SidVicious Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 (edited) Style XP is theming software that helps customize the way your Windows XP, Windows XP Service Pack 1, Tablet PC, or Server 2003 system looks. Style XP can manage and rotate themes, visual styles, backgrounds, and logons. Download: Full Install Style XP 2.04 Ladies (for new users) Download: Full Install Style XP 2.04 Men (for new users) Download: Style XP 2.04 Update (for existing 2.0+ users) Change Log: April 30, 2004 Style XP 2.04 Better Support for Icons. Now supports 96 & 128 size icons. Can apply themes without Icons, Sounds, Cursors, Backgrounds, and Screensavers. Can keep the icon in a zip file without extracting it (saves space). Can cleanly restore Windows XP default icons. Uninstall restores XP defaults. Source: TGTSoft Edited May 2, 2004 by SidVicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
five04 Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 who uses this? you can always get the neowin theme patcher which works a hell of a lot better than style xp and you don't have to worry about the ugly themes being installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 who uses this? you can always get the neowin theme patcher which works a hell of a lot better than style xp and you don't have to worry about the ugly themes being installed. My feelings exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AQUaDeX Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 who uses this? you can always get the neowin theme patcher which works a hell of a lot better than style xp and you don't have to worry about the ugly themes being installed. I do, alot of companies don't allow patching their computer OS's system files and StyleXP will come in handy if Im bored with Luna or Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaKeY Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I do, alot of companies don't allow patching their computer OS's system files and StyleXP will come in handy if Im bored with Luna or Classic. lol. So you cant apply the patch yourself but its ok to install a program that patches it for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I think that everyone's objection to stylexp has to do with tgtsoft charging people for a program that illegally modifies a file so people can use unsigned visual styles. I would bet that if this was a freeware or shareware program...then it would be so crappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 it being shareware is one problem the other reason is dat dey sued Stardock :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Kool thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AQUaDeX Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 lol. So you cant apply the patch yourself but its ok to install a program that patches it for you? It doesn't modify the file at all, all it does is patch it in the memory, so it can be easily disabled and the evil IT admins won't be able to find out you messed with the system files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyout Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 also style XP now allows Login/Boot screens....transparency/icons.....rotation of themese/logins/boots/icons.... anotherwords it's more expanded... and so what if the guy wants to charge....he may have worked hard on it with some and decided he was not going to just be kind and let people use it for free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 what's with the two download links? ladies and males Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 also style XP now allows Login/Boot screens....transparency/icons.....rotation of themese/logins/boots/icons....anotherwords it's more expanded... and so what if the guy wants to charge....he may have worked hard on it with some and decided he was not going to just be kind and let people use it for free... 1. TGTsoft sued Stardock so they could use the .ip or .iptheme file format in their program instead of having to use iconpackager......hasn't worked out for them 2. Tgtsoft is charging for a program that all it does is illegally changing the digital signature of a file so more visual styles can be used. This basically is the same as locksmith who makes duplicates of keys that say 'do not duplicate', which is against the law. If the person/people involved in doing this did it as an opens source project or released it as freeware....then maybe it might be worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted May 2, 2004 MVC Share Posted May 2, 2004 what's with the two download links? ladies and males different visual styles come with them. some with colors that females would be more likely to enjoy and ones for men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtoomuch Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 1. TGTsoft sued Stardock so they could use the .ip or .iptheme file format in their program instead of having to use iconpackager......hasn't worked out for them2. Tgtsoft is charging for a program that all it does is illegally changing the digital signature of a file so more visual styles can be used. This basically is the same as locksmith who makes duplicates of keys that say 'do not duplicate', which is against the law. If the person/people involved in doing this did it as an opens source project or released it as freeware....then maybe it might be worthwhile. You say negative things about StyleXP whenever you see the chance to do so. You don't like it and you don't use it. We get the point, but we really don't care. People on this site, and many other sites, do use StyleXP because they don't want to hack their system themselves. Is this so wrong? If Microsoft didn't like what TGT Soft and StyleXP was doing, they would put a stop to it by sueing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoove Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I think that everyone's objection to stylexp has to do with tgtsoft charging people for a program that illegally modifies a file so people can use unsigned visual styles.I would bet that if this was a freeware or shareware program...then it would be so crappy. For your information, StyleXP does not modify files! It patches the uxtheme service in memory so it bypasses the digital signature check. StyleXP doesn't touch your system DLLs. Also could you please tell me why the hell this would be illegal? If it really would be illegal, don't you think Microsoft would have taken some action against TGTSoft? Besides that I don't get all that b*tching about TGTSoft. They offer a product that allows you to use 3rd party themes and does more then that (mentioned by others). You can buy it or you can leave it. What is wrong with that? If you won't want to buy it you can get a hacked uxtheme.dll for free from their website.... I don't see the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramitman_87 Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 thx for the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I Never Liked This Application :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 If you won't want to buy it you can get a hacked uxtheme.dll for free from their website.... I don't see the problem. That is my problem right there. It's truly not that they patch a file (whether that is done physically or done in memeory) but it's that they charge for a product...but then also offer a free version that does exactly the same thing.And when you use stylexp to change your bootscreen...you are actually hacking your files. It replaces the logonui.exe with one of your choice. So if you choose a corrupt one...it can make things very difficult for you. StyleXP doesn't touch your system DLLs. Which is also not true....it does use your uxtheme.dll and the theme service to apply a visual style. It patches the uxtheme.dll in the memory (which in earlier versions actually replaced it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishX Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Complain all you like... I'm upgrading it anyway. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoove Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 That is my problem right there. It's truly not that they patch a file (whether that is done physically or done in memeory) but it's that they charge for a product...but then also offer a free version that does exactly the same thing. I don't see the problem here.... they charge you for a totally different product then the free version. The free version is nothing more then a hacked DLL, while StyleXP does a lot more (wallpapers, icons, bootscreens, creating themes). Again if you don't want to pay for it then just don't! Get the free version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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