You will need an unzipping program for most of my Themes and Skins.
I recommend WINZIP
Desktop Themes
As with any desktop theme you will need Microsoft plus!, or a substitute, to use them. I recommend Desktop Architect for installing (and uninstalling) themes so you'll see the gradient colors as I intend you to see them and the start up and shut down screens will load properly. It's also a quick way to delete sounds, change start up and shut down screens or change cursors if you don't like and/or want the ones I've chosen.You can download this free here Desktop Architect ©of Ken Foster
If you would like to Create your own Great Screensavers, scroll to the bottom of the page.
IE Toolbar
If you already have IE Toolbar, Unzip your new toolbar to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Bitmaps.Otherwise read below
If you don't have Hotbar installed:
- First download and install the IE Toolbar component
- Then close your IE browser and reopen it.
- Now you will see a new icon right next to your mail or messenger icons (See Below)
- click this icon
- select the image you would like and click ok
- You won't see your image right away. Close your browser and reopen it.
- First go to your control panel and double click on the add/remove programs icon Now scroll down till you see Hotbar and click on it and click remove
- You can now download and install the IE Toolbar component
- Then close your IE browser and reopen it. Now you will see a new icon right next to your mail or messenger icons (See Below)
- click this icon
- select the image you would like and click ok
- You won't see your image right away. Close your browser and reopen it.
- Now you will want to move your bmp images from Hotbar over. Hotbar doesn't actually delete the folder in which these are located.
- Go to Windows Explorer and go to this directory C:\Program Files\Hotbar
- Now click on View above and make sure detail is selected click on type to sort your list by type
- now click on the first bmp file in the list
- press and hold the shift key and click on the last bmp in the list now hold down the Ctrl button and C button this will copy the images
- now go to this directory C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Bitmaps and hold down the Ctrl button and the V button this will paste the images in this directory
- Now your old Hotbar images will be in your new IE Toolbar list.
Winamp
- No need to unzip the file that you downloaded!
- Open WinAmp, right-click on WinAmp and choose options from the list
- Now select Skin Browser
- You can now browse your hard drive for the skin that you downloaded (This is easier if you keep all your skin zip files in one folder, I suggest C:\Program Files\Winamp\Skins as your default WinAmp skins directory)
- Select the skin and click apply and then your skin will be set.
Yahoo! Messenger
- First of all you will need the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger to make use of the skins.
- Unzip your skin to C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\skins
- Now you are ready to apply your Yahoo! Messenger skin.
- Go to the main Messenger window
- Click on the Login menu item, and select Preferences
- Then click on the Appearance category
- Select a new Theme by selecting one from the current theme drop down menu
- Click Apply
ICQ
- First of all you will need ICQ Plus! to make use of the skins. There are a few download locations for this program at: http://icqplus.da.ru/download.htm
- You will need to download ICQ Plus! and install it by double clicking on the file: iplus201.exe and then restart your computer.
- Now you are ready to apply one of your ICQ skins that you downloaded.
- No need to unzip the file that you downloaded!
- Open up ICQ and click on the ICQ main page button
- You will now see a new option called Plus click on it
- Your ICQ skin window will come up, and you will click on import and browse you drive to the place where you downloaded your ICQ skin, click on it and click open.
- You can now select that or any other skin from the skin drop down menu and then click apply.
