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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">StyleXP</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">TGTSoft</td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">3.19

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</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> except for Service Pack 3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data">OS Customization</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Proprietary</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011023061245/http://www.tgtsoft.com/">[1]</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>StyleXP</b> is a <a href="Computer_program" title="Computer program">computer program</a> designed to modify the graphical user interface of <a href="Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of version 3.19 features include modifying themes, explorer bar, backgrounds, logon screens, icons, boot screens, transparency, cursors and screensavers.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<p>Created by TGTSoft, StyleXP is an alternative to other skinning programs such as <a href="Stardock" title="Stardock">Stardock</a>'s <a href="WindowBlinds" title="WindowBlinds">WindowBlinds</a> and <a href="Object_Desktop" title="Object Desktop">Object Desktop</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="How_it_works">How it works</h2></div>

<p>StyleXP works by patching a <a href="Dynamic-link_library" title="Dynamic-link library">DLL</a> file named uxtheme.dll. Uxtheme.dll by default prevents users from installing themes that are not <a href="Digital_signature" title="Digital signature">digitally signed</a> by <a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>. By patching this DLL, StyleXP can install themes that are not digitally signed. Earlier versions of the program patched the uxtheme.dll file on disk, while newer ones do so in <a href="Random-access_memory" title="Random-access memory">memory</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popularity">Popularity</h2></div>

<p>The program's popularity has risen in the several years past Windows XP's release, with several sites opening up that provide free skins to the public. These skins have also become more popular after free uxtheme.dll patchers were released.

</p><p>StyleXP is not compatible with later versions of Windows, but there are alternatives similar in terms of operation. These are commonly referred to as "uxtheme patchers" despite later Windows versions requiring patches to different files.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visual_Style_Creation_and_Editing">Visual Style Creation and Editing</h2></div>

<p>The most popular method of creating or editing visual styles was through TGTSoft’s StyleBuilder application. This program provided a user friendly interface to import, edit, or create new visual styles to suit your needs. Image editors can be assigned to edit or replace bitmaps or png files that are contained within a theme’s <a href="MSSTYLES" title="MSSTYLES">*.msstyle</a> file. Later versions of the application have added functionality to allow editing of the shellstyle.dll file which skins the popular tasks sections seen on the left side of explorer windows, as well as some control panel applets.

</p><p>Pretty much any element of the visual style can be edited. You can change the look of anything from the <a href="Taskbar" title="Taskbar">taskbar</a>, <a href="Title_bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Title bar">title bars</a>, <a href="Start_menu" title="Start menu">start menu</a>, progress bars, or control widgets. The sizes of <a href="Graphical_user_interface_elements" class="mw-redirect" title="Graphical user interface elements">elements</a> can be changed as well. A few of the most popular examples would include thinner taskbars or compact start menus. StyleBuilder also allows editing of theme colors (such as the background color for dialog boxes and standard menus).

</p><p>There are some limitations to visual style edits, since the theme must work within the guidelines of the Windows XP style engine. However, with some experimentation there are options that can be added or edited which may give more control over how an element is skinned.

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</style><cite id="CITEREFKarp2004" class="citation book cs1">Karp, David A. (16 November 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=tWmZBU5ydOMC&dq=StyleXP+-wikipedia&pg=PA75"><i>Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks: Tips, Secrets and Solutions</i></a>. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-0-596-55306-7</bdi>.</cite></span>

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