Ferrari Carbon v.2 Theme for Windows XP (final version)

\\ Ferrari-Carbon v. 2.0 theme for Windows XP (final release)
\\ By Jamiro-Style
Dedicated to all Ferrari supporters and lovers.

It includes:
\\ Ferrari-Carbon v.2.0 Theme (visual style + wallpaper)
\\ Ferrari-Carbon toolbar for Styler

CHANGES FROM v.2.0 beta
Fixed align problems (white spaces) with the toolbar.
Modified windows titles, now are centered and better.
Fixed some problems with toobar's address mergins.

Download here

Ferrari-Carbon v.2 Theme for Windows xp (final version)

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Ferrari - Carbon v.2.0 (beta)

Ferrari-Carbon v. 2.0 beta (Ferrari theme for Windows XP)
\\ By Jamiro-Style
Dedicated to all Ferrari supporters and lovers.

It includes:
\\ Ferrari-Carbon v.2.0 visual style
\\ Ferrari-Carbon toolbar for Styler
\\ Ferrari Wallpaper
\\ Instructions for installation

CHANGES FROM v. 1.0 beta
\\ New and animated start button
\\ New Close/Maximize/Minimize buttons
\\ Black Scrollbars, Yellow Grippers
\\ New Control panel, with a real interior ferrari instrumentation
\\ Fixed some details


NOTES
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution
-Noncommercial -No Derivative Works 2.5 License.


Download here
Ferrari-Carbon v2.0 theme visual style for Windows xp
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or click here to download using a mirror

What is a Visual Style and how can I use it

A Visual Style sets the colors and the style of the Windows Xp graphic interface. A Theme is a pack that includes a visual style, some icons and a desktop wallpaper.
Usually in Windows Xp there are only two visual styles: Classic and Luna. The installation of other themes or visual styles is not allowed by default.
To use visual styles we must modify the file Uxtheme.dll with one specific utility. Like the famous Uxtheme patcher (for exaustive informations please go to this article http://cadmus.deviantart.com/journal/2419017).
After this operation we can freely use both *.msstyle and *.theme files.
The *.theme files must be copied manually in the windows/resources/themes folder, while *.msstyle files must be copied in a subfolder named as the style and placed in the windows/resources/themes folder.
Next we can select the theme in the display/proprieties -> themes, while for the visual styles we can go to appearence submenu.

Ferrari - Carbon v.1.0 beta

This is my first work. It was published on DeviantArt. Over 1,000 downloads in 2 weeks.
It includes:
1) visual style (for info about to use it, read the guide here on my site)
2) a toolbar for Styler (Styler is a famous small free program that improves windows appearence, with a little memory usage)
3) a Ferrari wallpaper (1280x800 resolution)

click to download:
Ferrari - Carbon theme for windows xp (v. 1.0 beta)

About Samurize

Serious Samurize (or Samurize) is a free system monitoring and desktop enhancement engine for Windows used by IT professionals, overclockers, gamers, and desktop modders for system information, weather reports, news headlines, and other uses.

The core of Samurize is the desktop client (client.exe), which displays a config (similar to a widget/gadget) anywhere on the screen. There is also a taskbar client, a clock client, a server, and a screensaver. The client's main purpose is to display information about the computer, such as CPU usage, available RAM/HD space, network conditions, uptime, etc. It can also be extended by using scripts and plugins, which provide virtually unlimited possibilities. There are scripts/plugins which can get weather reports, news headlines, play music, and much more.

The other main component of Samurize is the WYSIWYG config editor (config.exe), which is used to create the configs. A config consists of a collection of meters, and is saved with the ini file extension in the configs folder of the Samurize installation path. The client is then used to load the config and display it on the screen. Configs can be shared with other users.

Styler Toolbar guide: what is and how to use it

Styler is a famous little and free program for windows xp.
It can add a drop shadow to your windows, change Clear Type contrast, change a visual style's color or a wallpaper's and much more ...
But its most useful function is located in the "Styler Toolbar" which can entirely change the look and feel of the Windows XP's toolbar. So, you can change your toolbar to make it look like Windows Vista's or Mace OSX's.
Styler doesn't use much memory (less than 1MB when it's used in the background).
You can simple do your personal toolbar, or modifing the parameters of each toolbar you have, by opening a config.txt file.
Many of the windows visual styles, include a toolbar for using with Styler. So this program is a "must", for style changing lovers.
To download it click the following link:



Download here Styler v 1.401