Royale Theme For XP - February 28, 2006
Tried of the boring old Windows XP theme? Want something new? You can now make any Windows XP Home or Pro machine look like the Windows Media Center Edition’s glossy theme. (called “Royale”) Microsoft has created a small shell file extension. The download and installation files are only about 2mb. The theme may take up slightly more memory than the standard XP theme, but is probably un-noticeable.
To install, download the .exe provided below and when it asks you where to install the files make sure “C:\WINDOWS” is selected. If you choose “C:\WINDOWS” the files will automatically be placed in the “Resources” Folder in you computer. To activate the theme just right-click on you desktop -> Properties -> Appearance -> Windows and Buttons -> select [Media Center Style]. Hit apply and wait a momment it to fully load.
Download: RoyaleThemeForXP.exe
Related: Microsoft PowerToys
Update: Black Royale Theme Now Available
Tags: media, microsoft, royale, vista, windows, xp
posted by Sahas Katta in Tips & Tweaks
on 2/28/2006 at 10:23 AM with Comments (89) & TrackPings (8)
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zahid says
y have i got a Windows 2000 theme when i download this??? get the proper 1 plz
Sahas Katta says
Make you sure you followed the directions as stated. If you have installed it properly, all you need to do is go to the theme settings to change the skin to the new style. Also was the standard XP theme working properly on your machine before you installed this one?
zahid says
Well…i’m not able to change my desktop backround right now,but othere than that,it’s fine.
Now when i try installing it,it says this:
C:/Documents and Setting/Zahid/Desktop/RoyaleThemeForXP.exe is not a valid Win32 application
…why is this?
mgamer says
zahid: do you have XP?? this is for XP. Just dble click on the file, click RUN, & make the path c:\windows. Then right click on desktop, choose “appearance” tab, then choose “royal” or “Royal Noir” (the black one)
zahid says
yeah…i do hav XP,so wot do i do?
zahid says
and the post u replied to,i meant to say when i save the setup to the desktop,then open it nd click run,it just says C:/Documents and Setting/Zahid/Desktop/RoyaleThemeForXP.exe is not a valid Win32 application…u see?
mgamer says
zahid: I googled your error & there were like a ton of different reasons listed on various forums –I feel bad for you getting that error. but maybe you can try going from the START button –> RUN and then Browse for the file on your desktop? Sorry for not coming up with anything more specific. good luck
zahid says
can u plz give me some of the forum links?
Sahas Katta says
Try downloading the file again. Save it to your “My Documents”. Once downloaded, go to My Documents and click on the program. If it still doesn’t run, you might have a different edition of Windows XP such as a 64bit version which may not be compatible OR you do not have privileges to install this since you may not be the administrator of this machine.
zahid says
Well Sahas,i am not the administrator of my machine although,my Windows XP version is 24-bit.Anyway,ill try install it from My Documents,Thanks.
zahid says
my bro made me a computer administrator but the same error still occurs saying…
C:/Documents and Setting/Zahid/Desktop/RoyaleThemeForXP.exe is not a valid Win32
can any1 help me?
I love Linux eventhough i'm on Windows says
Hey!! Zahid. Download it from here http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ Download the ZIP file(403KB) and follow the instructions stated on the site. Enjoy!!. Any doubts comment back. Let me know whether you were able to apply the theme.
zahid says
erm well on my sisters computer i have the royale theme and zune now! and on me and my brothers computer, im a computer administrator, but not on my dads laptop. Thanks! ill try it on my dads laptop then. Thanks again.
Ryoichi says
Yeah this is a good one!!! Thanks!! =)
Turkishboy says
This windows xp style is very good thx for adding to this them.
nurelly says
bajingan mana themes windows blacknya !!!!
Gabcsi says
Very nice! Thanks!!!
Have a very nice day…! :-)
Heldiplay says
It doesnt work on my winxp professional edition it doesnt appear to apply in the themes menu wat should i do?
Tribevillage says
Gonna try it in a few minutes. Will get back to you, just hoping it works. Thanks for the easy download though.
Wow says
Wow, that is great. Thanks!
sa dfsdfas says
its sik u basterdz muva fukaz its the best
jalmz says
nice… thanks….
john says
It some how make my Windows XP Home computer run faster, this is unexpected benefit beside looking good.
Sahas Katta says
I don’t think that was possible, however it is possible that your previous theme files may have been corrupted causing them to run slower. But anyways glad that the theme is working out! :)
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