Any way to use XP themes on Vista?

[OmegaHack]

Just like the topic says, is there anyway to use XP themes on Vista?

The Vista themes that have come out so far are very boring (in my opinion). Plus there is quite a large selection for XP themes.

Thank you for your help!

[Vice]

Short answer no. Long answer, themes themselves can be modified to work on Vista and you can use a program like Windows Blinds (For vista) to run old Windows Blind themes. However .msstyle themes (which I think you are referring to) will not work on Vista without modifying them as far as I know.

[jimbo11883]

The only option at the moment is to use WindowBlinds... :x

If someone could reverse engineer the Vista theme engine to the point of making an application along the lines of StyleBuilder, the community can start pushing out real interesting themes.

[ForXy]

You need Skinstudio and WindowBlinds. =)

[Randolph]

You need Skinstudio and WindowBlinds. =)

But you got to buy both, am I right? (N)

[DigitalE]

WindowBlinds is only $20; it is totally worth the price.

[tool++]

I'm sure you could take most of the resources of an xp style and modify aero so it uses them. It could take time though.

Hmm. I reaally want a nonbloat theme :C

[Island Dog]

But you got to buy both, am I right? (N)

WindowBlinds is $20, and SkinStudio 5 which you would use to convert is free. :)

This is Luna Element 5 Black running on Vista.

[Werelds]

I suppose noone has found a way to convert good old .msstyles to Vista VS?

Can't stand Windowblinds :(

[schaggo]

Have to say the Luna Element is my goddamn favourite msstyle and it looks so sexy in the screenshot above. If I really need Windowblinds to make it run on Vista, I might opt in and install that thing...

[BMW_CHUBB]

I suppose noone has found a way to convert good old .msstyles to Vista VS?

Can't stand Windowblinds :(

There is and its easy ...

But i will not say how

[KnicksTape]

There is and its easy ...

But i will not say how

y not??

[konARTIZT]

There is and its easy ...

But i will not say how

why write a BS reply telling people you wont show them.

lame.

[Werelds]

I guess some people need attention, and that's a way to get some ;)

[trancefreak]

WindowBlinds is $20, and SkinStudio 5 which you would use to convert is free. :)

This is Luna Element 5 Black running on Vista.

wow thats nice

[Colin-uk Veteran]

moved here

[Joshua-San]

WindowBlinds? Ewww, what a craptastic piece of garbage! There's got to be a decent way to use nice themes, right?

[idas]

I suppose noone has found a way to convert good old .msstyles to Vista VS?

Can't stand Windowblinds :(

'' ... Import XP Styles

A featue of Visual Style Builder that has been secret until now is the ability to Import XP MsStyles.

That’s right, VSB makes it possible to use your favorite XP Styles on Vista! Most XP Styles only need some small modifications after importing to work correctly on Vista .

Here’s an example of XP Luna after having it converted to a Vista Style after importing:

As you can see, the dialog uses the Luna window borders as well as Luna buttons. As a bonus, the Luna theme got dropshadows and is rendered by the DWM. For this theme, I opted to keep the Aero buttons because I personally think they look great on the Luna theme.

Of course, not all themes can be imported 100% correctly: Vista has some more restrictions on the window frames than XP had. However, it will make porting much easier and it works for a lot of themes without modifications. . . . ''

so yes there is a program that can transport somehow the xp visual styles to vista , but we waiting for the realease of it, see the hole instructions of Vista Style Builder, also have a look to this page.

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