Use custom themes in Windows Vista

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows  Tags: , ,

16

May



Just like in Windows XP the ability to use custom themes in Windows Vista is limited. There is however a very convenient way to unlock the ability to use custom themes in Windows Vista. All you need is the free software Vista Glazz from the developer Code Gazer which, when executed, unlocks the ability to use custom themes and also changes the Vista Aero theme to use the Glass effect on maximized windows as well.

vista glass

This is pretty useful for those who like to download custom themes from sites like Deviant Art and apply them to their system.


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Radical says:

Ima try this right now!

thedom98 says:

I don’t get it…what does it do? I got it but I have no idea what-so-ever. Could someone please help me?

will says:

i tried it, patched the files and everytin, didnt let me use other themes and then when i tried to unpatch them removed aero from my system altogether!!

mick says:

i tried this too and does nothing. i still have the vista aero theme but when i choose it i get a black background instead of the vista wallpaper.

Sandeep says:

It doesn’t work once you’ve applied Service Pack 1. Hopefully a new version of Vista Glazz will come out!

julien says:

i tried to install it..it work and then a little box appear and say that some .dll
cannot be found bla bla bla and then it close my windows…i reboot my computer and when i arrived on my dekstop another time the box appeared and say dans window explorer cannot work and then my cpu shut down again …what should i do ??!

brad says:

If you have SP1 you need to use the beta 1.1 version.

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