Aero Diamond

Aero Blue

Aurorarion Darkside vR2

Clearlooks for Vista

Clearscreen Sharp for Vista

Erubescence

LIM Leopard

Lumen VS

LumenS for Vista

Maxclear

Media Center Theme

PerpetualV2

AeroVG Theme for Windows Vista

ProjectX 2

Snow Leopard

UltimateDark

Vagia's G Revolution

VUbuntu for Vista

Windows 8 Professional Edition

Wood

Indigo for Windows Vista

Illuminatis VisualStyle

How to Install Themes / Styles in Windows Vista

Note: Please follow the instructions given on the theme author’s page. Some themes include additional resources like dock application, styler bars, sidebar skins and such, necessary to achieve the complete transformation. General instructions on how to apply Windows Vista visual style is provided at the end of the article.

General instructions:

1. Download either NiwradSoft UxTheme Patcher or VistaGlazz and run the application to patch the uxtheme.dll file of Windows Vista.
2. Download the ZIP file containing the theme from the author’s page and unzip the contents.
3. Open the directory C:\Windows\Resources\Themes and copy the extracted folder here. (The copied folder should contain the theme file and the Shell folder.)
4. Now right click on the desktop and click Personalize.
5. Click on the tab Appearance. Under the item Color Schemes you will find all the themes you copied to the “Theme” directory.
6. Select one to apply.