Theme - How to Apply Custom Themes

How to Apply Custom Themes in Windows 7​

   Information

This will show you how to apply a custom theme from deviantART as your theme in Windows 7.

Here's How:
1. First you will need to click on the Download button below to download and install either the 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Universal Theme Patcher (auto installer) below for your 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7.
32-bit:

Download



64-bit:

Download


2. When downloaded, unrar the file using winrar, and run the exe.

3. Select your user interface language

4. Click OK

5. The click yes when this box appear.

6. The you need to patch these 3 files (As you see i already have mine patched) Click the patch outside each file, after patching them all reboot.

7. Now you need a custom theme, i will advise you to check these out:
New Orleans Saints by ~sergiogarcia9 on deviantART

Aero Evolution 1.0 by ~sergiogarcia9 on deviantART

Majestic Excellence by ~sergiogarcia9 on deviantART

Midnight by ~MrGRiM01 on deviantART

My DA profile: sergiogarcia9 on deviantART
Mr Grim's DA profile: MrGRiM01 on deviantART

   Note

You can also find more themes on Deviantart, but make sure they work with windows 7.

They need to be unzipped first.

8. Now navigate to the Windows folder, find the folder called resources and click on the themes folder. (C:\Windows\Resources\Themes)
These are the files that has to be placed in the folder:

9. Then paste the folder and theme provided, then the theme should appear in your personalization menu

NOTE: In most themes there are only 2 files (a folder and a theme file)

Good luck

Related Tutorials

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• How to Change or Save a Windows 7 Theme
• How to Make your own Windows 7 Theme Pack
• How to Prevent or Allow Themes to Change Windows 7 Desktop Icons
• How to Prevent or Allow Themes to Change Windows 7 Mouse Pointers
• Change Windows 7 to Look and Function like Windows XP again
• How to Enable Custom Themes without Modifying System Files

 

[randomNaMe]

I ran the thing, pathced the files, restarted and it won't boot afterwards, I gotta go restore them!

 

[DanFriday]

I get as far as step 8 in tutorial and can't find the 3 files that need to be put in folder. Can someone enlighten me please? Thanks !

 

[Grimmjow]

Files are in the theme (that you had downloaded earlier) folder.

 

[DanFriday]

Files are in the theme (that you had downloaded earlier) folder.

When I try to open the theme i get the " Windows cannot open this file" message. I am completely lost now.

 

[Grimmjow]

Files are in the theme (that you had downloaded earlier) folder.

When I try to open the theme i get the " Windows cannot open this file" message. I am completely lost now.

some of the themes have and additional files, you don't have to use them.
cheers

 

[Genie]

Now everything make senses hehe just try out red fusion it work finally, thanks 4 teaching

 

[Grimmjow]

Now everything make senses hehe just try out red fusion it work finally, thanks 4 teaching

Glad that I helped, enjoy the theme
cheers

 

[Terrorz]

Thanks for this helpful tutorial Sergio!

 

[windowsfree]

Did NOT work

Did all the steps, but taskbar and windows did not change colors. any ideas ?

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Did all the steps, but taskbar and windows did not change colors. any ideas ?

What theme are you using? Can be a error within the theme files

 

[windowsfree]

RED Fusion theme......can't get it to change taskbar or window color

 

[sergiogarcia9]

RED Fusion theme......can't get it to change taskbar or window color

Thats weird. Try the other method mentioned in the tutorial

 

[windowsfree]

tried the other method......still no good. I think it may have to do with my old hardware. (intel 82852 video drivers)

 

[Tyenot]

Thanks for this Tut.

Tye

 

[germulvey]

I have followed the tut and now have no themes at all showing. Any ideas where I went wrong?
win7 rtm 64bit

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Hi Germulvey

Can you show a screenshot of what you mean?

 

[germulvey]

looks like this!

 

[sergiogarcia9]

looks like this!

Hmm thats very odd. Have you tried the following
a) letting the computer load for a few minutes at that screen
b) rebooting
c) Looking in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes, to see if any folders/themes are in there?

 

[germulvey]

I tried letting it load and then thought I'd try system restore.
Which has resolved. Will try again to see if it works differently.
Thanks for the help!

::edit::
After reapplying it seems to be working fine!

 

[t41]

This little puppy will make it a whole lot easier - !!!!!Right Here!!!!!

Hope that helps out