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Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download)

October 29th, 2006 AEST by Long Zheng
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Royale NoirSometime after the launch of XP, somewhere in Redmond, someone on the Microsoft design team was in the progress of developing something for Media Center. It was believed to be too powerful for public consumption and forever archived in the servers at 1 Microsoft Way. Now, a young hobbit man by the name of W3bbo saw light of this unheard of theme, and traveled far and wide to uncover its mysteries. One theme to find. One theme to upload. One theme to rule them all.

Devoted Channel9 member W3bbo spotted an interesting theme on one of the “people_ready” television commercials airing in the Kingdoms. After some dedicated searching, he finally uncovered this mystery Windows XP theme by Microsoft. W3bbo writes,

During Royale’s development (the XP Media Center theme), the graphic artists also produced a black version of the skin, sans the overused “glass” effect. The result is an aesthetic black skin named “Royale Noir”, it even works with Office 2003.

Since the skin was never released (or reached final adjustments) there are a few issues with it: some of the colors don’t meet the overall “feel” (they’re too purple-ish compared to the greys of the bitmaps) and the inactive titlebars are a little too dark.

You’ll find it’s been signed by Microsoft and doesn’t require a custom UxTheme.dll in case there are any doubts as to its authenticity.

If you already have Royale installed, you’ll need to remove it as both of these skins share the same name.

This skin has not been released to anyone outside Microsoft, until now.

Royale Noir screenshotRoyale Noir screenshotRoyale Noir screenshotRoyale Noir screenshot

Without a doubt, XP Media Center’s Royale theme was a huge improvement over Luna. It updated the cliché beveled look-and-feel if XP to a contemporary glossy style, whilst keeping similar color schemes and layouts. In my opinion, it was the most usable non-standard XP theme available.

Royale Noir is an almost exact copy of Royale except with a dark purplish tint. If Royale was day, Royale Noir is night. No doubt about it, this is a ‘dark’ theme. If you’re the sort of person who likes bright and vivid colors, stay away from this theme.

As W3bbo pointed out, there are quite definitely issues with this theme due to its incompleteness. The most obvious being, the “Start” button’s hover and active states are unchanged from Royale, inconsistent with the purple tint surrounding. However, there is even a color scheme for Office 2003 so it will not default to the blue Luna colors.

Looking at it from the big picture, Royale Noir is a welcomed alternative to the extremely small collection of verified-by-Microsoft XP themes. However being incomplete, it is not recommended for the general consumers. Enthusiasts are welcomed to try it to stand out from the crowd, but even still, you’ll feel right at home with the familiar Luna/Royale style.

As I emphasize again, I take no credit for this amazing find. W3bbo did an amazing job uncovering this mystery XP theme.

243 Comments

  1. Rowan Lewis

    Oct 29th, 2006 at 1:37 am

    Thanks, Royal is good :)

    What other signed themes are there?

  2. Long Zheng

    Oct 29th, 2006 at 1:39 am

    @Rowan: Errrrr, none? :P

  3. Andre Da Costa

    Oct 29th, 2006 at 1:46 am

    Its very similar to the black theme used in the Beta 5112 build of Vista minus the transparency.

  4. Aaron

    Oct 29th, 2006 at 6:37 pm

    The Office “theme” is not really a theme, it’s just the grey look you get when you switch to Windows Classic.

  5. _sahirs

    Oct 29th, 2006 at 7:32 pm

    Long, looking at all the attention being given by you (and others) to Vista’s themes, it seems like that’s the only thing newsworthy with Vista…

  6. David Burela

    Oct 29th, 2006 at 10:50 pm

    I installed it on. Looks nice, but i prefer the Royale to Royale Noir, so kept it set at Royale :)

    Thanks for this!!

  7. GM

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 1:21 am

    Hey great theme!

    I already have a similar one in Windowblinds format named “Noir” that I downloaded from Wincustomize.com

  8. ricktendo64

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 2:13 am

    WOW thank you for this Im gonna go digg it dude… You Rock!

  9. Thomas

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 5:33 am

    It’s not too different from Luna Element, which I find very usable.

  10. mike

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 5:36 am

    I can’t get this theme to apply. I extract the files to a royale noir folder, and drag the folder to my themes folder and click on luna and nothing happens.

  11. mike

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 5:59 am

    Nevermind. Figured it out!

  12. akmshun

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 2:09 pm

    Wow, this theme is cool.
    Thank you for your work. m(_ _)m

  13. coheed

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 3:09 pm

    can someone help me with this please. i did exactly what the instructions say (i’m not a noob at computers) and the option “Noir” is not coming up under the color scheme drop box. are there more specifics that the instructions did not go over? i would really like this cool theme, so any help would be appreciated

  14. Long Zheng

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 3:23 pm

    @coheed: Do you see the “Royale” theme at least coming up?

  15. Herbert N Swearengen III

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 6:32 pm

    I also thought this did not work when I first installed it. But then I discovered the trick.

    Go to the Appearance tab and you will see that you have two choices under “Color Scheme.” Select Royale Noir.

    It is also possible to rename the luna.msstyles file to royale.msstyles and use the *.theme files that came with the Royale download that was on Microsoft Download Center or the ones in Media Center Edition. It is probably also possible to just save your current theme. But take care to save it in %SystemDrive%\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes.

    And Long thanks for allowing us to download this. I’ve been using Royale for almost a year, but having another color scheme is great. The only down side to me is the Start Button.

  16. 秋蟬

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 6:47 pm

    great!!
    I really love these two styles!!
    thanks for releaseing them!!

  17. colbert

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 11:40 pm

    this must be a trick to coincide with the new James Bond movie – Casino Royale

  18. weeelll

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 3:58 am

    well dude it would be cool if it doesnt show the blue color also if it was all black then it would be a really nice theme now its like,, ok sowhat?

  19. matúš vencúrik

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 5:48 am

    hallo, great ! super ! gooood ! theme is Royal !

  20. Joseph Grabko

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 5:50 am

    This is f-ing SWEET! I love the whole noir artistic feel, in movies, and games like Max Payne, so this just takes the cake.

    Now if someone would complete it…. like that pesky start button.

  21. Brad

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 6:43 am

    Very cool. I’ve been using Royal for awhile, and this is a great change. The only bummer is that the Office 2007 beta doesn’t take advantage of it (bad programers, BAD) but other then that it’s great.

  22. Ben

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 7:44 am

    Can’t get this to work, I install properly but once I click on the Luna.msstyle, the window pops up, I can select Royale Noir, but it displays nothing and throws an error message if I try to apply it :/

  23. ThatsRoss

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 12:27 am

    Reminds me of the Vista Transformation Pack but nice.

  24. Mike

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 4:36 am

    People experiencing problems with this are likely having the extracted luna.msstyles replaced by the System File Checker. SFC replaced the file on me in less than 5 seconds.

    you can still apply the theme, but you have to be quick about it and run luna.msstyles immediately after extracting it, select the changes and apply them within that 5 seconds or you have to extract the file again.

    YMMV

  25. Solo

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 5:15 am

    rar file? come on!

  26. Azu

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 7:46 am

    I installed it properly, etc., and it works correctly. Every time I turn on the computer, it reverts back to Windows Classic and I have to go back and click on luna.msstyle again. Has that happened to anyone else?

  27. traveller

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 7:51 am

    Great, finally a matching theme for my thinkpad!

  28. Matt

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 11:30 am

    i cant get it to work….i have the royale theme downloaded and i’ve already run it, but when i go to c:windows/resources/themes and go into royale all i see is the “windows visual style file” and the shell folder…i cant find the “luna.msstyles” file, also…since its a rar file, what do you use to open it?

    any help would be appreceaited

  29. Dave

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 1:22 pm

    In order to fix this, you’ll have to actually do some renaming after extracting. Extract it to “c:\windows\resources\themes\luna2″ and rename “luna.msstyles” in that folder to “luna2.msstyles”

    It’ll work perfectly and even show up in the display properties dialog.

  30. Alpesh Nakar

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 4:50 pm

    Hey dude!
    Visit this page and if its not your cross post, then you are being ripped off ;-)
    Seriously, i had read your post last night and right now I am reading this plagarised copy….

    http://jeremyzz.com/2006/10/29/royale-noir-secret-xp-theme-uncovered/

    He has even pointed to your url for download, but got it wrong …..
    http://www.istartedsomething.com.nyud.net:8080/uploads/royale_noir.rar

    Cheers!
    Alpesh

  31. Long Zheng

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 4:52 pm

    @Alpesh: I get too much of that to care anymore. Besides, anyone visiting those sites don’t get ‘real’ information. Another reason to look for the genuine istartedsomething badge. ;)

  32. Christen

    Nov 2nd, 2006 at 11:05 am

    I read on neowin forums some guys finished/fixed the Royale Noir theme a day after release, and it’s available for download. You will need to patch uxtheme.dll though because it’s edited and no longer Microsoft certified.

    Check it out here:
    http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1442816

  33. Gaylord

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 3:44 am

    For those who like the Royale Noir theme: check out the Zune Desktop Theme at http://www.zune.net/en-us/meetzune/device.htm (below, right).

  34. Cahyo

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 6:32 pm

    this theme is really cool.. :)
    thanks!!

  35. ADB

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 7:29 pm

    Complete roxage. I like how it works even without Media Center; I’ve been jealous of that theme for a while. Freaking Luna. >_>

    Or maybe I’m just a moron and could have went out and downloaded Royale somewhere anyway. In any case, thanks W3bbo! Your website is fascinating!

  36. TJS

    Nov 4th, 2006 at 3:59 am

    i must be a little slow, don’t make fun of me, but when you refer to extracting the file, is that just downloading it to the /theme folder?

    i’m gonna need a lot of help, i think this theme looks tight, just need a little help getting there

  37. Felix

    Nov 4th, 2006 at 10:43 am

    @TJS: Dude, download the one posted by Christen in the link above. It’s the fixed Royale Noir theme and it’s in a self-installer format. Remember to thank the guy that made it. :)

  38. Brandon

    Nov 5th, 2006 at 5:08 am

    I need help. Whenever I download the file, it opens in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, and I can’t get it to extract. Can Someone help me please?

  39. fabianX

    Nov 5th, 2006 at 12:30 pm

    I dont like start button because dont look smooth

  40. Eric

    Nov 6th, 2006 at 2:13 pm

    If you’re having trouble opening the .rar file that this comes in, you can download the free program 7zip at http://7zip.org

    Once you’ve downloaded and installed 7zip, you can right click on the .rar archive and extract it, and then click on luna.msstyles in the royale_noir directory (it should be in the same folder where you just extracted the .rar file)

    Finally, now that it’s installed, right click on your desktop, click properties, go to the appearance tab, and select the color scheme “Royale Noir”

    If, like me, you find the titlebars a little large, you can click on advanced, select “active title bar” from the dropdown menu, and change the font size to 20.

  41. Joe

    Nov 6th, 2006 at 10:47 pm

    If you’re having trouble opening the .rar file that this comes in, you can download the free program 7zip at http://7zip.org

    Once you’ve downloaded and installed 7zip, you can right click on the .rar archive and extract it, and then click on luna.msstyles in the royale_noir directory (it should be in the same folder where you just extracted the .rar file)

    Finally, now that it’s installed, right click on your desktop, click properties, go to the appearance tab, and select the color scheme “Royale Noir”

    If, like me, you find the titlebars a little large, you can click on advanced, select “active title bar” from the dropdown menu, and change the font size to 20.

  42. Jeremy

    Nov 7th, 2006 at 1:56 am

    Help!

    This theme looks so kick-a*s but I can’t get it to work on my system. I extract it to the folder, and then double-click as instructed. Sure enough the display properties window comes up, but when I try to select “Royale Noir” and hit “apply”, I get this typically infuriating Windows error message:

    The visual styles could not be applied. The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

    What in the name of 1’s and 0’s does THAT mean?

    -Jeremy

  43. TJS

    Nov 8th, 2006 at 2:20 pm

    i just wanna say thanks for whoever found this awesome batman like theme, with a few modifications of my own, i love it!!!

  44. clm

    Nov 8th, 2006 at 5:36 pm

    tune up utilities 2006 is better,more choices

  45. Jugglez

    Nov 9th, 2006 at 12:45 am

    I actually designed a skin quite similar to this for a program we are working on, without know about this skin. Damn you Microsoft, steal me ideas lol. Nah it wasnt really the same. Similar colour scheme was about it.

    I like it though. But I may get a little sick of though after a while. Thanks for the link.

  46. idl3mind

    Nov 10th, 2006 at 10:18 am

    great i love it. i’ve always liked royale, but royale noir takes it

  47. disaksen

    Nov 13th, 2006 at 3:33 pm

    Looks and sounds like an interesting theme. Will be installing to do some comparisons.

  48. grimbus

    Nov 13th, 2006 at 4:55 pm

    Ha, i never even realized that the MCE my pc came with has a different look from my girl’s lappy’s regular xp. And i sometimes work on them both at the same time. I am somewhat colorblind…. Anyway, the two sure as hell look different now! Thanks, W3bbo.

  49. DigitalSciGuy

    Nov 14th, 2006 at 2:18 am

    Microsoft seems to have found the colour scheme appropriate for the launch of the Zune. If you go to Zune.net, you can find the new, finished Zune theme, which is exactly like Royale Noir except that the Start button is orange in the spirit of the Zune. Huzzah for official releases of alternative OS visual styles!

