Renaming Downloaded Msstyles

[CorneliusM]

Hi guys and gals,
I've got a few downloaded msstyle themes for Windows 7, It has been baffling me how to copy one msstyle, edit and use it with a different name.
When I rename the .msstyle and .theme to what I want and apply it, it still goes by the original name. I have to apply a different theme before using the original theme I edited.
I know some of you are experts in this but, I'm not I just got comfortable with changing the aero glass background and I haven't had much time to become acquainted with anything more than that.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Free Windows 7 Themes and Wallpapers on the Personalization Gallery - Courtesy of a pilot program from Microsoft Advertising - Softpedia
Check this out as there are many that may fit your style.

 

[woolswell]

Hi guys and gals,
When I rename the .msstyle and .theme to what I want and apply it, it still goes by the original name. I have to apply a different theme before using the original theme I edited.
I know some of you are experts in this .......

Hi, CorneliusM,
I,m absolutely not an expert ~~~
Did you follow the steps to rename the themes?

Assume that theme be renamed as 'AaeroA':

STEP ONE:
Rename all folders and files of that theme as the following example:



STEP TWO:
1. Open the original ( take 'full glass vs7 v2' as example ).theme file with notepad,
2. Select Edit >> choose Replace >> then follow image underneath >> when done,
save file as 'AaeroA.theme'.


Hope it helps,

 

[CorneliusM]

Hi guys and gals,
When I rename the .msstyle and .theme to what I want and apply it, it still goes by the original name. I have to apply a different theme before using the original theme I edited.
I know some of you are experts in this .......

Hi, CorneliusM,
I,m absolutely not an expert ~~~
Did you follow the steps to rename the themes?

Assume that theme be renamed as 'AaeroA':

STEP ONE:
Rename all folders and files of that theme as the following example:
View attachment 84432


STEP TWO:
1. Open the original ( take 'full glass vs7 v2' as example ).theme file with notepad,
2. Select Edit >> choose Replace >> then follow image underneath >> when done,
save file as 'AaeroA.theme'.
View attachment 84433

Hope it helps,

Cheers for that dude, not tried that before but, I'll give it a go today at some point

EDIT: Is that the Lucid theme you're using?

 

[CorneliusM]

Hi guys and gals,
When I rename the .msstyle and .theme to what I want and apply it, it still goes by the original name. I have to apply a different theme before using the original theme I edited.
I know some of you are experts in this .......

Hi, CorneliusM,
I,m absolutely not an expert ~~~
Did you follow the steps to rename the themes?

Assume that theme be renamed as 'AaeroA':

STEP ONE:
Rename all folders and files of that theme as the following example:
View attachment 84432


STEP TWO:
1. Open the original ( take 'full glass vs7 v2' as example ).theme file with notepad,
2. Select Edit >> choose Replace >> then follow image underneath >> when done,
save file as 'AaeroA.theme'.
View attachment 84433

Hope it helps,

Hey man thanks for that, I just tried it and it worked a bloody charm now I can create my aero theme by name so it doesn't double up in the Personalization cheers!!!

 

[woolswell]

Hey man thanks for that, I just tried it and it worked a bloody charm now I can create my aero theme by name so it doesn't double up in the Personalization cheers!!!

Glad to learn that you got it solved!

 

[CorneliusM]

Hey man thanks for that, I just tried it and it worked a bloody charm now I can create my aero theme by name so it doesn't double up in the Personalization cheers!!!

Glad to learn that you got it solved!

Cheers, It's been a big help I've seen some say to just edit the folders and msstyles themselves but what you said has helped me big time especially when editing someone else's theme, so I can rename it and users get a choice rather than an overwritten copy

 

[CorneliusM]

Hey man thanks for that, I just tried it and it worked a bloody charm now I can create my aero theme by name so it doesn't double up in the Personalization cheers!!!

Glad to learn that you got it solved!

This is what I wanted to create Victorian Aero by ~CorneliusMc on deviantART based on the Lucid theme on Deviantart