Get visual styles

IconPackager is a desktop-enhancement utility that lets you change all the icons used by Windows at once. You can download these packages at Web sites such as WinCustomize.com or create your own by replacing the icons of individual items on your computer one by one, then saving them as an icon package. It's very easy to use and has thousands of icons available in packages on the Net.

Change your start-up screen! Stardock's LogonStudio is a free program that allows Windows XP users to edit, change, and apply new logon screens. It comes with several logon screens to choose from along with thousands available on-line from websites such as WinCustomize.com. LogonStudio comes built with a visual editor to make it easy to create your own logons which can then be uploaded to websites to be used by others.

LogonStudio is a popular freeware program for creating and changing the Windows logon screen. LogonStudio Vista is a new program that enables users of Windows Vista to change their Windows logon screens. Users can apply logon screens that come with the program, create their own, or download hundreds of additional logon screens created by others at WinCustomize.com.

Design your own Windows GUI with SkinStudio. SkinStudio lets you create your own Start bar, Start button, title bar buttons, push buttons, scrollbars, toolbar icons, progress bars, and much more. Your new interface can then be applied by popular programs such as WindowBlinds to change the look and feel of the entire Windows GUI.

Customize the look and feel of Windows XP or Windows Vista with WindowBlinds. WindowBlinds is a program that enables users to completely change the look and feel of the entire Windows user interface -- title bars, push buttons, scrollbars, the Start bar, and more. Version 5.5 added support for Windows Vista, includes faster performance, and updated skins. WindowBlinds 5.51 adds 64-bit support for Windows Vista.

WindowBlinds allows users to totally change the look and feel of Windows to meet their needs. It's more than just eye candy though, user created "skins" can add extra functionality to Windows along with restrict what users can do with their windows if necessary. WindowBlinds 4.5 includes the new ability to change the color of visual styles through hue shifting along with modifying the brightness and saturation of the visual style.