This is a good tutorial, I think it is much easier though to use the DesktopX programs, like Windowsblinds. They make it so you just download the styles, and it does the rest. I may have to try this tutuorial though. Great job!

I used to use WindowBlinds quite religiously to pimp out my desktop. Every week or so, my computer would have a new theme. It was a cool feeling to catch your classmates admiring your desktop when I used to bring my laptop to lecture halls and take notes.

http://www.wincustomize.com

Has hundreds upon thousands of blinds / icons / docklets and other ObjectDock products that have been previously mentioned. Some of those programs though are not free and come with a tacky 'Buy Now' order screen during startup (another reason I eventually uninstalled it)

I recent came across this website

http://www.crystalxp.net/bricopack/en.htm

Which offers a thing called Bricopacks. It's an all-in-one GUI (desktop layout and such) modifier. Just click, install, and "Crayola WinXP" goes bye-bye.

I checked it out and it isn't too demanding on ram. I have 512 mb of it and my laptop loads up fully (ready to use as I open an application) in under 45 seconds.

I currently using the Longhorn theme but there's also one to deck out your pc to make it look like Windows Vista.


Happy desktop pimpin'

I still prefer the old bland windows theme that's been present since 95. But, if I want to unpimp ze desktop I bring out TweakUI by Hiren and Thanki

My theme is looking rather snazzy. Thanks for the tutorial!