This is a little tutorial about styling your desktop including all links you will need.
My Desktop:
mIRC / Miranda / Rocketdock / Litestep Shell
My goal was to achieve a clean minimalistic look in the XP shell itself and other programs like web browser or instant messaging tools etc.
Here are all the links to the programms, styles and icons you will need to get a similiar desktop.
Rocketdock
Dockbar like in Mac OS X
rocketdock.com
Miranda IM
Clean and small Instant Messanger supporting many chat protocols (AIM,ICQ,Jabber,MSN…)
mIRC + NNScript
IRC Chat tool with the very useful NNScript Add-on (expands the possibilities)
mIRC + NNScript download
Custom XP Themes
In Windows Xp it is possible to change your window and taskbar style very easily.
First you just need to patch your system than you can download your favourite style and install them per double click.
Installation guide
The style file I currently use: Half Blood
Last but not least the wallpaper.
Wallpaper
I highly recommend the new Windows 7 wallpapers. This package is pretty big, but there’s great stuff for every taste.
Rainy Day wallpaper I am using at the moment.
Icons
Serenity Icon Set
Those are some simply but handy tips which will make a big difference in the appereance of your screen.
Have fun trying them out.
