ss u said u r a beginner, just use style xp...its very simple to use and many themes and visual styles are available for style xp.
download the themes u like from these sites:
*www.themexp.org/
*www.deviantart.com/
*skins.deviantart.com/windows/visualstyle/
*skins.deviantart.com/themes/
(do a bit of searching here and u will find amazing stuf)
just start with style xp...shell replacements can wait...
and yeah, if u can, patch the uxtheme.dll file so that u can enjoy the themes without a load on ur resources.
download the patcher from here: *download.neowin.net/nw_uxtheme.zip
unzip it andrun the patcher in safe mode.
and oh yeah, i wud suggest not to go for desktopx, its just cr@p and sucks up a large amount of ur memory..
u can also use mobydock for docking objects if u want.
Indyan said:
Style Xp is nothing really gr8.
I wud rather say use patched UXtheme.dll rather than getting it.(It aint free either).
arre yaar what exactly IS great according to you??
Indyan said:
For themeing i prefer Windows Blinds.
i can have many ppl backing me up saying not to use windowblinds...style xp is much better for starters and its also not a resource hog.