<----Pimp your Desktop---->

[Golden_Boy™]

I'll put all the links/info on this post, might help people if they just look at this one and can get all the info off it

Ok first off you need to get Windows Blinds here

If you do not have WinRar, you will need it to open Windows Blinds

Click here & Get this-> WinRAR 3.70 beta 2

Windows Blinds is the program that means you can get other skins for Windows, from sites like these...

www.wincustomize.com/

(It has a hell of a lot of stuff to change your desktop, just have a look around it)

*BootSkins CursorXP DesktopX Objects DesktopX Themes DesktopX Widgets IconPackager Logons Misc. Icons ObjectBar2 ObjectDock Rainlendar RightClick Screen Savers ScreenShots Suites SysMetrix WallPapers WinAmp WindowBlinds WinMedia*

I found that after I installed WB, that the skins did not work directly through the program, so what I did was..Right Click on the Desktop

Bring up the Display Properties

Go to Appearance

The skins that you have downloaded from the site, should be under Windows & Buttons, that was how I got mine to work.



Docks

To get a dock, the things that look like they belong on a mac, go to..

www.punksoftware.com/rocketdock

I tried using the ObjectDock, but it was pretty awful in my opinion, this one is really easy to use.


Drag and drop the icons you want on and off the dock, the normal windows icons will look rather sh*te, so go to these sites for nice, pretty looking high res icons;

www.customxp.net/images/PngFactory/index.php

www.crystalxp.net/en.htm

www.alienware.com/intro_pages/invader.aspx

Download these icons to a file that is easy to get to, desktop etc.

To change the icons in the dock, right click on the icon you want to change (in the dock) go to Icon settings and find the folder you downloaded the icons to (desktop etc).

Should look nice and new, you can play around with the positioning of the dock and the look of it, if you go to Dock settings, again right click on an icon..

Backgrounds

www.deviantart.com/

That is the best site I have found for background images, theres a few around though!

interfacelift.com/wallpaper/

www.adni18.com/

Widgets

Don't use them myself but....

widgets.yahoo.com/

Hopefully that helps a little about how to do it...

One more thing, to get rid of the old icons on your desktop and to just have your Dock & Background Image..

Right Click on your desktop

Go to Arrange Icons

And UNclick Show Desktop Icons, should get rid of them all, if you want them back to Click it again.


If I have missed anything let me know


You should end up with something like this...




Right if anyone, has problems & wants any tips on how to re-do there desktop add me to MSN -

[e-mail]

[Billy]

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[Neko Bazu]

I've already got that stuff!

That said, I only went for a bootskin; I quite like my desktop being regular~

[The Lucky C]

I can't take this thread seriously, due to it using the word 'pimp'

[Golden_Boy™]

Why the face BILLY?

This is going well....meh

[Billy]

LOL I didn't really understand what you were on about mate

[Golden_Boy™]

It's just changing the way your desktop looks. If your on a work PC you might wanna leave it tho...

[Billy]

yeah I think I will - I already got into trouble for having a pic of bob Dylan as my background

And my PC at home is on its way out so I'll wait till I get another one!

[Golden_Boy™]

[Billy]

It will be coz my mate knows some guy that makes computers, and you can have cool cases on 'em with lights and everything! ;D

[Golden_Boy™]

I got a mate who's into all that aswell.

Check this site BILLY:
www.mofocases.com/

[Billy]

well

[Billy]

where can you buy them?

[Golden_Boy™]

That site I posted has a load of links on the side, have a look there mate.

[MRMILLWALL]

Using the bog standard right now but in the past ive had a Millwall & Prodigy skin.

[Rulesaints]

Just downloading it now so might need help quite soon

[Golden_Boy™]

No problemo

[Rulesaints]

looking guuuuud

[Golden_Boy™]

[MRMILLWALL]

Too much time on your hands GB