  50. Lucy

    Nov 16th, 2006 at 6:35 pm

    Wow, it’s the very cool!!!

  51. Burgazko

    Nov 18th, 2006 at 9:21 am

    Theme is so great…
    Thank A lot…

    İ was looking for a theme like that…

    İ love Vista Themes…

    Burgazko

  52. Johnny

    Nov 18th, 2006 at 7:49 pm

    I loved this theme, except the start button, so I moded it to use a blue button, and it never turns green, Very Nice

  53. karionx

    Nov 19th, 2006 at 5:22 am

    I dont like the start menu can you make it more better??

  54. SS

    Nov 19th, 2006 at 4:00 pm

    I get the theme to apply when i click it through the .rar folder, i also extracted the folder to the Themes, but everytime i start the computer my settings go back to windows 2000 or something like that and my desktop changes to the classic XP one, how do i get it to stay the royal noir all the time?

  55. 1nfinity

    Nov 20th, 2006 at 7:48 am

    i always can apply the skin onto my desktop, but whenever i shut my computer off or when i log off my account, it just doesnt work…[my computer has only one account...therefore i am the admin of my computer]how do i fix that?

  56. Someone

    Nov 21st, 2006 at 5:26 am

    Excellent find

  57. white

    Nov 21st, 2006 at 11:38 am

    oh tnx i like it and design personal theme for it see here http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43244013/ i hope u enjoy it :mrgreen:

  58. Christen

    Nov 21st, 2006 at 2:05 pm

    Nice one, white! Finally, the Royale Noir theme is completely finished by oddbasket! Download it now!
    http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?p=20884845#post20884845
    Enjoy! :)

  59. iLikeThrowingRocks

    Nov 24th, 2006 at 7:55 am

    I love this!

  60. john

    Nov 24th, 2006 at 3:15 pm

    can some1 help me download this scheme for my laptop….

  61. Henrik

    Nov 25th, 2006 at 12:32 am

    Thank You

  62. 3rd screenshot from left(above)!

    Nov 25th, 2006 at 7:51 am

    Hi & thanks

    in 3rd screenshot above there is a tiny progress bar
    beside searchbar in Ffox,there is an add-on named “download statusbar” that put something like this on status bar,anyone know what’s this,or how you put it there?

    thanks in advance

  63. Fireal

    Dec 6th, 2006 at 5:26 pm

    Ha! I knew it was u LZ!

    Still flying the Z-10/Mi28/Cobra’s ;) ?

  64. ashish

    Dec 11th, 2006 at 5:48 am

    wonderful….i was just looking for a black theme that will suit to my winamp black skin…and seew ht i have got…just amazing buddy hats off to u..!

  65. Christen

    Dec 13th, 2006 at 12:03 am

    It’s official! The best Royale Noir and Zune theme is now on dviantART!! ;)
    http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/

    Thanks again to oddbasket for giving us this awesome theme!!

  66. Christen

    Dec 13th, 2006 at 12:06 am

    Oops! Silly me, I just pasted the URL of this page, didn’t I? LOL!!

    Thumbs up fot the best Royale theme yet again! ;)
    http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/44294818/

  67. Kalt

    Dec 19th, 2006 at 1:51 am

    Anyone thinking that the Zune theme and this Royale Noir theme are the same must have some kind of vision impairment. There are many notable differences…mostly being the shades/hues of the theme and the orange start menu bar. Zune = gray/black ; Royale Noir = blueish/gray/black

    This theme rocks though…for sure. Thanks iss!

  68. Sagar

    Dec 26th, 2006 at 9:23 pm

    it’s amazing

  69. Shadows

    Jan 2nd, 2007 at 8:22 pm

    How do you extract.

  70. billy talent

    Jan 3rd, 2007 at 3:43 am

    there is also a great theme for opera web-browser in same colors named lix. go for it and hf
    great thing this black edition

  71. Vale

    Jan 5th, 2007 at 6:18 am

    Why did you say that it’s not finished? Which parts are missing?

  72. gollo

    Jan 7th, 2007 at 9:08 am

    e una mierda
    la wea mula conchetumare

  73. Mason

    Jan 11th, 2007 at 5:17 pm

    Yea.. why is it unfinished? seems pretty finished to me. And best of all you can choose from the blue Royale and the new Zune theme from this Royale Noir theme. Definitely pretty awesome!

  74. Tmind

    Jan 14th, 2007 at 12:40 am

    I prefer the zune theme though…

  75. goofy

    Jan 14th, 2007 at 7:56 pm

    It says on this site that Royale Noir has been updated and released
    http://www.winaddons.com/royal-noir-146/

  76. Ernie

    Jan 15th, 2007 at 9:02 pm

    Is this royale noir freeware?

  77. goofy

    Jan 16th, 2007 at 1:08 pm

    @Ernie: Yes, it is freeware.

    And the finished version which won Softpedia’s Pick 5/5 Award can be downloaded at:
    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Themes/Royale-Noir-T heme.shtml

  78. Ernie

    Jan 30th, 2007 at 11:26 am

    Thanks goofy.

  79. matt

    Feb 10th, 2007 at 6:51 pm

    hey! i think it’s cool nut i can’t use it.
    i tried extracting the .rar file and nothing happened.

  80. clinger26

    Feb 13th, 2007 at 1:10 pm

    i seem to have trouble. i activate the theme but the windows, toolbar etc turn into windows classic. help please

  81. Kyle

    Feb 24th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    I really like this theme, however, i cant get it to be “permanent”. When i shut down my computer i have to MANUALLY reset to this theme… is there a way around this? I did follow the instructions correctly and I’m unsure as to why this is happening.. any one know a remedy?

  82. Ted

    Feb 28th, 2007 at 5:44 pm

    I’ve tried both the Zune theme and the Royale theme, and everything seems to be fine except that when I browse/explore a data CD-R or data DVD-R, the icons for directories do not display the default/regular beige-colored windows folders, and instead have been replaced as Internet Explorer “e” icons. Does anyone else have this issue? I haven’t applied any other skins or themes to my system. It is the default Windows XP installation and all I am trying out are these 2 themes but they both seem to exhibit this same minor issue. Any help is appreciated.

  83. Nito

    Mar 4th, 2007 at 3:56 am

    this theme is so cool. man……W3bbo….YOU ROCK DUDE!!!

  84. M.Ghurman Mirza

    Mar 8th, 2007 at 4:12 pm

    That is avery nice and cool theme its nice for me to use new look in my old package.

  85. svenskan

    Mar 21st, 2007 at 3:43 am

    hej hej svensken här :) snart påsk.KYCKLING

  86. PureHate

    Mar 25th, 2007 at 4:30 pm

    I have taken an interest in this program but I dont know how to extract and carry out the nessisary steps for installing this program, someone help me. Btw Im useing this great transparency program called FocusAlpha available @ Majorgeeks.com I think it will look even cooler w/ this program. You guys should try it. ^_^ http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5197

  87. PureHate

    Mar 26th, 2007 at 1:36 pm

    Ahh I’v finally figued it out and it looks exelent I had to download the 7zip program in order to make this work and simply follow the given instructions and then click on the Luna icon. Here is a picture of what everything looks after i did it and used everything in combination with FocusAlpha http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g136/JoeV_the_1_and_only/untitled.jp g?t=1174876312

  88. kang

    Mar 28th, 2007 at 6:25 pm

    how 2 use de theme??

  89. douche

    Mar 29th, 2007 at 10:55 am

    Its not working, when I down load it its a file thats not in a folder, and its by its self.

    I sent it exactly where it said, and i tryed every other place i could possibly think of and its not showing up on color schemes.

    I’ve never done this before but I am “computer savy”

    NO OTHER SITES ARE ANY CLOSER TO HELPING

    Is there any other program i need to have…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. this shit is so fucking anoying

  90. Alireza Hosseini

    Apr 6th, 2007 at 12:47 am

    Thank you
    I wrote a subject in a Gregarious blog. I Recommended RoyaleNoir and this URL to my iranian friend.
    doxdo.net/alireza121/p932

  91. davdav

    Apr 6th, 2007 at 1:34 am

    Love it!!!!!!

  92. n0f3a6

    Apr 7th, 2007 at 8:03 pm

    itz gud ya…kep it up….:-) poda nayinte mone…maramakri…

  93. CK

    Apr 15th, 2007 at 12:33 am

    ya props for that, and its great i uninstalled that imatition royal noir hack. Too all you people that dunno how to use the file get winrar Doh

  94. osama

    Apr 20th, 2007 at 12:02 pm

    this theme is so cool. man……W3bbo

  95. Darts_Of_CCTV

    Apr 26th, 2007 at 3:39 am

    Hey, I downloaded Royale Noir but I was not able to find the “luna.msstyles” file that you extract it from some one please help me thanks

  96. poon

    May 1st, 2007 at 10:53 pm

    ehh got other themes?

  97. abhay

    May 2nd, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    hey…i downloaded the royale noir theme from here…..it got installed and stuff…and looked absolutely fab…but everytime i restart my comp…a diff theme comes other than the noir…..in the sense a xp modified theme appears….what do i do…..pls help guys…

  98. oliy

    May 22nd, 2007 at 5:21 am

    hi dudes ive just downloaded the theme but i dont know how to change the theme to royale noir how do i ????????????

  99. sk8erforlater

    May 24th, 2007 at 5:39 am

    i still cant download it. can someone give me a direct link of the download thing or somthing?

  100. Recromancer

    Jun 7th, 2007 at 9:37 am

    I have to say this is the best. You are now #1 in the cool book.

  101. Sam Morris

    Jun 11th, 2007 at 12:37 am

    This theme is cool, it reminds me of a Stylexp theme I once used, but without needing that horrible program installed. The fact that it’s not permanent is annoying, but it’s a bit of a ‘hack’ theme anyway.

    For those that are having trouble:
    download WinRAR from http://www.rarlab.com and install it. This means you can open and extract the file. Extract the folder part (Shell) to c:\windows\resources\themes
    and then simply double click on the luna.msstyles file from within winrar. Then go to the appearance tab of your display settings (right click on the desktop and then go properties) and select Royale, and underneath choose from either Royale Blue or Royale Noir.

  102. lol

    Jun 12th, 2007 at 1:33 am

    where can i dowload it??

  103. Albin

    Jun 13th, 2007 at 2:14 am

    where do you download it ? i can’t find the link. :)

  104. Albin

    Jun 13th, 2007 at 2:17 am

    i can’t find it :S can somebody send a direct link to me or something ??

  105. Long Zheng

    Jun 13th, 2007 at 2:19 am

    @Albin: http://www.istartedsomething.com/uploads/royale_noir.rar

  106. Trey

    Jun 18th, 2007 at 1:33 am

    I need help. If I save the file, its not a zipped folder and I can’t extract. It’s the unknown program icon. How do I make it a zipped folder?

  107. Derek

    Jun 21st, 2007 at 10:09 am

    THANK YOU Sam Morris!! i got it

  108. Tom

    Jun 24th, 2007 at 2:25 am

    To extract .rar files, you need a program such as WinRAR.

  109. Tromboneman

    Jun 24th, 2007 at 4:24 am

    Don’t use WinRAR, use 7zip. 7zip is free, and seems to work better

  110. just me

    Jun 26th, 2007 at 2:16 pm

    EVERYTIME I RESTART IT DOESN’T COME BACK UP PLEEEASE HELP!!

  111. Indranil

    Jul 2nd, 2007 at 1:13 am

    Wow! nice. Exellent theme!!!!! I like its style .

  112. Hugh

    Jul 7th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

    I’ve been using window blinds and have noticed it screws up or slows the system down, this is niiice

  113. ALiV3

    Jul 15th, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    I have the same problem as u

  114. trlkly

    Jul 21st, 2007 at 3:27 pm

    I’m considering downloading this theme. I just have one question. Does the theme revert after shutdown for everyone? Because if not, could somebody please try to figure out what is different for the people for whom it is permanent.

    I don’t want a temporary theme.

  115. Rajwinder

    Jul 24th, 2007 at 1:32 am

    I love it. I looked so good on laptop and now my desktop pc also looks cool. Thanks.

  116. DeAn CorDy

    Jul 29th, 2007 at 6:26 am

    >

  117. number 41

    Jul 30th, 2007 at 12:24 am

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  118. L&

    Jul 31st, 2007 at 8:07 am

    This looks great a lot easier on my eyes than that bright blue. :-)

  119. MaMaSh

    Aug 2nd, 2007 at 9:39 am

    Cool theme, thanks.

  120. Nicholas

    Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:20 am

    I really like this theme but I had to change back to the Windows XP theme because my PC kept freezing and I had to restart. It’s really annoying because this theme looks so much better!

  121. Sarah

    Aug 13th, 2007 at 5:31 am

    Hey, Everyone i guess this theme is good, But i have a better one you can pute any colour you want to..etc to download it just go to http://www.google.com and right Top themeXp, And select any web youll finde it and then just download Trust me its so good, Have fun.

  122. ,,,

    Aug 21st, 2007 at 11:53 am

    i dont know where to put these files????

