Hi i have windows home premium 32 bit. i downloaded the blue refresh theme, copied into my \Windows\Resources\Themes folder, and then went to personalization and clicked on the theme. it did not do anything but change the transparency. all the bars are still black. so far i have tried 3 themes and none have worked. help plz?
My vista Blue Refresh theme doesn't work
- Thread starter cundiff11
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you cannot use custom themes unless you have theme software installed, ie/ DesktopX, windowblinds. they simply will not work.
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Build
- CPU
- Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
- Motherboard
- Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
- Memory
- 8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
- PSU
- Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
- Case
- Antec 900 Gaming Case
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
- Keyboard
- Logitech generic keyboard
- Mouse
- Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
- Internet Speed
- 16Mb Sky bb
- Other Info
- Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
its similar to that, what does the theme have as an extension? (what are the letters at the end of the file name eg/ .dream, .theme, .wba)
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Build
- CPU
- Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
- Motherboard
- Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
- Memory
- 8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
- PSU
- Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
- Case
- Antec 900 Gaming Case
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
- Keyboard
- Logitech generic keyboard
- Mouse
- Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
- Internet Speed
- 16Mb Sky bb
- Other Info
- Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
um it says .theme but when i drag it into the themes folder it changes to just a name. so if it was vista.theme originally, it just changes to vista.