Zune Desktop Theme

Will Microsoft be offering the Zune Desktop Theme for Windows XP x64 Edition?

 

Install it on a 32-bit system and copy the files that it puts in the
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes folder to the same place on your 64-bit machine.
You can then select the visual style on the Appearance tab of the Display
control panel.

(I think I tried this with Royale and it worked... If that's the case then
it should work with Zune too.)

- Aaron

 

Directions for applying Zune Desktop Theme to Windows XP x64 Edition

1. Install Zune Desktop Theme to a 32 bit Windows Computer (or VM on your
x64 box)

2. Copy the following files and directory from the 32 bit computer to a
flash drive:
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Zune\ (copy entire directory tree)
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Zune.Theme
C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Zune.jpg
C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Zune Widescreen.jpg

3. Copy the files from the flash drive to your Windows XP x64 box.
place them in the same locations from which they originally came.

4. Go to the "Themes" page on the Display Properties dialog box and select
the Zune Theme.


I belive this works because the one dll (shellstyle.dll) does not export any
functions. It is my belief that this is a resource only dll (bitmaps, icons,
etc) and no code, thus the 32 bit dll loads and works on Windows XP x64 in
the 64 bit explorer.exe.

I have been waiting for a black theme for XP for the last five years!
It is about time!