  123. Robert

    Aug 21st, 2007 at 5:41 pm

    Wow! very nice team;)

  124. zain

    Aug 22nd, 2007 at 8:17 am

    i have a problem i got the theme applyed and everything but every time i turn it off or restart it switches back to the classic view can somebody help.

  125. mahir

    Sep 24th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

    it patches uxtheme.dll patching uxtheme.dll is very very bad idea my computer became slow after patching i will not do it no more like this i am using royale better then that or use zune

  126. fooosh

    Sep 26th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    hi, thx for the theme but how can you make it stay in the appearance tab instead of having to go to the themes folder? thanks

  127. ×TMP×|Spartan Warrior

    Sep 28th, 2007 at 9:16 am

    WOW nice just installed to my D (not system restore) drive my sys is E now lol so yeah installed to my D just incase i f**k up like i did with VTP lol :\
    but nice ;)

  128. GLerman

    Oct 4th, 2007 at 1:10 pm

    I’ve just installed this myself, as well as everyone else in my apartment.
    Very cool skin – I just hope we avoid most of the freeze/shutdown problems that others have been running into.
    This will tide me over until Vista gets better…

  129. Dee

    Oct 7th, 2007 at 5:02 am

    I love this color scheme! thanks for putting it up :)

  130. lazylicious

    Oct 18th, 2007 at 3:48 am

    NICE NICE NICE!!!

    love it so much!!

  131. Erhan

    Oct 20th, 2007 at 8:22 am

    Great job :)

  132. Dexim

    Oct 25th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

    I dont like start button

  133. benax

    Oct 28th, 2007 at 3:39 am

    güsel emege saygı :D

  134. felippe

    Oct 29th, 2007 at 6:02 am

    cool,
    that’s what i need
    thanks

  135. omar

    Oct 29th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    i downloaded service pack 2
    especially so windows media player 11 would match my royale noir theme XD
    thx dudes!
    i’ve been roaming the world(Internet) for themes for a while now
    and this one beats them all!

  136. tarek farouk

    Oct 30th, 2007 at 4:21 am

    thanx 4 ur free themes

  137. Chuan

    Nov 2nd, 2007 at 7:25 pm

    Many many thanks for sharring this with us ~
    Since the “black” 1 is here, how about the “white” 1 :P ~

  138. Drew Gordon

    Nov 14th, 2007 at 2:02 pm

    IMPRESSIVE THEME, AND IMPRESSIVE JOB – WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS. With the zune theme, this is also my favourite theme for windows xp. KUDUS!

  139. Pasquale

    Nov 17th, 2007 at 7:49 pm

    Wow it’s wonderful!

    Thanks a lot

  140. Ross - a- Fly

    Nov 23rd, 2007 at 4:06 am

    I don’t have the media centre edition but, I downloaded this, created a folder called Royale and renamed the msstyles file as Royale.msstyles and now I have both the noir and the original blue theme that comes with the media centre edition!

  141. Erdem

    Nov 27th, 2007 at 2:32 am

    THanks great job

  142. ahmed

    Nov 27th, 2007 at 6:38 am

    thanks man for that thing

  143. Venky

    Nov 28th, 2007 at 8:43 am

    WOW…. :)

    Thank you for this Im gonna go digg it dude… You Rock!…. :)

  144. Raman

    Nov 30th, 2007 at 2:41 am

    oooooh, its nice, i just want it. Thanks…..

  145. Ignacio

    Dec 3rd, 2007 at 9:15 am

    I like this theme. however, everytime i turn off my computer it gets removed and i have to download it again. what do I do to keep it there?

  146. Scott

    Dec 11th, 2007 at 2:54 am

    OK im kinda confused I downloaded the themes and applied it but everytime I reset my computer I have to re add the theme again. Its also not an option in my themes in order to apply it i have to open the themes folder in the .zip

    Can anyone help my AIM: Scotapotimus
    Email: Scotapotimus@gmail.com
    MSN: Firefreak333@hotmail.com

    thanks
    ~Scott

  147. Marcus

    Dec 12th, 2007 at 6:37 am

    Wen i restart my computer it goes of it and i have 2 download it again :( am i doing something wrong ??

  148. shehan

    Dec 14th, 2007 at 1:37 am

    this is amazing theme..thanks….ilkie it very much

  149. Osiris

    Dec 26th, 2007 at 4:42 am

    Thanks for this theme, its all great except for the start button. I like it when its not highlighted, but once you scroll youre mouse over it it goes green, which makes the black other colors look lame :x . But when you click the start button it goes to dark metallic green, which is pretty cool. Thanks a lot. Osiris

  150. Ravi

    Jan 14th, 2008 at 9:11 am

    marvelous, grate, extraordinary… Hats off to you dear. Thank u very much. I got the thrilling of achievement after completing the above task.
    the step by step procedure is given very nicely without any confusion to followers.

    thank you.

  151. chris

    Jan 17th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Very nice :)

    really pleased with it. :)

  152. jayemdee

    Jan 28th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    2kool4skool, boutime, Jus bout gave up on mods 4 my desktop…Thanks4thefreshlook
    JAYEMDEE

  153. Swerve

    Jan 30th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    To prevent the new theme from going away when you restart, make sure you save the zip file to your hard drive instead of simply opening it. Then, after you have completed the instructions at the top of this page, AND BEFORE YOU CLICK “APPLY” OR “OK”, go to the Themes tab and click Save As. This will allow you to save this in your themes folder, and everything will stay intact next time you restart.

  154. sf10

    Jan 31st, 2008 at 10:54 am

    I’m having a problem, after i applied the theme my desktop just shows up as a blank color and when i switch it back to my old theme, my desktop shows the pic i set for my desktop for a while but then turns back to a solid color, can someone help me! Thanks!

  155. tweety

    Feb 1st, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    Great theme!

  156. Maria

    Feb 8th, 2008 at 2:02 am

    This theme is banging. I have just upgraded my packages to Office 2007 and you can choose those to show in black so was a big gutted that my desktop was still silver. That’s not a problem now!!!! Brilliant!

  157. ary firnanda

    Feb 10th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    I just want question, where is I can free download theme for xp.I think enough that and thank for its help…..

  158. george

    Feb 11th, 2008 at 1:09 am

    thank u 4 this theme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  159. Lefteris

    Feb 11th, 2008 at 8:00 pm

    Great Theme !!!!
    Thank you…

  160. ahmed fattah

    Feb 14th, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    many thank goood work

  161. shobhit

    Feb 18th, 2008 at 3:37 am

    extremely terrific

  162. kyle

    Feb 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    dude this is siiicckkk :D
    finally something better than the fuckin blue shit

  163. Abdul Qadeer

    Feb 22nd, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    I am very happy when i saw the theme.
    Thanks
    http://www.istartedsomething.com

  164. Eric Abduhl

    Feb 25th, 2008 at 4:36 am

    Hello guys, wazzup?

    This theme look neat ! If you wanna check out another cool theme follow these steps:

    1.Go to http://www.google.com

    2.Search on “Zune Theme” (without quotes)

    3.And press the first 1 and download!

    4.Enjoy :)

  165. ismail

    Mar 4th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    thanks

  166. Awsome Theme

    Mar 7th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    best theme!
    its like the Royale Theme in Windows XP MCE 2005 (which i have) but in black!

  167. epsilon314

    Mar 13th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    THIS IS AMAZING

    thanks SOSOSOS much

    i hate the look of windows XP the “Luna” style
    SO UGLY

    but this is awesome
    i looked on so many other sties, but only this one worked
    :>

  168. r=ezjk=veoh at

    Mar 18th, 2008 at 4:19 am

    yea this is awsome thanx i realy like it

  169. HELP!!

    Mar 18th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    on it says Extract files to “C:\windows\resources\themes\royale noir” it does not work

  170. DIMITRIS

    Mar 19th, 2008 at 3:35 am

    VERY NICE THEME GG
    :p

  171. paige

    Mar 21st, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    love it!! LOVE IT it’s awesome, i wa so sick of blue, green and silver
    thanx for the remixed- royale link too love it

    thanx

  172. Morghus

    Apr 5th, 2008 at 6:42 am

    OH MY GOD!
    Thank you so much, sir!
    This is … so amazing! I’ve always gone with the Win98 look because I thought the other themes looked so horrid, and I didn’t want to install some shitty program to skin XP for me. I never knew this exist. Thank you, thank you!

  173. kat

    Apr 20th, 2008 at 2:15 am

    love the black .. but for some reason when i restart my comp it goes away and bring up the classic theme… is there a reason for this?? would love suggestions!

  174. Lobi

    Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:29 am

    This theme is very good thanks for it. And keep up the good work

  175. Shien

    Apr 26th, 2008 at 4:29 am

    wohoo, thx a lot, I love black, this theme is so nice & cool. Thxs^^ IOU my fren^^

  176. Dante

    Apr 26th, 2008 at 10:11 am

    Thank you Swerve – you are a legend for addressing a query everyone else either couldn’t, or just ignored. You’re clearly the only one with the skills that can pay the bills. Cheers

  177. CyberTaco

    Apr 29th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    I didn’t like how the original Royale Noir theme download is just a zip file that when manually placed in the right folder, overwrites the normal released Royale theme. Clearly not very easy to install or use.

    So I fixed the overwrite issue and made a simple installer that “normal people” can use. Enjoy :-)

    http://rapidshare.com/files/111174857/Royale_Noir_Easy_Install.zip.htm l

  178. CyberTaco

    Apr 29th, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    Hold on, v1.1 of the installer fixes the two things that nagged at me: Having to pick Royale Noir on the theme list manually, and worse yet then having to go to Appearances and manually pick Royale Noir for the color scheme.
    Now after install, the theme list comes up with Royale Noir already selected, just hit Ok. :-)

    http://rapidshare.com/files/111181805/Royale_Noir_with_easy_installer_ v1.1.zip.html

  179. oguz

    May 3rd, 2008 at 4:46 am

    güzel tema ellerine sağlık
    ama biz bu temayı nasıl indireceğiz

  180. miah

    May 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    thanks man. its sweet!

  181. fitzroy

    May 6th, 2008 at 3:07 am

    this theme (the Royale one) matches Microsoft Office 2007 perfectly! Brill customisation! but, is there anyway you could change the heading bar for Explorer, it’s a bit too harsh

  182. Jeff

    May 7th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    I have run this theme on all of my computers in the house and at work. All has been great until Service Pack 3 was d/lded on this computer. After that, my wonderful Royale Noir theme has gone. I select it the media centre in the themes tab, but in appearances, the selection has reverted to the two originals and only allows me to choose blue green and silver colors for buttons etc.
    If anyone has a way to resolve this it would be great, as I have not varied this theme since I installed it 12 months ago.
    Beware if you update with service pack 3 everyone, you’ll lose your theme.

  183. Scott

    May 13th, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Thanks. It’s Great.

  184. alex

    May 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    godlike. Really impressed with it and havent had any problems with it or any programs so far. Thx.

  185. Andy

    May 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Thank you very much……..^_*

  186. DJ MELV!N

    May 24th, 2008 at 3:39 am

    yes i like it tnx.. :)

  187. Ben

    Jun 1st, 2008 at 7:03 pm

    hey i download and applyed it but when i turn of the comp and restart it donest come up with it?
    how can i set it so it stays up all the time even after a resart of the computer??

    Cheers!!!

  188. mohamed

    Jun 15th, 2008 at 1:51 am

    thnx

  189. Niall ere

    Jun 18th, 2008 at 3:54 am

    Hi, i think this theme is mint, is there actually other themes available to download as well?

  190. Jay

    Jun 24th, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    Oo this is exactly what I was looking for. It nearly matches AeroFox, except it has a slight blue tint. Ah well, good enough for me!

  191. Stürm

    Jul 24th, 2008 at 6:16 am

    Looks very nice with the FireFox 2 theme ‘Blue Moonlight Vista’.

    Thanks for the theme, been using it for almost a year now.

  192. Mike

    Jul 28th, 2008 at 5:05 pm

    Beautiful!

  193. Alexey

    Aug 11th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you very much!

  194. Peb.

    Aug 19th, 2008 at 2:38 am

    It’s amazing! thank you so much! :)

  195. joe m

    Aug 27th, 2008 at 3:46 am

    Every time I turn off my computer, and when I go on it after it turns into windows classic white skin.
    How do I make it stick to the same skin.
    :)

  196. joe m

    Aug 27th, 2008 at 4:13 am

    hey this OK I guess but I found a even cooler theme, and it saves it on your Appearances.
    Because this theme is annoying cuse when you restart your computer or turn of it gets rid of it so download myn.:
    :) go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75078 :)

  197. This_PWNS

    Sep 16th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    This is freaking amazing its not much but it is so cool looking and i found this look to be the only real advantage of vista… I also feel better that apparently Microsoft authorized it

  198. blade

    Oct 4th, 2008 at 4:12 pm

    dooood very nice

  199. Varinder

    Oct 8th, 2008 at 2:23 am

    this is sik styll sfe

  200. tomster

    Oct 20th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    this theme is cool, cuz i love black color!

    but every time i turn off my lap top and the next day turn it back on, the theme is gone, kinda like it did not save.

    what do i do to keep this theme permanent?

