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Tried of the boring old Windows XP theme? Want something new? You can now make any Windows XP Home or Pro machine look like the Windows Media Center Edition’s glossy theme. (called “Royale”) Microsoft has created a small shell file extension. The download and installation files are only about 2mb. The theme may take up slightly more memory than the standard XP theme, but is probably un-noticeable.
To install, download the .exe provided below and when it asks you where to install the files make sure “C:WINDOWS” is selected. If you choose “C:WINDOWS” the files will automatically be placed in the “Resources” Folder in you computer. To activate the theme just right-click on you desktop -> Properties -> Appearance -> Windows and Buttons -> select [Media Center Style]. Hit apply and wait a momment it to fully load.
Download: RoyaleThemeForXP.exe
Related: Microsoft PowerToys
Update: Black Royale Theme Now Available
zahid: do you have XP?? this is for XP. Just dble click on the file, click RUN, & make the path c:\windows. Then right click on desktop, choose “appearance” tab, then choose “royal” or “Royal Noir” (the black one)
yeah…i do hav XP,so wot do i do?
and the post u replied to,i meant to say when i save the setup to the desktop,then open it nd click run,it just says C:/Documents and Setting/Zahid/Desktop/RoyaleThemeForXP.exe is not a valid Win32 application…u see?
zahid: I googled your error & there were like a ton of different reasons listed on various forums –I feel bad for you getting that error. but maybe you can try going from the START button –> RUN and then Browse for the file on your desktop? Sorry for not coming up with anything more specific. good luck
can u plz give me some of the forum links?
Try downloading the file again. Save it to your “My Documents”. Once downloaded, go to My Documents and click on the program. If it still doesn’t run, you might have a different edition of Windows XP such as a 64bit version which may not be compatible OR you do not have privileges to install this since you may not be the administrator of this machine.
Well Sahas,i am not the administrator of my machine although,my Windows XP version is 24-bit.Anyway,ill try install it from My Documents,Thanks.
my bro made me a computer administrator but the same error still occurs saying…
C:/Documents and Setting/Zahid/Desktop/RoyaleThemeForXP.exe is not a valid Win32
can any1 help me?
Hey!! Zahid. Download it from here http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ Download the ZIP file(403KB) and follow the instructions stated on the site. Enjoy!!. Any doubts comment back. Let me know whether you were able to apply the theme.[Comment ID #39239 Will Be Quoted Here]
erm well on my sisters computer i have the royale theme and zune now! and on me and my brothers computer, im a computer administrator, but not on my dads laptop. Thanks! ill try it on my dads laptop then. Thanks again.
Yeah this is a good one!!! Thanks!! =)
This windows xp style is very good thx for adding to this them.
bajingan mana themes windows blacknya !!!!
Very nice! Thanks!!!
Have a very nice day…! :-)
It doesnt work on my winxp professional edition it doesnt appear to apply in the themes menu wat should i do?
Gonna try it in a few minutes. Will get back to you, just hoping it works. Thanks for the easy download though.
Wow, that is great. Thanks!
its sik u basterdz muva fukaz its the best
nice… thanks….
It some how make my Windows XP Home computer run faster, this is unexpected benefit beside looking good.
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I don’t think that was possible, however it is possible that your previous theme files may have been corrupted causing them to run slower. But anyways glad that the theme is working out! :)
Sweet. I tried to Google it and find websites about it and everything. But when I find this website and looked at some other stories you have. I was so happy. Really appreciate it.
Beautiful XP theme…better than Royale Noir and Zune! =)
it works!