 01:47

I actually like this better than luna...but thats not saying much

#24 Sierra Sonic on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:01

I have made a Installer from winrar, but I cant get it hosted, if anyone wants it they can host it.

Aim me at this name.

#25 willvg on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:04

So does this version only have a blue color or is there green and silver also?

#26 Winnerboy on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:07

more one vs, good for we all LOL

(1 reply) #27 Shrink on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:11

I've got it installed fine but what I don't understand are 3 different subfolders under Shell: NormalColor (like from the first Royale style); Homestead; and Metallic. I have put the .dll in each one of them but nowhere is there the choice to select either of those options (unless of course they refer simply to the blue, green, and silver styles). Is MS just coming up with fancy names for blue, green and silver?

#27.1 U.N.C.L.E. on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:26

Default Luna theme also has these same folders...

My question is are the shellstyle.dll files all supposed to be identical? I did a comp on the luna theme and they seem to be all different...

#28 willvg on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:14

but is there a green and silver style that works yes or no?

#29 DrIndianaJones on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:14

Worked for me, looks great!

#30 Thrawn on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:18

Wow, this is the first add-on theme to WinXP that Microsoft has ever released! Glad I have a tablet Pc, and hope there's more where this came from.

#31 Angel-X on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:26

For those that are having problems, I've uploaded a simple program to install this permanently to your PC.

http://hardware.pacers.users.btopenworld.c....c...Royale.exe

Last edited by 65885 on 12 Oct 2004 - 03:43

#32 Chizm on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:27

i would love a green to this theme....

(3 replies) #33 moeburn on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:29

They add a transparency effect to Windows, and all of the sudden, people are completely oblivious to the hundreds of far more asthetically pleasing themes on this planet?

#33.1 ThunderRiver on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:38

You are missing out the point. It is the first time MS releases signed themes for free.

#33.2 Erekigitaa on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:50

transparency effects? huh?

#33.3 OptiPlex on 14 Oct 2004 - 21:19

This is the same n00b that managed to install spyware on XP SP2

He's probably high on crack

(3 replies) #34 oOINOVAIOo on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:51

IS ANYONE ELSE GETTING DOUBLE "WINDOWS XP STYLE" IN THE "WINDOWS AND BUTTONS" MENU IN THE "APPEARANCE" TAB?!?!?!?

#34.1 ThunderRiver on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:56

Yes.. of course.. If you are ticked off by it, feel free to delete the Luna theme that came with Xp, and you will end up with just one

#34.2 dzym on 12 Oct 2004 - 02:56

I am.

Tried with stock uxtheme.dll and then with stylexp enabled.

I just get double "Windows XP Style" entries.

#34.3 Phasma on 12 Oct 2004 - 23:58

So what...
Just leave it

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