  201. bob

    Oct 27th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    each time i download it and extract it it works but when i log off and when i log back on its not there

  202. EFRAIN

    Oct 28th, 2008 at 8:52 am

    I SAW THIS THEME ON MY NEPHEW I WAS LIKE WHAT THE HELL THIS IS COOL THEN I WENT TO MY COMPUTER AND I WAS LOOKING FOR IT AND I GOT IT ITS COOL

  203. LUDWIG-VAN-BEETHOVEN

    Oct 29th, 2008 at 9:31 am

    Hey!! Everyone who has a problem about that when you restart your computer, the theme you set is gone.

    As one of the guest above suggested:
    To prevent the new theme from going away when you restart, make sure you save the zip file to your hard drive instead of simply opening it. Then, after you have completed the instructions at the top of this page, AND BEFORE YOU CLICK “APPLY” OR “OK”, go to the Themes tab and click Save As. This will allow you to save this in your themes folder, and everything will stay intact next time you restart.

    Yeah, you just follow his suggestion. And your theme won’t be away when you restart your computer. I just miss to Save As before I click OK. However, it has been solved and I’m now enjoying my new theme very much.

    Thanks

  204. piexing

    Nov 3rd, 2008 at 2:30 am

    I’m using the Zune theme now. Royale Noir is schveet. :)

  205. Dr.Arjun

    Nov 9th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Ive been searchin for dis theme for a long time thank you very much !

  206. Hossein

    Nov 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

    Thanks Thanks Thanks IT IS REALLY GREAT & COOL
    Easy to Install & Enjoy Using It

  207. jacob stallard

    Nov 19th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    this is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  208. naman

    Nov 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 am

    thanx dude u rule i like the roylal theme better than the royale noir also the zune theme is cooler than royale noir (p.s. im using zune theme right now)

  209. spiderwebby

    Nov 26th, 2008 at 6:25 am

    it dosent look like a standard xp theme. the start button has a bit of a suspect edge and turns green when you hover over it.

    you sure this isnt a custom one?

  210. e-z-e

    Dec 1st, 2008 at 10:10 am

    ya should look at this it has a buch of stuf to customize you computer http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/en.cat.7.html

  211. geoworld

    Dec 13th, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    Thanks, what a fantastic look.

  212. Peyman

    Jan 2nd, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    that was gr8, tnx

  213. richiejenkins

    Jan 5th, 2009 at 3:39 am

    Been trying to find this for yonks, cheers

  214. drew

    Jan 12th, 2009 at 9:34 am

    okay im confused i downloaded it and applied it but whenever i restart my computer it changed back to the classic windows style and the royal noir goes away =/

  215. Jeff

    Jan 12th, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Drew, if you have service pack 3 installed, this will not work, however Royal Zune does. Also, I have found some systems that are HP Dell etc don’t all like this theme.

  216. Jorann

    Jan 21st, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    Dude, thank you soo much.
    this looks so much better than the standard version! I love it!

  217. Stas

    Jan 30th, 2009 at 7:33 am

    OMG!! This is the best theme ever and they did not publish it??? IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  218. Lynn

    Feb 4th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Please Help. Im having hugge dificulty in downloading Royale Noir, I managed to download just the files for Appearance but not for themes, as In my desktop doesnt change. Surely it cant be this difficult.

  219. W. Lee

    Feb 20th, 2009 at 6:13 am

    Long, W3bbo, thank you for this. My desktop now matches the inside of my skull. With a certain kind of love, W. Lee

  220. srk

    Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:10 am

    will it cost money if we dowload??

  221. viky

    Mar 1st, 2009 at 6:56 am

    hi all u people try this royale noir theme on tuneup utilities
    trust me i tried no probs

  222. Mehul

    Mar 5th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    Many many thanks for this theme. I really like it because it is the simplest theme and still aesthetically improved I was looking for it. Regards.

  223. RyRy

    Mar 9th, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Thanks a million, looks great! No problems so far and it was easy to set up!

  224. Amirz

    Mar 18th, 2009 at 10:37 am

    Thanks alot! Long Live Xp by this theme!

  225. diki

    Mar 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 am

    Thanks a million, looks great! No problems so far and it was easy to set up!

  226. MIKE

    Mar 29th, 2009 at 6:05 am

    you can dowload all themes from this site for free. :)

  227. #one

    Apr 9th, 2009 at 6:14 am

    go to crystalxp .net on that site they have everything from wallpapers to full themes its all free you don’t have to sing up

  228. jj

    Apr 28th, 2009 at 11:06 am

    i love this theme, works great

  229. alo

    May 13th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    start button is nt so smooth….i dint like that feature

  230. azdren

    May 19th, 2009 at 7:09 am

    you are very bad bad bad

  231. magia

    May 28th, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    oooooooooooooooooooooooops its a virus

  232. Liam

    Jun 7th, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    O.O I love this theme works great

  233. asus_512

    Jun 17th, 2009 at 1:19 am

    i like it

  234. Beatrix Lac

    Jun 18th, 2009 at 9:04 am

    hello!, i’m from Finland..i really like this, it’s so fast to install!
    CONGRAGULATIONS!!! :-D

  235. Sonny

    Jun 18th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    hey pips try the win7 transpack from winX, its great

  236. Dimitrije

    Jun 21st, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    Great job man. Works perfectly !!! Tanks :)

  237. Matt

    Aug 2nd, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    Hey thx it works great but i cant get it permanent in the theme list in properties

    The theme is awesome anywayz

  238. DIESEL_508

    Aug 15th, 2009 at 11:24 am

    WOW ! A 4 year post but can understand why. ITS FANTASTIC!!! Thanks for this hats off 2 u.
    Oh and for any1 else who has probs keeping theme applyed when restarting.
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    THERE IS A LINK FOR A EASY INSTALL DOWNLOAD OF THIS!!! dated: April 28 2008 :-)
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    AND HERE IS A FIREFOX ADD-ON TO GO WITH IT https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4908
    LOOKS SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD TOGETHER! NOT FAR FROM PERFECT IF YA ASK ME!

  239. DIESEL_508

    Aug 15th, 2009 at 11:35 am

    or this as a add-on (not so black as other) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8998

  240. Charlie

    Aug 29th, 2009 at 1:15 am

    Well, I looked through all the comments and did it all right. But my computer is still stuck in the Windows Classic theme. I had it on the Zune theme, but then I logged off and on, and now it’s in the Windows Classic gray theme. I also can’t do anything in the all programs area of the start menu. It’s sort of freaky.

  241. freakyfry3

    Aug 31st, 2009 at 4:31 am

    this is mad niceeee :D

  242. Shitty7

    Aug 31st, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    nah its a shit sloppy MS job.. my mods to this theme are 10x better , and way way better than the crap vista aero style…. better than anyone elses mods of it aswel I might add.. good luck finding it though

  243. Willard

    Sep 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 am

    Excuse me. So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.
    I am from Zealand and too bad know English, give please true I wrote the following sentence: “This focus, made as a warm process hair or disease, is administered on conditions that sustain more also when they are smaller.”

    THX ;-) , Willard.

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  11. Royale Noir: Spice up your Windows at WWWorker - Sascha A. Carlin

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 8:59 pm

    [...] Royale Noir. Nice one. And doesn’t require any ugly uxthemes.dll-hacking. royale, theme, windows [...]

  12. Delicate Genius Blog » Blog Archive » Royale Noir XP theme

    Oct 30th, 2006 at 10:47 pm

    [...] Download and instructions here. [...]

  13. » Hidden Windows XP Theme Discovered Tips Dr.com

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 1:49 am

    [...] This skin has not been released to anyone outside Microsoft, until now. Source: istartedsomething.com [...]

  14. imagesafari blog » Blog Archive » Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 4:54 am

    [...] Link [...]

  15. Tuzworld » Archive » Hidden XP Theme

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 6:34 am

    [...] A theme that was developed by Microsoft while developing the Media Center theme.read more | digg story [...]

  16. Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered at Ge Thoughts

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 6:49 am

    [...] Quoted from istartedsomething Written by Long Zheng. [...]

  17. Sebastien’s blog » Blog Archive » XP ROyal Black theme

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 7:50 am

    [...] This is a prety stylish theme for Win XP you should give it a try it looks pretty nice. download link and instructions can be found here  [...]

  18. Go Black! Secret “Royale Noir” XP theme uncovered « Hotware: Dirk’s Software Blog

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 9:03 am

    [...] via I started Something Posted by Dirk Filed in Cool Tools [...]

  19. Royale-Noir-Theme für Windows XP — Software Guide

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 9:44 am

    [...] Bei istartedsomething gibt es nun eine modifiziertes Royale-Theme namens Royale Noir, welches sich ebenfalls ohne Änderungen direkt einsetzen lässt: Das Theme macht einen guten Eindruck und läuft wie von Royale gewohnt sehr stabil, ohne irgendwelcher seltsamen Effekte in manchen Anwendungen. [...]

  20. Blogschrott - » Win XP Theme Royale Noir

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 10:06 am

    [...] Diese nennt sich überraschender Weise “Royale Noir” und ist hier erhältlich. [...]

  21. Liebes Tagebuch...

    Oct 31st, 2006 at 11:09 am

    Royale Noir

    Royale Noir: Sehr schnes Windows-Theme das kein
    .dll-Hacking bentigt.

        Royale Noir

    (Via: WWWorker)

  22. » Happy Fourth Birthday, Media Center »  InsideMicrosoft - part of the Blog News Channel

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 12:58 am

    [...] Also worth noting: A second theme was developed for Media Center called Royale Noir, and it has just hit the internets. XP MCE ships with Royale Blue, which many people say is the best-looking Windows XP theme, but the product team considered a second theme, a dark version, that they ultimately never shipped. If you’re curious, you can now download Royale Noir, see if you like it. Really cool find. [...]

  23. Royale Noir: Secret XP theme, Uber Cool - Experimental

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 1:53 am

    [...] I just downloaded the Royale Noir Theme. It’s a secret XP theme, a black version of Royale Skin. Though it has a little bug, still it is a really nice theme. [...]

  24. Black Windows XP Theme « jason’s blog

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 2:08 am

    [...] http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  25. Interesting XP Theme « Common Dream

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 3:18 am

    [...] Royale Noir is an XP theme that Microsoft developed but never released. Someone found it and released it, and you can download it now. I tried it out, and wasn’t all that into it, but I’m still using the Windows Classic theme. [...]

  26. Nuudelisoppa » Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 3:42 am

    [...] istartedsomething BlogsNow [...]

  27. A Hidden Black Theme in XP

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 9:12 am

    [...] Source: IStartedSomething Related Post Yahoo Search Builder google_ad_client = “pub-9799121824679963″; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = “234×60_as”; google_ad_type = “text”; google_ad_channel =”0615819466″; google_color_border = “FBFBFB”; google_color_link = “0099FF”; google_color_bg = “FBFBFB”; google_color_text = “000000″; google_color_url = “008000″; [...]

  28. The Arcane and the Obvious

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 3:25 pm

    Royale Noir

    I’m all about skinning and themes. It’s a fun way to make my computer reflect me, to be more “mine.” Even better are free themes that don’t require a third party tool in order to apply them. Check out the…

  29. appytizers » Blog Archive » Royale Noir

    Nov 1st, 2006 at 5:33 pm

    [...] Finally, a beautiful dark theme for Windows XP. The story of Royale Noir is as mysterious as the name, but the theme is extremely classy and eye-endearing. Ignore the warnings on the linked post for the theme does not manifest any deficiencies during everyday usage. [...]

  30. /dev/nikc/blog » Royale Noir

    Nov 2nd, 2006 at 3:17 am

    [...] Royale Noir theme for Windows XP (via Navelfluff) [...]

  31. Void Receipt » All Saints’ Day 06!

    Nov 2nd, 2006 at 1:12 pm

    [...] Looks like a fairly well-polished Vista theme straight from MS has been released to the public – Royale Noir -  I’m using it right now and it’s not bad at all. I duno. I might post better stuff here soon. « FREE AT LAST. « [...]

  32. Milan’che » Archives » Windows XP Royale Noir tema in nekaj gadgetov

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 1:04 am

    [...] Sodelavec mi je danes zjutraj na uho prišepnil skrivnost o temi Royale Noir za Windows XP, katero so razvili v Microsoftu za Windows Media Center OS, a so se potem zaradi ogromne moči katero je skrivala v sebi odločili, da je ne pošljejo v javnost in jo obdržijo zase.. No, mladi dečko, znan po nadimku W3bbo, je to temo odkril in našel in sedaj lahko njene moči črpamo tudi mi, navadni zemljani (beri ne-Microsoftovci). Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered Sometime after the launch of XP, somewhere in Redmond, someone on the Microsoft design team was in the progress of developing something for Media Center. It was believed to be too powerful for public consumption and forever archived in the servers at 1 Microsoft Way. Now 3 years later, a young hobbit man by the name of W3bbo saw light of this unheard of theme, and traveled far and wide to uncover its mysteries. One theme to find. One theme to upload. One theme to rule them all. [...]

