Visual Style
The new visual style of Windows XP makes it possible to lend a new look to all modern applications. Click Visual style in the navigation bar to customize your visual style.
When you select a visual style in the list, a preview and additional information are shown on the right. As soon as you have chosen a visual style, click Apply Visual Style to activate it. Your screen is grayed out briefly while the style is applied to your system. As soon as the wait screen is closed, you can view your interface in all of its new glory.
Downloading visual styles from TuneUp Online
You can download new visual styles at any time from the TuneUp website free of charge. To do this, click Add and then Download Visual Styles From TuneUp Online. This will open your Internet browser and go to the TuneUp website, where you can select from a wide range of different styles. Click on a style to add it to the list of visual styles in TuneUp WinStyler.
Adding a style from a file
You can also use the option Install Visual Style From File if you have other visual styles on your computer. This way, you can use visual styles that you received on CD, for example.
For both options for adding new visual styles, it does not matter in which format the styles are. TuneUp WinStyler recognizes nearly all standard formats and can install them without problems. The following formats are supported:
Type | Extension | Description |
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TuneUp Visual Styles | .TVS | The TuneUp WinStyler format |
Microsoft Visual Styles | .MSSTYLES | This Microsoft format often includes additional files that can be found in the same folder or in subfolders. |
Compressed archives | .RAR; .ZIP | Archives are searched for all file types in this list, and decompressed automatically if such files are found. |
Self-extracting archives | .EXE | These files are searched to see if they contain compressed RAR or ZIP archives, which are then handled as described under Compressed archives. |
Resetting and deleting a visual style
If you should ever want to restore the standard Windows visual style, all you have to do is click Restore Defaults to select the visual style Luna in the list. Then click Apply Visual Style to activate your change.
If you wish to remove a visual style from your computer entirely, select it in the list and click Delete visual style.