New colors for PC

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New colors for PC

Post by fiddler_on_the_roof »

How can i get new colors for my PC. I specifically want black, but don't know what to get or where to get anything.
this is what I want to add the black to, (circled in red)
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where do I get stuff like this, and where do I put it?

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Re: New colors for PC

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hi.

me a couple other members here have this type of theme.
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the link was in the "post your desktop" forum, ill try and find it out to help you if you like it. there's also green/orange/pink instead of the blue.
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Re: New colors for PC

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Search for "Visual Styles." :google:

Read up and get stylin'. There's millions of the things.
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Re: New colors for PC

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But before you do that...

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS- ... cher.shtml

You need to run a uxtheme.dll patcher.
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Thats why i said read up.
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Re: New colors for PC

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Master_Ben wrote:Thats why i said read up.
Aye, but not very specific, eh?
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