Using Mizo - XP Themer is extremely easy and straight forward. To see a
bigger picture click on the thumbnail to the right.
Using XP Themer
First Navigate to the directory were the program you want to theme
resides.
XP Themer will show you all of the applications in that directory. It will
put those which have not been themed in the list box above, and those which
have been themed in the list box below.
To theme a program, select it from the list above and the click the "Apply
XP Theme NOW!!!" button. The program will be themed and it will move to
the list below.
To remove a theme from a program, browse to its directory, then XP Themer
will show you all of the themed programs in this directory in the list box
below. Select the program you want to untheme and press the "Remove XP
Theme NOW!!!" button. The program will be unthemed and it will move to the
box above.
To theme multiple programs at once, select them all from the list above
and then press the "Apply XP Theme NOW!!!" button.
To untheme multiple programs at once, select them all from the list below
and then press the "Remove XP Theme NOW!!!" button.
Next to each list you will find a small "+"
button, use it to select all entries in the list.
Next to each list you will find a small "-"
button, use it to unselect all entries in the list.
To apply these your application must be restarted.
File Details
For each file you theme you can enter the
Company Name
Product Name
Application Name
Description
XP Themer tries to resolve these directly from the file internal version
information. You can change these if you like.
Turbo Mode
To start press the "New Search" button.
Now select the drive and directory you want to search. If you want to
include all subdirectories in the search, make sure the "Scan
Subdirectories" check box is checked.
Next choose if you want to search for Applications that have not been
themed, or whether you want to search for themed applications.
When you are done doing the above, press the "GO" button.
Now XP Themer will start searching for the applications you requested.
When XP Themer finishes searching, it will show you a report about the
search results.
Next press the "Show Results" button.
All the applications that where found will be listed alphabetically by
their product name, Description and location.
Select application manually, or select all by pressing the "+"
button, or unselect all by pressing the "-"
button.
Now press the action button below to let XP Themer do its work.
History
Every single application you theme using XP Themer will be added to your
history list. All applications will be added whether you use the normal mode
or the turbo mode
The applications will be shown by their Product name and Description to
make finding them easier. They will also be sorted alphabetically.
If you need to know the location of any application, just click on it in
the history list and the tool tip will tell you its location.
Select application manually, or select all by pressing the "+"
button, or unselect all by pressing the "-"
button.
Next press the "Untheme Selected Applications" button to
remove the themes from the applications you have selected from the list.
Settings
Mizo - XP Themer now contains some tweaks to make your Windows XP look and
feel better. This section may be small for the time being, but more tweaks
will be added SOON!!!
Please note that some settings will not be applied until you log off and log
in again.
Also note that the Apply button will only apply the settings currently listed,
you will have to apply the settings for each section separately.
Notes
XP Themer only works on the Microsoft common controls in an application.
It does not affect third party controls, therefore some controls may not be
themed at all.
XP Themer does NOT alter the
applications program file, it just tells Windows XP how to handle this file.
Therefore it is completely reversible.
If a control cannot be themed, Win XP just forgets about it, it does not
force it to be themed. This provides better stability for your programs.
Some controls look funny after being themed, if you find the application
unusable after being themed, just find it in the history list and untheme it.
Mizo - XP Themer doesn't need to be running all the time, it just needs to
be run once on each application file you want to theme.
This means that you don't need to add XP Themer to your windows startup,
thus XP Themer does its work without using any valuable system resources.
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