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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: PeterS on November 06, 2006, 03:54:44 pm
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I came across a Windows theme (for XP) on the forthcoming ZUNE website. It jives pretty nicely with Noire. Had to get rid of the default background tho, and replace it with a plain Slate Grey.
The site:
http://www.zune.net/
The desktop theme:
http://www.zune.net/en-us/meetzune/software.htm
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That's actually pretty fugly. The Royale Noire theme posted in a different thread does black so much nicer.
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It's very similar to this one:
I don’t know if it was published here before, I did a quick search and didn’t get a hit. Excuse me, if it’s already an old “News”.
I just found a new windows style called “Royal Noir“. It looks like it was made just to make Windows look like MC :) It doesn’t need any software or registry hacks to be installed, because it comes from Microsoft.
Here is a download location:
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/
Here is a download location in Germany (where I found it):
http://www.chip.de/downloads/c1_downloads_22527696.html
And here is one screenshot:
click here for big view (http://www.istartedsomething.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/noir1.jpg)
(http://www.istartedsomething.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/noir1.jpg)
But the the zune theme MSI-installer does install quiet much. Don't know why and what... strange.
The biggest difference (took only a short glance at zune): It's a bit brighter than the original MS Royal Noir and the Zune theme doesn't take effect on MS office programs, MS Royal Noir does. Also the start button color differs: in MS its black and gets green on mouse hover, in Zune it’s always green (or is it red?).
All in all I like MS Royal Noir better. I think it also fits better for MCs Noire skin, because it’s darker.