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Getting the Windows XP Royale Noir theme to actually work

I downloaded this windows xp royale noir theme, and tried to get it running on Windows XP SP3, but it only worked while the machine was running, then it was gone. But I figured out how to change that.

1. Download and install the actual Windows Royale theme.

2. Download the Royale Noir theme, and extract it to the C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\royale noir\ folder

3. Go to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\ and open the Royale.Theme file in a text editor

4. Go to the [Visual Styles] section

5. Change the line "Path=%WinDir%resources\Themes\Royale\Royale.msstyles" to Path=%WinDir%resources\Themes\royale noir\luna.msstyles

6. Save and exit.

After that, you should be able to consistently select the Royale Noir theme from the apperances section.