Windows xp luna theme for windows 7

We here at AskVG love Windows customization and we regularly share awesome themes, skins, boot screens and other eye candy stuff for Windows users.

Most of our readers including us are using Windows 7 at the moment and we have posted many Windows 7 themes in past which can be found in our exclusive Themes and Wallpapers section.

There are many Windows 7 users who still love the Luna or Royale Blue theme or dark Zune theme present in Windows XP:

Download Royale Blue, Noir, Zune and Embedded Themes for Windows XP

The good thing is that almost all these classic Windows XP themes have been ported to Windows 7 and Windows 7 users can enjoy these ported themes in their system.

After getting frequent emails containing request for a Windows XP theme for Windows 7, today we decided to put all these themes together in a single topic for your convenience.

So today in this article, we are going to list all Windows XP themes which have been successfully ported to Windows 7. So lets share the themes without wasting time:

If you are using Windows 7 but miss the good old blue “Luna” theme of XP, here is something interesting for you.

Following is an excellent theme for Windows 7 users which will help you in transforming Windows 7 into Windows XP as shown in following screenshot:

This theme really makes Windows 7 look-like Windows XP. The theme looks great and provides same XP feeling in Windows 7.

You can download this theme using following link:

Download Windows XP “Luna” Theme for Windows 7

Also check out following Windows 8 Metro style Luna theme for Windows 7:

Download Windows 8 Metro UI Inspired Windows XP “Luna” Theme for Windows 7

Windows XP “Royale Blue” Theme for Windows 7

“Royale Blue” theme is one of the most famous themes for Windows XP. It was an official Windows XP theme from Microsoft which was introduced in Windows XP Media Center Edition.

If you want to use it in Windows 7, you can download it using following link:

Download Windows XP “Royale Blue” Theme for Windows 7

Windows XP “Zune” Theme for Windows 7

“Zune” theme was also officially released by Microsoft for Windows XP users. It was created by Microsoft to promote its Zune player. This theme was based on “Royale Blue” theme.

You can get the same theme for Windows 7 using following link:

Download Windows XP “Zune” Theme for Windows 7

Download Windows XP “Luna”, “Royale Blue” and “Zune” Remix Themes for Windows 7

One AskVG reader “djeos546” created remix versions of Luna, Royale Blue and Zune themes for Windows 7. He combined the ported XP themes with our exclusive Windows 7 theme “AeroVG Se7en” and the output was really impressive.

You can download these remix versions from following link:

Download Windows XP Royale Blue, Luna and Zune Remix Themes for Windows 7

If you also like Windows XP themes, you should definitely give a try to the above mentioned themes. Feel free to share your feedback about these themes in your comment.

NOTE: Go through following tutorial which describes how to use 3rd party themes in Windows 7:

How to Install & Use 3rd Party (Custom) Themes in Windows 7?

Also don’t forget to check out our exclusive gallery page to find awesome themes, skins, wallpapers and icon packs for Windows, Yahoo! Messenger and mobile phones:

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Also check:

Download Windows XP Luna, Royale Blue and Zune Themes for Windows 8/8.1

Download Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1 and Longhorn Themes for Windows 10

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08-03-12

I’ve some good news about the XP theme.. I’ll give you soon

28-06-11

Don’t need ClassicShell to show ICON next to the TEXT in TITLEBAR.

Just do this:

1. Download AeroBar.exe (see the link down)

2. Rename AeroBar.exe to AeroBarIco.exe to get the icon as well as title.

dush!

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Another program for remember windows positions and some classic features..

ShellFolderFix

[link]

Aims to remember Explorer windows positions and sizes (similar to Windows XP behavior). It supports saving and restoring positions explicitly as well.

As a side feature it also has «Show window titles under Aero» and «Show window title icons under Aero» options.

When enabled, Explorer windows will have titles and icons.

The provided link has both a «portable» version and an installer. Take your pick.

02-05-11

Luna Theme — version 7.2
BASED on Luna ( default XP Style ) for WINDOWS 7
[Original Luna is from © Microsoft]
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YOU HAVE TO KNOW.. that this version is special to bring the same functionality of the xp taskbar buttons.

The theme will be perfect when the taskbar has the same height as the xp taskbar by default.

When the height of the taskbar is double the buttons don’t look good. I know. Working on it.

I know the problem with LARGE ICONS (ONLY) when a program needs attention and the buttons have to change to orange.

If you use the taskbar with the normal height (like xp default) and small icons, you won’t have problems.

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— NEW (7.2): More functionality: No need to put the mouse over the button to activate it, if you put it up or down the same button will activate (like xp).
— ***** FIXED: Buttons background doesn’t looks good.
— ***** FIXED: Taskbar Height = XP Taskbar Heigh (previous version: 1 px more jeje)
— ***** FIXED: Taskbar Background Modified (more similar to xp)

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Previous Version:

— No AERO. ( no 3d windows ).
— No thumbnails of opened windows. (maybe configurable)
— One of the most fast themes!!
— Recommended for computers with new hardware that can’t install Windows XP
— For people who loves windows xp
— ***** FIXED the problem when a PROGRAM REQUIRES ATTENTION and ORANGE BUTTON isn’t showed with SMALL ICONS.
— included 2 optional wallpapers: classic bliss or newest (showed in preview image)

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After install the skin and for a complete look xp but not dirty:

— You can get the titlebar text in explorer with AeroBar.(optional)

[link]

— Although you can get the titlebar text in explorer and the icon next to the text, like xp,and more CLASSIC XP features with ClassicShell (recommended)

[link]

We recommends «7 to xp pack» and «7 taskbar tweaker»
for customization.

7 to xp pack:

[link]

7 taskbar tweaker:

[link]
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It would be appreciated if someone wants to help / improve this skin. Thanks!

We are working in a green start button showing the text.

No, the Luna theme from XP is not compatible with Windows 7. In fact, other than basic themes which are stored in .THEME text files, no theme from any version of Windows before Vista is compatible with Vista or 7.

Themes that include custom UI forms and textures are stored as resources in DLL files with the extension .MSSTYLES (the color, wallpaper, screensaver, cursors, etc. are referenced—but not stored) in a .THEME file. The PE format has changed from XP to Vista (which is why you cannot run Vista+ EXEs in XP), but that’s only a problem going backward, not the other way around.

What is a problem is that the chrome (ie, the UI) has changed somewhat significantly from XP to Vista and 7, and even though a lot of it is the same and even uses the same identifiers and API constants (for programmers), the fact is, that it has changed enough, that the old themes are just not compatible anymore, and Microsoft chose not to bother trying to force backward-compatibility.

Using an incompatible theme does no damage, it just detects the theme as “corrupt” and uses the Windows default. You can test it for yourself by copying both the Luna directory and Luna.theme file from %windir%\Resources\Themes from XP to the same location in 7. Open the Personalize window and notice that the Luna theme is listed, but the thumbnail is blank. If you click it, it will say Please Wait and look like Windows is applying it, but after a while (much longer than with a compatible theme), it will fail and instead, set to the default theme “Windows 7”.

As yurib said, you’ll have to find a third-party theme specifically designed for Windows 7 that reproduces Luna.