  33. Digitalna pajčevina » Windows XP Royale Noir tema in nekaj gadgetov

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 1:08 am

    [...] Sodelavec mi je danes zjutraj na uho prišepnil skrivnost o temi Royale Noir za Windows XP, katero so razvili v Microsoftu za Windows Media Center OS, a so se potem zaradi ogromne moči katero je skrivala v sebi odločili, da je ne pošljejo v javnost in jo obdržijo zase.. No, mladi dečko, znan po nadimku W3bbo, je to temo odkril in našel in sedaj lahko njene moči črpamo tudi mi, navadni zemljani (beri ne-Microsoftovci). Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered Sometime after the launch of XP, somewhere in Redmond, someone on the Microsoft design team was in the progress of developing something for Media Center. It was believed to be too powerful for public consumption and forever archived in the servers at 1 Microsoft Way. Now 3 years later, a young hobbit man by the name of W3bbo saw light of this unheard of theme, and traveled far and wide to uncover its mysteries. One theme to find. One theme to upload. One theme to rule them all. [...]

  34. An Awesome Windows XP Theme » Noisy, Noisy Man | Your daily dose of retard

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 5:08 am

    [...] Right now,I justi changed my Windows XP theme to Royal Noir, the supposedly unreleased skin that was developed for Windows  XP Media Center Edition. It’s mind-blowing. [Thanks, Jong!] Bookmark to: Filed under aside.  | [...]

  35. New Domain [V6] » Blog Archive » Windows XP Themes

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 11:06 am

    [...] Kinda purplish and all, not my type. Grab it here. [...]

  36. GuiStyle Customization » Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 11:47 am

    [...] Author: Microsoft(?) Download: istartedsomething [...]

  37. Two new themes signed by Microsoft « Memoirs of a QWERTY

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 3:38 pm

    [...] Get Royale Noir here. Get Zune here. [...]

  38. Delve Into Lunacy » Blog Archive » Unreleased Windows XP Theme - Royale Noir

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 4:55 pm

    [...] However, the other day I ran across a blog site (here) where they had discovered an official prototype theme called Royale Noir that was intended for Windows Media Center but was never implemented. It is very similar to the Longhorn palatte, if not identical, which I personally fell in love with the first time I saw it. The best part though is since it’s an official theme you don’t have to use any third party tool to use it. [...]

  39. I Love Everything

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 10:08 pm

    WINDOWS VISTA

    Royale Noir

  40. Temi grafici ufficiali e non per Windows XP

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 10:10 pm

    [...] Di quella soluzione grafica non è però possibile personalizzarne la tonalità di colore, limitato ai soli tre temi forniti (blu, grigio e verde oliva).Tempo fa aveva fatto la sua comparsa un tema chiamato Royale, basato su quello che veniva fornito con Windows Media Center edition: grazie a Digg, è ora di dominio pubblico una versione nera di Royale, molto affascinante, anche se presenta qualche imperfezione. [...]

  41. Temi grafici ufficiali e non per Windows XP « ShorTech Blog

    Nov 3rd, 2006 at 11:33 pm

    [...] Una delle caratteristiche di Windows XP, che saltarono subito all’occhio, fu il tema grafico delle finestre e della barra inferiore, quella barra blu tanto diversa dallo stile che per anni aveva caratterizzato le finestre di Windows.Di quella soluzione grafica non è però possibile personalizzarne la tonalità di colore, limitato ai soli tre temi forniti (blu, grigio e verde oliva). Tempo fa aveva fatto la sua comparsa un tema chiamato Royale, basato su quello che veniva fornito con Windows Media Center edition: grazie a Digg, è ora di dominio pubblico una versione nera di Royale, molto affascinante, anche se presenta qualche imperfezione. [...]

  42. The Arcane and the Obvious

    Nov 4th, 2006 at 7:16 am

    Zune Desktop Theme

    Well, if you like the Royale Noir theme I linked to below, you might also like the Zune theme. Link (via istartedsomething) There are two main differences I can spot. The Start button is orange, and it comes with an…

  43. Sashidhar Kokku's remote corner on the web...

    Nov 4th, 2006 at 8:03 am

    Black is beautiful.

    Long Zheng points to this Win Royale like theme but in black. For those who are mad about black….and

  44. devlinsblog.com » Royale Noir: Black is the new blue.

    Nov 4th, 2006 at 8:44 am

    [...] Link [...]

  45. links for 2006-11-04 « Donghai Ma

    Nov 4th, 2006 at 3:39 pm

    [...] Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered at istartedsomething (tags: computer windows design) [...]

  46. The new colors of …. « Teenage tantrums.

    Nov 4th, 2006 at 4:14 pm

    [...] Download Royale here ! [...]

  47. Devlin’s Blog » Royale Noir: Black is the new blue.

    Nov 5th, 2006 at 7:02 am

    [...] Link [...]

  48. .rico {spank2.be}

    Nov 5th, 2006 at 9:23 am

    Black desperados (thmes noirs pour XP)

    Windows XP et son apparence “Playskool” vous fatigue, passez du ct obscur de l’OS (c’est dj fait certains diront…) avec 2 thmes noirs. Attention pas une couche de peinture suplmentaire comme le propose les logiciels de customisation de…

  49. Melodiefabriek » Blog Archive » Royale Noir, msstyles theme

    Nov 5th, 2006 at 7:34 pm

    [...] Read more about the theme or download and install it straight away. [...]

  50. apoloni.com.br » Blog Archive » Tema Royale Noir

    Nov 6th, 2006 at 1:49 am

    [...] Mas tenho de adimitir que esse tema que vazou da Microsoft é tão simples e bonito que resolvi dar uma chance pro coitado. [...]

  51. Royale Noir, Windows XP de lo más oscuro « elAnalista

    Nov 6th, 2006 at 6:53 am

    [...]      http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir [...]

  52. Bite my bytes

    Nov 6th, 2006 at 7:26 am

    Official Windows XP Styles

  53. Outros temas do windows… « …

    Nov 6th, 2006 at 12:57 pm

    [...] Royale Noir: [...]

  54. Free & New Windows XP Theme « BJ Thoughts…

    Nov 6th, 2006 at 4:46 pm

    [...] Then recently I was reading on an article at Windows X’s Shrine and noted that Microsoft have launched Zune dot net and they have included a “new” Windows XP theme which changes the green “Start” button into orange and gives some Vista feel on the background. It is known as Zune Desktop Theme. To be fair, this theme is not something new but was actually modified from an existing theme called “Royale Noir” but it is welcome change nonetheless. [...]

  55. Throx Portal » Blog Archive » Royale Noir: Window XP theme

    Nov 7th, 2006 at 1:27 am

    [...] This is not my work, please go here to read the full review. [...]

  56. Nathan’s Blog - Wired World Wonderings » Welcome to the Zune ads

    Nov 7th, 2006 at 5:37 pm

    [...] After several months with the Energy Blue theme (aka Royale) for Windows XP, I was interested in a replacement for this bright blue theme. I came across Royale Noir on Istartedsomething (via John’s blog), which includes the original blue as well as a black iteration. The latter is nice, but inactive Windows are a bit too dark on my LCD. A comment on Istartedsomething referred me to my new theme on Zune.net (lower right image), which is basically an updated version of Royale Noir. [...]

  57. navelfluff » Royale Noir WinXP theme

    Nov 9th, 2006 at 9:58 pm

    [...] If you’re bored with the Windows “crayon” (sorry, Luna) theme, you could always check out the Royale Noir theme — while waiting for a similar one to appear with Vista. [...]

  58. Fonsie’s blog - » Microsoft climbing to the throne

    Nov 10th, 2006 at 11:53 pm

    [...] The other day I got past Microsoft’s answer to Appel’s IPod player, called Zune. I must admit it looks nice, looking forward trying it in real life, maybe it will be an alternative to my IPod Mini. On their site they’ve got a Windows XP theme that has a Windows Vista look to it, which I’m using, and I think it is a nice alternative to the default “Fisher Price” theme. (I found an alternative without a orange button.) [...]

  59. I Only Wish » Blog Archive » Hidden XP Theme

    Nov 11th, 2006 at 11:15 pm

    [...] read more | digg story [...]

  60. http://skit.id.au » Hidden Dark XP Theme

    Nov 13th, 2006 at 3:55 pm

    [...] Theme was apparently developed by Microsoft for Windows Media Centre. Makes for a nice dark theme for design work. Allows you to concentrate and focus on the image your working on rather than the surroundings. Lightroom is a perfect example of this, and this theme eliminates the distraction from the OS elements.read more | digg story These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

  61. http://skit.id.au » Hidden Dark XP Theme

    Nov 13th, 2006 at 3:57 pm

    [...] Hidden Dark XP Theme Theme was apparently developed by Microsoft for Windows Media Centre. Makes for a nice dark theme for design work. Allows you to concentrate and focus on the image your working on rather than the surroundings. Lightroom is a perfect example of this, and this theme eliminates the distraction from the OS elements. digg story These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

  62. Chrome’s Blog » Royale Noir

    Nov 18th, 2006 at 2:07 am

    [...] Das Ganze kann hier heruntergeladen werden, auf der Seite gibt es auch noch ein paar weitere Informationen dazu. [...]

  63. StopGeek.com Royale Noir: Secret XP Theme Uncovered | -Mods #1 stop for your daily dose of geek!

    Nov 23rd, 2006 at 4:05 am

    [...] Istartedsomething.com has found a hidden theme in XP that kind of looks like the theme from the beta build of Vista. [...]

  64. ..:: Tiemsches Blog ::.. – Windows in schwarz ist schick!

    Nov 24th, 2006 at 9:43 am

    [...] Um eine schicke schwarze XP-Oberfläche zu bekommen, muss man nicht mehr warten bis endlich der XP-Nachfolger Vista auf den Markt kommt oder sein XP hacken, damit es inoffizielle Themen akzeptiert. Um seinen neuen iPod-Konkurrenten Zune zu promoten, hat sich Microsoft etwas ganz Besonderes einfallen lassen: Und zwar ein neues Windows-Thema namens Zune. Farblich ähnelt es dem XP-Nachfolger Vista. Eine schicke Alternative ist Royale Noir. Ein Thema, das Microsoft für die Media Edition von Windows entwickelte, aber wohl nie offiziell freigab. Jedenfalls hat es auch eine Windows-Signatur und bedarf keines Hacks, um zum Laufen gebracht zu werden. [...]

  65. EGM Weblog » Royale Noir - das geheime Theme für Windows XP

    Nov 24th, 2006 at 10:16 pm

    [...] Bei der Entwicklung von XP Media Center Edition wurde in den Bastelstuben von Microsoft zum Standardtheme “Royale” auch eine schwarze Variante gebaut. Diese wurde jedoch nie offiziell veröffentlicht – bis jetzt (so stehts zumindestens auf dieser Page zu lesen). Und dort kann man sich das hochelegante Theme auch herunterladen, dann entpacken nach C:WINDOWSResourcesThemesRoyale Noir, Doppelklick auf luna.msstyles und aktivieren. Funktioniert prächtig und benötigt keine gepatchte UxTheme.dll, dürfte also echt sein. | | | Ernst | 12:15 | Windoof | 0 Views | (Keine Bewertung bisher)  Loading … [...]

  66. Life according to Gordon» Blog Archive » CompewD3rz pew pew

    Dec 2nd, 2006 at 3:34 pm

    [...] From what I understand, they never totally finished it, and ended up abandoning it before the final adjustments. But they left the remnants of it lying around, and eventually enough people found it, liked it, and uploaded it to the web. I like it so much that I’ve created a simple installer (batch script), and repacked it for all of you with this convenient install file included. So all you need to do is download this ZIP file, run the installer, and voila!…cool blackness. [...]

  67. Gerard's Web Log

    Dec 6th, 2006 at 9:55 pm

    Black Skin (voor Windows)…

    …

  68. baterflyy blog » Blog Archive » here we go

    Dec 16th, 2006 at 7:32 am

    [...] Azóta szinte csak meló, plusz közben egy kis design-váltás, hiszen naná, hogy a Royale Noir-t nekem is ki kellett próbálnom :] Az új Windows theme-hez persze új Winamp theme is dukál, hiszen az Anunaki skin-t eszem ágában sem volt lecserélni: a Black Muddy Water egész jól passzol hozzá. A bicajos háttérképet is levettem, helyette hirtelenjében feltettem a ‘here we go’ c. explodingdog képet. Az új Trillian skin jobb híján az Aikon3 lett, és kerestem Firefox-hoz is, de egyik sem győzött meg. GMail skin színsémái közül a Slate nevűt válaszottam. Lehet, hogy ezt egyszer kifejtem bővebben is, vagy mutogatok több képet. [...]

  69. Scarform.com » Blog Archive » Windows XP “Noir”

    Dec 18th, 2006 at 9:57 am

    [...] Full story and download available at Istartedsomething.com on this verified Windows XP theme. The best theme I’ve seen, in my opinion. Why don’t they have any more out there like it? Posted by Matthew Trevino Filed in eWhore [...]

  70. Netsensei » Blog Archive » Show me yours

    Dec 23rd, 2006 at 8:15 am

    [...] De theme is Noir Royale en de wallpaper heb ik van deze site gehaald. Het gaat met ups en downs, maar graag hou ik het een beetje proper op mijn desktop. Helaas, helaas is dat meer niet dan wel het geval. Ik laat nog al eens bestanden rondslingeren. Ik heb voor de gelegenheid alles opgeruimd en in de desktop gegooid. Overigens hoop ik tijdens de kersvakantie eens een paar avonden te reserveren om de boel op mijn desktop pc uit te kuisen: MP3’s ordenen, installatiebestanden beheren,… Ik heb alvast een hoop appjes die ik toch nooit gebruik, ervan gegooid. En ik zou ook nog eens mijn ubuntu installatie moeten herbekijken. [...]

