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[PeterS]

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

[Doof]

That's actually pretty fugly. The Royale Noire theme posted in a different thread does black so much nicer.

[StFeder]

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

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.