hey there guys im Brady , i need to know how to install themes without installing any programs like visualstyle or stardock and bunch of them .
so i dont know if u have heard about Alienware Themes , ill explain u anyway this is the wbesite www.alienware.com when i go there go to community then click on AlienGUISE Theme Manager so itll bring u to his themes , so now when u download it u will install a program and then u will have to open it and select ur favorite alienware theme or whatever u want , now when u go to his route i mean the program target where everything about the program is located u will see themes in the files themes so i dont know how to get all those themes and install them into my system , i need u help guys :( i dont kno how to do that with these themes i really like those themes u know and i will appreciate ur help , pls try to find some solution i think u guys know so much more than me , so well i hope u can help me and congratulations for ur website its really cool !
im serious :) well ill be waiting for ur answer , take care guys and thank u !

Hi Brady. It's not difficult at all and you don't need any additional software. All you need to do is patch your uxtheme.dll file so Windows will recognize and load unsigned themes and visual styles. If using Windows XP, go grab Multi-Patcher. If running Vista, you'll need VistaGlazz.

After you have installed either, reboot. Then all you do is download your desired XP or Vista theme, extract to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes. Then open this folder in Windows Explorer and double-click the *.theme or *.msstyles file to load up the theme in Display Properties. If it looks good, Apply it and that's it.

All these other programs are just theme managers that make it easier to load and manage your themes. But they are also all commercial products you have to register/buy to use.

hehehe well i see u didnt understand my problem , firstable did u download ALIENWARE THEME well so u need to download it and install this software so u will see his themes in C so wehn once u get there u will see those themes now i need to install those themes , cuz there is no themes like those out there u get it ? u need to install his software so i need to know how to take out those themes and take everything i will need to install it into my cutom windows theme so thats what i need to know , how to install those themes without installing his software and which file should i select to save it and then install it later on .

thank u anyway !

i hope someone else can help me it will be fine .

Ah. You can't. The dead giveaway is that the program AlienGUI is made by Stardock, who make Windowblinds and Skinstudio. I went and installed it and indeed, the themes are in .studio format. So all it is is a custom version of Windowblinds. But hey, if it's free, why not install it? Then you can load other studio themes without having to buy Windowblinds?

i know i can install it but im still looking some solution for this , i mean there has to be some way to get it , how to install without installing his software , so well if anyone can help will be great , thank u anyway ! admin . Cya