  71. ClarkIsGhetto.com » Blog Archive » Royale Noir (Black Media Center Theme)

    Dec 29th, 2006 at 10:48 pm

    [...] An official unreleased skin from Microsoft. Basically the Media Center skin but black. Click here for more. [...]

  72. demodulated » Why my Windows XPerience is better than yours

    Jan 6th, 2007 at 8:21 am

    [...] Get info and the installer for KeyLaunch here! [...]

  73. bodr » Blog Archive » háccsu

    Jan 6th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

    [...] Ez az egyetlen pingback pedig elég volt ahhoz, hogy majdnem tízszeresére ugorjon a látogatottságom 8-O Címkék:bibi, bioritmus, blog, címke, website, wiw [...]

  74. boxless » Royale Noir - a mystery XP theme by Microsoft

    Jan 15th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

    [...] Since a friend (sylverstyle) showed me this XP Theme I felt in love with it from first sight. The original article is from Long Zheng and the man who has digged it out from the Microsoft`s archives is Channel9 member W3bbo . During Royale’s development (the XP Media Center theme), the graphic artists also produced a black version of the skin. The result is named “Royale Noir”. If Royale was a day, Royale Noir is the night. [...]

  75. klexo

    Jan 27th, 2007 at 7:26 am

    Modifichiamo il tema di Windows XP

    Per chi non lo sapesse in rete girano molti temi per modificare l’aspetto di XP. Chi si sente annoiato del solito aspetto può con una semplice procedura cambiare il tema di XP. Windows XP, tuttavia, permette di scegliere solo il tema di default

  76. Ronin Marketeer » Pimp your XP and Listen to The Show

    Jan 29th, 2007 at 2:30 pm

    [...] latest M Show is going up right now. One other cool thing, if you want to give your Windows XP a cool new look without upgrading to Vista, check out this theme. I’ve been using it for the past week and really like it… Bookmark [...]

  77. » Blog Archive »

    Feb 3rd, 2007 at 1:58 pm

    [...] If you’re doing this to try out the Royale Noir theme, download it here http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  78. SuperBowl 2007 Zune Edition 042 | Zune Media Device

    Feb 6th, 2007 at 9:18 am

    [...] Here are some downloads for the XP royal-noir theme (no software required) German: http://www.prometeo.de/blog/WindowsXPsDunkleSeele.aspx English: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  79. Theme lawa untuk windows XP di InfoMalaya Blog

    Feb 9th, 2007 at 5:02 am

    [...] Royale Noir : Download [...]

  80. tribe.net: www.istartedsomething.com

    Feb 12th, 2007 at 5:38 pm

    Re: gotj windows themes

    Thanks, Isara. I downloaded these icons: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation…

  81. Blog TXT

    Feb 22nd, 2007 at 7:29 am

    XP-Theme in schwarz

    Wenn man die Lust an seinem blauen, grünen oder silbernen Windows XP-Theme verloren hat, schaltet auf schwarz, das geheime Royal Noir Theme. Sehr einfach und sieht wirklich nicht übel aus. In diesem Blog wird darüber berichtet und das Theme zum down…

  82. Blog this! » Blog Archive » Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered

    Feb 26th, 2007 at 1:35 am

    [...] Originally developed for Windows Media Center OS, this theme is now uncovered. Download link and install instruction can be found at istartedsomething.com [...]

  83. Xp >Vista, not quite next gen. « Misa’s World

    Mar 6th, 2007 at 2:33 pm

    [...] What I like about it is the color, and for someone like me, who lieks to keep things simple, a new theme like this was just what I needed. Get your own Noir at….this page. [...]

  84. [Themes | Desktops | Win XP] Ayuda - Alkon Foro

    Mar 9th, 2007 at 11:10 am

    [...] llama Royale Noir, lo que tiene de bueno es que es oficial de microsoft. Lo podes conseguir de aca: Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered – istartedsomething Tene en cuenta que para otros temas que consigas por ahi vas a tener que parchear el registro o [...]

  85. Matt’s World » Sweet new face for XP

    Mar 14th, 2007 at 7:12 am

    [...] up into XP, olive didn’t look so appealing anymore. Then today, I stumbled across this site:Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered I don’t even remember how I found it or what I was looking for in the first place. But [...]

  86. "Hidden" Windows XP Themes - X-Devs

    Mar 17th, 2007 at 6:24 am

    [...] the internets a few minutes ago, jusst looking for something to do, and I came across this article. Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered – istartedsomething It’s of a Windows XP skin that was Microsoft made, something that was never added into the themes. [...]

  87. XP Secret Skin at It’s not PR0N

    Mar 26th, 2007 at 6:58 pm

    [...] sort of 3rd party software. Here are some screen shots. If you want the Original you can DL it from here. [...]

  88. djag world » windows vista

    Apr 2nd, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    [...] you want to experience the Vists look install the Royale noir secret xp theme on this site http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  89. doxdo.net وبلاگ دودردو » معرفی یک تم زیبا برای ویندوز ایکس‌پی

    Apr 5th, 2007 at 5:28 pm

    [...] بنام خدا از نظر من، زیباترین ویندوز XP مایکروسافت، نسخه‌ی Windows XP Media Center است. اگر این نسخه رو دارید و استفاده می‌کنید، به احتمال زیاد با من هم‌عقیده هستید. اما اگر این نسخه رو ندارید و هنوز استفاده نکردید، با Download تم زیبای RoyaleNoir از نمای ظاهری ایکس‌پی مدیاسنتر رو حتی زیباتر از مدیاسنتر در اختیار بگیرید و از اون لذت ببیرید. البته این Theme (تم)، تم سلطنتی هم لقب داره. چندروز قبل، به یک سایت خارجی رسیدم و یک “تم” زیبا از اونجا دریافت کردم. اونجور که از اسم این “تم” پیداست، هدف اصلی از ساخت این “تم” این بوده که رنگ نوار عنوان و منوی استارت و… رو مشکی کنه، جوری که سایه داشته باشه، و سایه و رنگ مشکی توی هم ادغام شده باشه (ظاهراً رنگ آبی‌سایه‌دار، هدف اصلی نبوده). زمانی که این “تم” رو Download کردم، استفاده از رنگ مشکی‌سایه‌دار هیچ مشکلی نداشت، اما یک رنگ آبی‌سایه‌دار هم بصورت نصفه‌و‌نیمه توی “تم” وجود داشت که بعضی جاها رو پشتیبانی می‌کرد و بعضی جاها رو… [خودتون ببینید]. این حالت، برای من که دارم از نسخه‌ی XP Media Center استفاده می‌کنم، اصلاً خوش‌آیند نبود. سخن کوتاه کنم، یک فایل از محل Themeهای ویندوز ایکس‌پی‌ مدیاسنتر آوردم بیرون و به نرم‌افزاری که Download کرده بودم اضاف کردم و به‌یاری خدا کاری که انجام دادم نتیجه داد و اون نقص نصفه‌ونیمه‌ای که توی Themeی دریافتی‌م وجود داشت، برطرف شد. اگر از ظاهر ویندوز ایکس‌پی خسته شده‌اید، اگر ویندوز مدیاسنتر رو ندارید، و حتی اگر ایکس‌پی مدیاسنتر رو دارید، فکر می‌کنم این “تم” (Theme) با دوتا رنگ زیبایی که داره، می‌تونه استفاده از ویندوز نه‌چندان زیبای XP رو براتون قابل تحمل (و شاید لذت‌بخش) کنه. برای استفاده از این نرم‌افزار >اینجامبارک باشه فقط نکته‌ی مهم اینکه برای انتخاب یکی از دو رنگ مشکی‌سایه‌دار (Royale Noir)، یا آبی‌سایه‌دار (Royal)، باید حتماً به محل ذخیره‌ی برنامه برید و فایل luna رو کلیک کنید تا به Display Properties منتقل بشید و بتونید یکی از اون دو رنگ رو انتخاب کنید. اگر بخواید از راه دیگه‌ای به Display Properties برید، نتیجه‌ی خوبی نمی‌گیرید! نام منبع: istartedsomething.com لینک مستقیم مطلب در istartedsomething.com [...]

  90. Free and useful tools at Netsua.com

    Apr 7th, 2007 at 2:37 am

    [...] and Royale Noir – Two beautiful Windows XP themes. (read my full [...]

  91. Post your system - S-10 Forum

    Apr 12th, 2007 at 12:05 am

    [...] by monkeydude3602000 Just wondering… How did you get a black theme? Can you dload them? Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered – istartedsomething I got it on all my screens and love it lol __________________ Danny 94 S10 P/U – [...]

  92. Aziz Dogan - IT Dienstleistungen » Blog Archive » Vista Feeling für Windows XP - Royal Noir

    Apr 17th, 2007 at 3:23 am

    [...] Variante des Royale-Themes, wobei ich die schwarze Royale-Variante bevorzuge. Das Theme kann bei istartedsomething.com runtergeladen [...]

  93. Nice XP Theme « .net and other musings

    Apr 25th, 2007 at 4:01 am

    [...] XP Theme 24 04 2007 I Came across a supposedly hidden and unreleased XP theme: Royale Noir, that doesn’t require patching of uxtheme.dll. It’s kinda like the Zune and XP Media [...]

  94. Sleepless Travels Reloaded / Screenshot time!

    May 17th, 2007 at 2:58 am

    [...] Thanks to the Opera skin discussion on the Opera Facebook group, I came to know of the Royale Noir skin (history of skin here). [...]

  95. Novak’s Blog » Tools & programs for fresh computer

    Jun 18th, 2007 at 5:54 pm

    [...] for Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT (16 and 32 bit). Can be used for FTP transfers. Royal Noir Theme … secret Windows XP [...]

  96. bodr » Blog Archive » mégis

    Jun 19th, 2007 at 7:37 pm

    [...] / lesz vele némi szopódás. Egyébként akkor távolodtam el érzelmileg a Trilliantől, amikor Royale Noir theme lett a [...]

  97. .bootstrap » Black Windows XP Theme

    Jun 21st, 2007 at 12:48 am

    [...] More on the Royale Noir and a Microsoft Zune related theme here (danish) and here. [...]

  98. Freeware Tools

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  99. .bootstrap » Windows XP Themes

    Jul 2nd, 2007 at 12:16 am

    [...] Download the Royale theme here and the Royale Noir theme here or here (1). [...]

  100. Windows XP Themes - Royale Noir

    Jul 4th, 2007 at 2:40 am

    [...] out Royale Noir Windows themes which discover by IStartedSomething. A cool windows themes which is a glossy dark coloured version from original Royale theme. i have [...]

  101. Small tutorial: how to paint muscles in PS - Page 2 - FileFront Gaming Forums

    Jul 13th, 2007 at 9:50 am

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  102. John and Jenn.net » Soooo…

    Jul 15th, 2007 at 1:59 am

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  103. Vista or xp? - Computer Forums

    Jul 27th, 2007 at 9:37 am

    [...] Vista or xp? my favorite is Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered – istartedsomething __________________ Gigabyte N650SLI-DS4 rev 1.0 Motherboard Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 overclocked to [...]

  104. Awesome Windows XP Task Bar Themes « The world according to Jeremy

    Aug 11th, 2007 at 9:53 am

    [...] http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  105. .bootstrap » Free XP Themes

    Aug 18th, 2007 at 9:04 pm

    [...] Download the Royale theme here and the Royale Noir theme here or here (1). [...]

  106. .bootstrap » Download Windows XP Skins

    Aug 18th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    [...] Download the Royale skin here and the Royale Noir skin here or here (1). [...]

  107. Hidden XP Theme | Tech Digger

    Aug 19th, 2007 at 8:59 am

    [...] read more | digg story [...]

  108. JT’s Blog -

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  109. Hidden XP Theme | jamielesouef.com

    Aug 21st, 2007 at 4:25 pm

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  110. Ealden Escañan » Blog Archive » Royale Noir and

    Aug 21st, 2007 at 9:09 pm

    [...] a darker version of Royale, the theme that came with XP Media Center Edition.  It was not completed and was never released outside of Microsoft – until recently that is.  The version I’m using is a completed one, with [...]

  111. Sincerely.. James » Blog Archive » Royale Noir: The Secret Dark XP Theme

    Aug 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm

    [...] I stumbled upon a cool article dealing with a secret theme that was developed originally for Microsoft Media Edition by Microsoft [...]

  112. Royale Theme يک تم زيبا براي ويندوز ایکس‌پی « مهتاب

    Aug 23rd, 2007 at 4:00 am

    [...] فقط نکته‌ی مهم اینکه برای انتخاب یکی از دو رنگ مشکی‌سایه‌دار (Royale Noir)، یا آبی‌سایه‌دار (Royal)، باید حتماً از مسیرStart Menu > Royale Theme، فایل luna رو کلیک کنید تا به Display Properties منتقل بشید و بتونید یکی از اون دو رنگ رو انتخاب کنید. اگر بخواید از راه دیگه‌ای به Display Properties برید، نتیجه‌ی خوبی نمی‌گیرید! [+] لینک مستقیم نرم‌افزار در istartedsomething.com  [...]

