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
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96 comments.
seanthebond says
Pretty cool.
hemmer says
Nice one! Liking this…
payam says
cool. See my website!
Brenan says
Excelent theme. I looked forever for this theme. Would definately recommend.
Chanel says
I love this!
PGT says
wicked theme, it took me ages to find and now i found it! thanks heaps!
:D:D:D:D says
Great thanks!
VenDexter says
Thanks for providing a download for this! Looked quite a few places before finally finding your site. Looks very nice on XP.
daisuke says
It is far superior than the Silver Theme of Windows XP
TJ says
hey i love this theme mann!!! use it
add me on msn rhymedatstuff@hotmail.com
Bulletproofboy says
I love this theme,old green and blue one was boring,i saw this in my friends house and ii loved it,thanks for the download! this site rules
Corcorino says
This rock!
I love it!
BluePhoenix says
finally! I found what I’ve been looking for…
thanks!!!
8D says
Yes! Finally, I found a theme that doesn’t require some sort of program. Thanks!
Jamie says
:O
I have been searching so long for this!!
Thank You!
stop123 says
Cool
lion says
cant get this theme to work says i need xp service pack 2..if anyone know any way to get that black royale theme please email me.. ty :) lion_aman@hotmail.com
Jacko says
this rules looked for a long time for this and finally found it
WTX says
I also looked for this theme for quite a while. Thanks for publishing it here on this site! Wicked!
Grtz,
WTX
TheFreshPince says
I’ve been looking for something fresh on my WinXP for 2 weeks. Gotta give some props to that Royale Theme. Looks really nice on your taskbar…’nuff said
rahul t says
cool!theme yo
Phil says
Please Add More, By far thebest skins ever
Marvz says
Hey folks try out this XP theme (Media Center look alike). Its really cool. This is what I’ve been waiting for. A great thanks to the developer. c”,)
eske says
Damn man thx soo much.
you dont know how long it took me to find a theme thiz.
aight im out laterz
YES! says
Finally i hae the theme! ive been wanting this for agges
jakko says
Hi … !
I am from Argentina, i cant speak english, but is very cool your theme for winxp
Bye … !
Linus says
Thanks! I couldn’t find somewhere else to download a working copy.
Oxigen says
This is the only working copy i can found :)
cj (chaser) says
sik man do u no were i can get more stuff like this ani one plz this is gd (*)
daniel says
good………….good
Bill Karr says
Thanks a ton! This was very handy!
Darren says
Amazing
iv been wanting this for ages
thanks
Daniela says
Molto soddisfatta del thema proposto.
Good,good……..good
Grazie
Himangshu says
Nice! Thanks a lot.
Daniela says
Grazie, utilizzo il tema proposto e sono soddisfatta
Grazie. Cordialmente.
vista lover ;) says
why zune theem does not work with xp sp1
Oak says
You will feel like a gentleman and a scholar after installing this. And to think I was about to Format my harddrive just to install WinXP Media Center Edition for this..
carlos says
i have the blaack glossy skin but this blue looks totally awesome, its way better than that boring macintosh skin
LOVE says
Very good work,whoever made it , just needs a little work on the black inactive window, its a little to dark.
ChrisTek says
@LOVE: Microsoft made it :P
Anyways, after reinstalling XP today (and not backing up about 20% of my files), this was the only working copy I could find on the internet, so thanks!
Bobby says
OMG!! Thanks
Ryan says
thats sick as hell
macs sucks says
awesome…much!!!
WNXknightBlade says
Nice.. i love it
pinkieH says
i downloaded this theme from somewhere else but the rar file i downloaded was empty so i stumbled across this site and bang a few secs and i now have a sexy WINXP ty to Skatter and ty to the developer
feliz says
TANK YOU MI FRIEND :D
Jimbo says
o sweet this is cool as !!!!
:D
Jimbo says
i like it
:D
Totaly Sick! says
This is awesome!!! My friend has the new comp. that already had this so I went on a bunch of sites trying to find it for my XP each site it said download and it didn’t work. And then when I downloaded this I’m like wow just another lie. I looked everywhere for the theme. Then I’m like duh the display settings. Sweet theme though.
Balaram says
thanks for giving such a wonder ful theme
i saw it on my cousines computer and tryed to down load it but i found it hard at last i found it hear very very easy thanks once again for the wonderful support.
soobii says
HI guys..try this theme i m going to install the XP black edition but after installing this one i stopped my self..
Israel says
Its Cool
LOVE says
well if Microsoft made it , it ain’t finish
Saurabh says
gr8…….work…
thank u…..
xLordReclusex says
Wow, i was getting tired of the old Blue skin and thank god I found this one.
I was wondering, is there a Vista theme for XP? Because I really don’t want to install StarDock into my computer, not after last time, so if someone could point me in the right direction, that would be nice.
GED says
I like the BG nice change
Rob says
Well i find it crap! It looks just the same as the normal XP look.
Or im to used to my theme to see the difference. Only the black one is different because of the color…..
RobisAnIdiot says
Rob says
Well i find it crap! It looks just the same as the normal XP look.
Or im to used to my theme to see the difference. Only the black one is different because of the color…..
Why bother posting you dummkopfscheisseessendmutterficker
antonio says
quiero descargar el tema
Nick K says
Wow, I stumbled across the Zune theme about 9 months ago but have still never managed to find the MCE theme. THANKYOU!
Jake says
to be honest i like mthis better than vista skins
mgamer says
Wow! I’ve been looking for this since forever!! I just came from a forum that complained about XP’s 3 default color themes for 8 full pages and the complaining spanned over a 2 year period! all that was suggested over there were $$programs. Thanks so much for sharing this!!! You’re the best!
mhk360 says
very good….fast and clean
MandaDaGurl says
This is cool. I like how it looks all glossy and stuff. I downloaded both the zune one and the blue one. thanks!
we says
perfect
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! :)
G3ZZY says
Sweet. I tried to Google it and find websites about it and everything. But when I find this website and looked at some other stories you have. I was so happy. Really appreciate it.
Mark says
Beautiful XP theme…better than Royale Noir and Zune! =)
vinayak says
it works!
Windows Classic says
The thing is coming out Windows Classic can anyone help?
dan says
this is wicked why you all complaining it works fine whiever made ya soo coool plz make some more and send links to my email address thnkz keep da good work up
Kronic says
I tried other sites to download this, and they didn’t work. although this one did. Thanks, dude!!!!
Kronic says
and by the way, nice toggle color button.
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