There’s also some chance that it would void your warranty, etc etc.

You’ll need to browse to theWithin Windowssite and download the correct version for your operating system.

If you are running SP1, ensure you get the correct version, whether 32-bit or 64-bit.

How to Patch Windows Vista to Enable Custom Themes (Visual Styles)

Those files will need to be replaced with the patched versions to get to enable custom themes.

At this point you should have 3 files with the .old extension.

Now we need to copy the patched files into the system32 folder.

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The most important thing here is to double-check that those three files are sitting in the System32 folder.

Readthis postfor more information.

You’ll need to have Aero available so that use a theme based on Aero, of course.

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At this point you should be able to see your new custom themes.

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