  113. Windows XP Themes...Royale Noir - Zelda Universe Forums

    Aug 24th, 2007 at 1:53 am

    [...] on how I can use it? Any help would be appreciated! Oh, and in case you’re not sure what it is… Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered – istartedsomething __________________ Check out Crazy Boris Productions for a great laugh! [...]

  114. Interesting | Lifehacker

    Aug 25th, 2007 at 8:14 pm

    [...] Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered [...]

  115. Hidden XP Theme | Gadgets Guide

    Aug 25th, 2007 at 8:36 pm

    [...] read more | digg story [...]

  116. Post your wallpaper/background/desktop. - Coffee Lounge

    Aug 30th, 2007 at 2:50 am

    [...] won’t cause a hit on your performance like even the most basic WindowBlinds theme. You can get it HERE or you can pick up the Zune theme HERE which is essentially identical save for an orange start [...]

  117. The power of the dark side : the JHK blog | UNN

    Aug 31st, 2007 at 2:53 am

    [...] wish I could have a more stylish taskbar“? Well, it turns out you are in luck. Say hello to Royale Noir. This quick and simple “hack” transforms your boring old taskbar (be it blue, green, or [...]

  118. Royale Noir Theme for Win XP « akhdian : dian ardiyansah blog

    Aug 31st, 2007 at 12:30 pm

    [...] http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  119. Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) - istartedsomething — wisselend tij

    Sep 5th, 2007 at 8:12 pm

    [...] Royale Noir voor XP, vreselijk stijlvol. [...]

  120. KlavierMan

    Sep 10th, 2007 at 11:01 am

    KlavierMan…

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  121. XP theme para vocês « ActaNews

    Sep 30th, 2007 at 2:45 am

    [...] Download Royale Noir [...]

  122. Violindip.Com » Comment on Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) by XP …

    Sep 30th, 2007 at 4:19 am

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  123. Zune Theme para Windows XP « The Cost of Redemption

    Oct 1st, 2007 at 2:35 am

    [...] 1:35 pm (windows) Tags: tema, windows xp, zune Zune é um tema para Windows XP, parecido com o Royale Noir, a diferença é que oferece mais opções de [...]

  124. Krunk4Ever! » Blog Archive » Black XP Theme

    Oct 1st, 2007 at 5:48 pm

    [...] then found: Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered. Theme is very similar to the Zune Desktop. The shades of black and gray are definitely not the [...]

  125. Royale Noir Window XP theme

    Oct 2nd, 2007 at 10:11 pm

    [...] is not my work, please go here to read the full review. Posted in [...]

  126. Black Royale Theme For Windows XP « Anything Goes

    Oct 7th, 2007 at 2:02 am

    [...] Download Royale Noir [...]

  127. Bungie Firefox theme… viste a Firefox de Halo 3 :

    Oct 7th, 2007 at 5:31 pm

    [...] que Bungie nos recomienda que pongamos este tema de Firefox con Royal Noir theme, un tema para Windows XP que nos deja el sistema operativo de Windows XP con un “look” [...]

  128. Tema de Halo 3 para Firefox

    Oct 7th, 2007 at 8:30 pm

    [...] que se puede ver mucho mejor (en Windows XP por lo menos) si lo combinamos con el con el tema Royal Noir, como puedes ver en el pantallazo que acompaña a este [...]

  129. Bungie Firefox theme… viste a Firefox de Halo 3

    Oct 7th, 2007 at 11:10 pm

    [...] que Bungie nos recomienda que pongamos este tema de Firefox con Royal Noir theme, un tema para Windows XP que nos deja el sistema operativo de Windows XP con un “look” [...]

  130. Ghillie Suits » Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) - istartedsomething

    Oct 23rd, 2007 at 8:54 am

    [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt<sep/>to download. Royale NoirSometime after the launch of XP, somewhere in Redmond, someone on the Microsoft de [...]

  131. Ghillie Suits » Comment on Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) by …

    Oct 23rd, 2007 at 12:02 pm

    [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptCheck it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’sa quick excerpt<sep/>to download. Royale NoirSometime after the launch of XP, somewhere in Redmond, someone on the Microsoft de […] [...]

  132. World Design O! » Blog Archive » Hidden XP Theme

    Oct 29th, 2007 at 7:47 am

    [...] read more | digg story [...]

  133. Royale Noir - Tema oscuro para Windows XP « Nohya

    Oct 30th, 2007 at 5:25 pm

    [...] Para descargarlo pueden ir al siguiente sitio (se encuentra al final del artículo dentro de un recuadro rojo): http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  134. Tired of Luna? « С.Т.Р.А.Н.Н.О. aka S.T.R.A.N.G.E.

    Nov 11th, 2007 at 12:32 am

    [...] Royale Noir theme download at Long Zheng’s Windows blog [...]

  135. V0lTr4n Bl0G » Bungie Firefox theme… viste a Firefox de Halo 3

    Nov 13th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    [...] que Bungie nos recomienda que pongamos este tema de Firefox con Royal Noir theme, un tema para Windows XP que nos deja el sistema operativo de Windows XP con un “look” [...]

  136. Unofficial Windows XP Themes - Microsoft « nevil

    Nov 16th, 2007 at 5:25 pm

    [...] Download Royale Noir theme from istartedsomething.com [...]

  137. Radist Microsoft Theme Never Released

    Nov 21st, 2007 at 7:06 am

    [...] http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/ [...]

  138. Part 2 - List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft | TechnoBuzz.net

    Nov 24th, 2007 at 4:51 pm

    [...] Royale Noir: “Secret” internal Microsoft XP Theme. [...]

  139. Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered - .::Leet-Mentality.Com::.

    Nov 28th, 2007 at 4:21 pm

    [...] that was named Royale Noir and that even works with Office 2003. info and screenshots; CODE Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething info and download; CODE Download Royale Noir Theme for WinXP 1.46 – Royale Noir is a secret XP [...]

  140. Royale Noir Theme at Casperize

    Dec 15th, 2007 at 7:30 am

    [...] Via istartedsomething Technorati Tags: Royale Theme, Royale Noir, Zune Theme These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

  141. Snowsoftus.com » Windows XP Royale Blue and Black Visual Style

    Dec 16th, 2007 at 1:27 am

    [...] Royale Royale Noir [...]

  142. gaehn.org

    Dec 18th, 2007 at 5:39 pm

    Microsoft Office 2007 im schwarzen Gewand…

    Schon Neil Young sang »… into the black and out of the blue«. Und jeder weiß sowieso das black nur eines ist, nämlich beautiful.

    Nun hat man sich also viel Mühe gegeben, den eigenen Windows Desktop durch Installation des passenden Themes in S…

  143. Dan före dan före dan « Daniel 404

    Dec 23rd, 2007 at 2:45 am

    [...] Sen har jag laddat ner ett nytt tema till Windows – Royale Noir. Skitsnyggt. Här kan man få tag på det. [...]

  144. v0ltr4n blog » Archivos del blog » Bungie Firefox theme… viste a Firefox de Halo 3

    Dec 24th, 2007 at 8:14 am

    [...] que Bungie nos recomienda que pongamos este tema de Firefox con Royal Noir theme, un tema para Windows XP que nos deja el sistema operativo de Windows XP con un “look” [...]

  145. JC's ||| The SUMS® [Blog The SUMS®] ||| Julio Cesar

    Dec 29th, 2007 at 4:40 pm

    [...] mozilla links nos recomiendan usarlo junto al theme de XP Royal Noir como se ve en la imagen, y de verdad queda [...]

  146. Negro como el vista « Free-OK blog

    Dec 29th, 2007 at 7:47 pm

    [...] Si a mi me gusta mas las barras y el menú de windows en negro pero los programas que ví en internet te comen todos los recursos de la maquina hasta que encontré la solución con este skin solo tenemos que descomprimirlo y luego ponerlo dentro de la carpeta windows dentro de resourses y dentro de la carpeta themes al pegarlo notarán que tenemos dos carpetas llamadas luna bueno elijan la más pesada (2641kb) y ahora van a ver que se les aparece el menu de cambiar apariencias de windows hay dos temas el royal común y el royal Noir que es el que ven en la imagen para bajarlo click aquí [...]

  147. Royale Noir at joshrivera

    Jan 8th, 2008 at 4:46 am

    [...] Roayle Noir is a hidden theme for XP. Download it, extract and apply it, it is much nicer than the fisher price of look of default XP. [...]

  148. i hate the blue… « The Soliloquist

    Jan 14th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    [...] Links: For all you black lovers out there…More info and download instructions on this awesome Microsoft signed theme here. [...]

  149. Artiss.co.uk » Blog Archive » My new "little black number"

    Jan 15th, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    [...] Until I read an excellent article at istartedsomething.com [...]

  150. EP Interactiv » Blog Archive » 4 Über-Handy Apps/Tweaks for Windows

    Jan 19th, 2008 at 10:43 am

    [...] Royale Noir This is an unreleased Microsoft Theme for Windows XP that surfaced on the web over a year ago. I’ve used this for quite a while now, but I continually run across people who have yet to hear about it. Switch to using this and you’ll never go back, I promise. The black color scheme is often highly found to be highly preferable when compared to the default Blue or Silver XP themes. Posted in  ’Software’   |   [...]

  151. Kā SkaKri laptopu “lauza” | SkaKri

    Jan 19th, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    [...] logu/logu apmaļu izskatu. Tā kā vēlējos visu vienotā stilā – pēc mazas meklēšanas atradu Royale Noir. Mājasdarbs #2 Atrast sev tīkamu logu apmaļu dizainu, pielietot to. Neiesaku lietot apmaļu [...]

  152. docx, allvarligt talat? | Electric Sheep

    Jan 25th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    [...] kort stunds letande hade jag så filen på mitt skrivbord, för dagen helt i grått för att matcha Royale Noir, det utan tvivel snyggaste temat till Windows XP. Om man nu inte är hejdlöst förtjust i [...]

  153. Myspace Skin Revisited « ATOMSPLIT

    Jan 26th, 2008 at 8:46 am

    [...] Nick, the black theme. I think it’s slick especially when I use it in conjunction with this and [...]

  154. Show us your desktop! - Page 12 - WiiTalk - The Complete Nintendo Wii Resource

    Jan 28th, 2008 at 7:23 am

    [...] official Windows theme that was never officially released It’s called Royale Noir and can be found here I love [...]

  155. Royale Noir = Black - The New Tech

    Feb 9th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    [...] – its a complete skin for XP read more and download in the link below, thanks M$ Link > XP Black Skin Note Loaded on my Computer #3 very [...]

  156. Royale Noir theme for Windows XP at blue sky pick ‘n’ mix

    Feb 15th, 2008 at 9:43 am

    [...] you’re familiar with changing windows desktop themes, jump to http://www.istartedsomething.com skip through the ‘back story’… and follow the instructions on screen. f [...]

  157. How to make Windows XP last for several more years | BenDucklow.com

    Feb 17th, 2008 at 1:06 am

    [...] and VMware machines) was to apply some great looking themes. Specifically, I installed one called Royale Noir. This XP theme supposedly was a theme made for Windows Media Center Edition so it is very slick and [...]

  158. ilopez.com » Blog Archive » Review: Lenovo Thinkpad T61

    Feb 25th, 2008 at 9:17 am

    [...] package VLC. Eventually once I got the windows desktop to look like I wanted; ie installing Royale Noir theme, I started doing some real [...]

  159. Back from the dead : boilr.net | lots of hot air

    Mar 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 am

    [...] Service Pack 2, other various updates, needed hardware drivers, and even my theme of choice (Royale Noir) into my own customized Window’s installation [...]

  160. Windows XP on my Eee PC | Iniblog

    Mar 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 am

    [...] the Royal Noir theme with the Boston Skyline [...]

  161. Tunea tu xp « FreeOK.WORDPRESS.COM

    Mar 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    [...] Sí a mí me gusta mas las barras y el menú de windows en negro pero los programas que ví en internet te comen todos los recursos de la máquina , hasta que encontré la solución con este skin , solo tenemos que descomprimirlo y luego ponerlo dentro de la carpeta windows dentro de resources y dentro de la carpeta themes .Al pegarlo notarán que tenemos dos carpetas llamadas luna elijan la más pesada (2641kb) y ahora van a ver que se les aparece el menú de cambiar apariencias de windows hay dos temas el royal común y el royal Noir que es el que ven en la imagen para bajarlo click aquí [...]

  162. Post your desktop - Page 15 - MangaShare

    Mar 6th, 2008 at 4:34 am

    [...] 06:42 PM Here for gin0’s, Here for my laptops, Here for an new blue one Put in: <your local disk [...]

  163. The power of the Dark Side : boilr.net | lots of hot air

    Mar 7th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    [...] wish I could have a more stylish taskbar“? Well, it turns out you are in luck. Say hello to Royale Noir. This quick and simple “hack” transforms your boring old taskbar (be it blue, green, or silver) [...]

  164. musclecarsales.org » Blog Archive » Hidden XP Theme

    Mar 13th, 2008 at 8:49 am

    [...] theme that was developed by Microsoft while developing the Media Center theme.read more | digg [...]

  165. Hidden XP Theme | Fit Living Guide

    Mar 16th, 2008 at 2:59 am

    [...] XP Theme A theme that was developed by Microsoft while developing the Media Center theme.read more | digg story Filed under Blog by [...]

  166. Starting Your Own Blog dot Com » Blog Archive » Hidden XP Theme

    Mar 16th, 2008 at 6:04 am

    [...] theme that was developed by Microsoft while developing the Media Center theme.read more | digg [...]

  167. All about developer » Hidden XP Theme

    Mar 19th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

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  168. Giving a new look to your XP « Future isn’t around the corner, it’s here!

    Mar 24th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    [...] the themes there are only two more themes made by Microsoft I believe which are Royale Noir and Zune Theme here are the links fir both of [...]

  169. Building a multi-platform Gaming PC, part 2 | Zen of Gaming

    Apr 1st, 2008 at 2:52 am

    [...] Zune-Theme (via, via) and released by Microsoft for free! An alternative is its predecessor, the Royale Noir theme (via)(via). Both themes run out of the box and do not require additional theme software. If [...]

  170. Somegirlwitha.com| Dark Gmail and XP

    Apr 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    [...] even the one at work. For my personal computers, I’ve been using a dark theme called Royale Noir, which looks exactly like Royale, the blue default XP [...]

  171. Windows XP - Royal Noir | random thoughts about random things

    Apr 5th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    [...] in love with dark frames and bright content for some reason, so sue me. Thanks to Long Zheng from istartedsomething.com! Author: [...]

  172. .:Merubah tampilan XP Menjadi Vista:. « Zainalarif’s Weblog

    Apr 17th, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    [...] Desktop Theme : “Microsoft Royal Noir Desktop Theme”. Theme ini sudah mirip dengan vista kita tinggal merubah [...]

  173. Dark Theme for XP - SLUniverse Forums

    Apr 25th, 2008 at 7:49 am

    [...] and can be installed with no third party app required. The download and instructions are here: Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething I installed it without a hitch. __________________ Trinity Serpentine: coming? Cristiano: yes, [...]

  174. Hidden XP Theme

    May 6th, 2008 at 6:27 am

    [...] XP Theme Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething Says it all. And it’s Microsoft stock, so it’s no drain on resources. Looks great, IMO. Using it [...]

  175. My Apps List: Windows XP

    May 21st, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    [...] XP Noire Theme [...]

  176. What We Missed: The “Secret” Windows XP Theme

    May 23rd, 2008 at 10:22 am

    [...] Noir is a supposedly “secret” XP theme “leaked” back in 2006 that apparently never made it to the final copy of Windows XP. Click here to download it [...]

  177. metafakten // metalinks am 25. Mai 2008

    May 25th, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    [...] Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (Schlagworte: download themes windows xp ) « metalinks am 24. Mai 2008 [...]

  178. Unofficial Windows XP Themes Created by Microsoft | Pc Dicas

    May 28th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    [...] This theme was supposed to be a darker version of the regular Royale theme, but it wasn’t really finished before somebody from Microsoft published it, and it spread all over the web. After downloading and extracting the zipfile, you’ll need to copy the royale_noir folder into C:WindowsResourcesThemes and then double-click on the Luna.msstyles file found in that directory and change the settings to match the above screenshot. Download Royale Noir theme from istartedsomething.com [...]

  179. - CAYC CORNER » Blog Archive » “Royale Noir”, el tema fantasma de Windows XP

    May 31st, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    [...] visual tipo Royale pero negro, que se supone era para el XP MCE, pero terminó sin ser liberado (la historia completa aquí) Se llama Royale Noir, y lo puedes poner en tu Windows descargándolo aquí; también incluye el [...]

  180. Customize your Vista Desktop

    Jun 2nd, 2008 at 1:45 am

    [...] all of 9 themes have been given the official signature; Luna, Silver, Olive, Classic XP, Royale, Royale Noir , Zune (modified Royale Noir), Aero and Classic [...]

  181. Royal Noir » A hidden Microsoft Theme for XP « FZone Codex

    Jun 4th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    [...] Download here now: Royal Noir [...]

  182. Royale Noir: Secret XP Theme Uncovered « John 2.0

    Jun 7th, 2008 at 2:57 am

    [...] Click here to download Royale Noir [...]

  183. Temas criados pela Microsoft para Windows XP | Pc Dicas

    Jun 7th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    [...] encontrado no diretório e alterar as configurações para corresponder à imagem acima. Download Royale Noir Zune [...]

  184. HALO 3 - Tema desenvolvido para FireFox | Windows x Linux

    Jun 9th, 2008 at 11:19 am

    [...] tema Bungie apresenta um layout sombrio e pode ser integrado ao Royal Noir theme, um tema para Windows XP que complementa ainda mais o ambiente do game criando um visual [...]

  185. Royale Noir Theme « Pembs’s Weblog

    Jun 12th, 2008 at 1:38 am

    [...] 11, 2008 by pembs Hey all just on a forum which I’m a member of, and came across this thread it’s about someone on the Microsoft design team that was in the progress of developing [...]

  186. Royale Noir: A long forgotten Windows theme « .:Meh Blog:.

    Jun 12th, 2008 at 7:58 am

    [...] istartedsomething (Royale Noir download/info) StevenHarman.net (Zune download/info) [...]

  187. More Windows XP Themes | General Blog

    Jun 14th, 2008 at 12:39 am

    [...] earlier post on Windows XP Color Schemes, I’ve found a few other themes.  The first is the Windows XP Royale Noir theme.  The other is the Windows XP Zune theme.  Both look cool, and make for an interesting change to [...]

  188. Windows xp,98,2000,temaları

    Jun 16th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    [...] olarak gelen Royale Noir Teması: # İndirmek için buradan, yükleme ayrıntıları ise burada. # En sonuncusu ve benim kullandığım tema ise siyah ve turuncu ağırlıklı görselleriyle [...]

  189. Customize seu desktop XP/Vista | Pc Dicas

    Jun 20th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    [...] todos os 9 temas de ter sido dada a assinatura oficial; Luna, Silver, Olive, Classic XP, Royale, Royale Noir, Zune (modificada Royale Noir), Aero e Classic Vista. Não é realmente uma grande seleção e, [...]

  190. Due fantastici temi per Windows XP on Sparkblog.org

    Jun 21st, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    [...] Qui per scaricare il tema da istartedsomething.com. [...]

  191. Customize your Vista Desktop - Ken’sTechnology Blog

    Jul 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    [...] all of 9 themes have been given the official signature; Luna, Silver, Olive, Classic XP, Royale, Royale Noir , Zune (modified Royale Noir), Aero and Classic [...]

  192. Themes..? (Windows XP)

    Aug 5th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    [...] reformatt to get rid of the SOB. The themes that i have tried, and that work, virus free: Royale Noir Royale Windows Zune Theme, off the microsoft website ^^^^^^Those three are extremely nice themes [...]

  193. Looking for XP themes that dont suck. - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

    Aug 6th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    [...] best one I’ve found is this one. It looks very clean, and best of all it’s signed by Microsoft, so you won’t have to get a modded [...]

  194. want to make xp look like vista - UK PS3 FORUM

    Aug 28th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    [...] to make xp look like vista as the title says have a look here i like the look of it whats everyone else think [...]

  195. Two (Official) Dark Themes for Windows XP | Hack Responsibly

    Oct 14th, 2008 at 5:44 am

    [...] Download the “secret” Royale Noir Theme. [...]

  196. XP Black - royale noir - idf50.co.uk Forums

    Oct 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 am

    [...] install unzip to Windows/ Resources/Themes. Read more and download if you wish its free > XP Black __________________ Main Rig – Asus P5N-T Deluxe nForce 780i , Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 , OCZ 4GB [...]

  197. Frisk opp Windows XP: Vi har testet fire gratistemaer | Betamagasinet

    Nov 3rd, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    [...] Royale-temaet har også en bror, nemlig Royale Noir. Sistnevnte er en mørkere utgave, og er kanskje et bedre alternativ for dere som ikke er så glade i skarpe farger. Royale Noir får trekk for en hakkete Start-knapp. Last ned Royale Noir via istartedsomthing.com. [...]

  198. Quantum Thinking » Ad-blocking in Chrome

    Nov 11th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    [...] thing that bugs me about Chrome is the default blue-coloured theme. I’m using the Royal Noir dark grey theme in Windows XP, and so the two clash. I was using this user-created black theme, but [...]

  199. Netbook Desktop - As I Xi It…Again

    Nov 14th, 2008 at 12:29 am

    [...] that came with Windows XP on my netbook so I had a Google for some other ones and came across Royale Noir which was suppose to be for Windows XP Media Edition, it looked quite good so I thought I’d [...]

  200. links for 2008-11-24 « Daily Links Posting

    Nov 24th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    [...] Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething (tags: xp windows themes theme) [...]

  201. Windows Pimping - PSFORUM.NO - Norsk PlayStation Forum

    Dec 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 pm

    [...] Anbefaler ske etter ett theme som heter Royale Noir. Det gjr at du fr en veldig mrk og behagelig startmeny og "bar" p alle vinduene dine. Themet er ett standard theme som ikke trenger noe mer for funke, og som dermed heller ikke gjr maskinen tregere.. Finner vel det jeg tenker p her: Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething [...]

  202. Perpetual Desktop Thread - Page 241 - Emuforums.com

    Dec 19th, 2008 at 8:56 am

    [...] is the name of that them?..i want to get one.,…btw i like your new avatar also.. Royale Noir: Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething Its official XP theme as said above… __________________ -Break is over, back to higurashi… [...]

  203. zwarte start balk

    Dec 20th, 2008 at 10:55 am

    [...] ga hier heen Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething sla dit zip bestandje op.. open hem.. dubbelklik op royal noire. dan kies je meteen dat je die [...]

  204. New Windows XP skin - Page 3 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

    Dec 29th, 2008 at 6:26 am

    [...] is similar to the Zune theme but without the orange start button, I used it when I was running XP LINK [...]

  205. XP Theme - The Liverpool Way

    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    [...] XP Theme Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething Originally posted by Wiiksie iirc. Splendid. __________________ When a man insults my country I [...]

  206. Windows goodies « &More design

    Jan 11th, 2009 at 12:05 am

    [...] Royale Noir: “Secret” internal Microsoft XP Theme. [...]

  207. Temas de XP Criados pela Microsoft « Win.Home®

    Feb 6th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    [...] Download: Royale Noir tema de istartedsomething.com [...]

  208. Sharing the goodies | w1zard.com

    Feb 19th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    [...] Royale Noir. O tema para o Windows. Simples, exatamente igual àquele azul que você é obrigado a usar no computador do escritório e o que é melhor, não precisa de nenhum programa ou UxPatch para rodar, basta descompactar na pasta Resources do seu Windows XP. [...]

  209. Windows XP Theme - Auriel 2 by lassekongo83 | minimalistic practicalism

    Feb 27th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    [...] a nice switch from the unofficial XP theme, Royale Noir, of which I have been using for several [...]

  210. Productivity? « Achmed

    Mar 4th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    [...] I’m using Royale Noir as my theme on Windows XP. None of this is particularly wow-worthy, but it does make my desktop [...]

  211. Xp Theme - The Royale Themes | Themes2.com

    Mar 17th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    [...] Download the Royale theme here and the Royale Noir theme here or here (1). [...]

  212. The Pradono’s Life » Blog Archive » si WinXP ganti kulit

    Mar 30th, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    [...] lagi ngutak atik theme buat windows XP. dapet warna item disini. jadinya gini, keren [...]

  213. Ultimate list of free windows software « Sridhar’s Blog

    Apr 16th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    [...] colorful wallpaper,icons and animated screensaver with sound, demonstrating children play. Royale Noir: “Secret” internal Microsoft XP Theme. San Fermín Desktop Theme is specifically [...]

  214. Enlaces del canal Twitter (9) | Proyecto Autodidacta

    May 2nd, 2009 at 6:38 am

    [...] Royal Noir, tema para XP, con colores oscuros. No necesita parche. [...]

  215. Ultimate List of Freeware from Microsoft « Freeware Downloads and Reviews — Freeware Elite’s Blog

    May 7th, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    [...] includes colorful wallpaper,icons and animated screensaver with sound, demonstrating children play. Royale Noir: “Secret” internal Microsoft XP Theme. San Fermin Desktop Theme is specifically designed [...]

  216. some old, but still cool, xp themes. « surviving school.

    May 12th, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    [...] Royale Noir a darker theme. [...]

  217. Skd wzi taki skin ? - Precyl.pl

    May 14th, 2009 at 7:20 am

    [...] Skd wzi taki skin ? Odp: Skd wzi taki skin ? Tu jest ten .theme z instrukcj. Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered (download) – istartedsomething Uywaem Vista Inspiration to mi popsuo [...]

  218. VisualStyleをカスタムする場合の方法。 « my96soft避難所

    May 17th, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    [...] ・Royal Theme ・Royal Noir Theme ・Zune DeskTop Theme [...]

  219. Everything Hurts Blog Archive » 50 Free Windows Apps

    May 20th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    [...] Royale Noir – Official Microsoft Windows XP theme. [...]

  220. XP desktop goodies, part 1: visuals « Silicon Jungle

    Jun 12th, 2009 at 7:41 am

    [...] my opinion) way better than the originals, but if you want you can still get the original Royale, Royale Noir, and Royale Zune themes. { Royale Remixed Zune [...]