Default Theme

[Ogre]

Is there a way to automatically make "Silver" the default them for my desktop? Preferably without the Bliss.bmp as my desktop picture (I prefer just the Gray color plain desktop).

[Bachus]

I've got a .reg file that will set it to silver for you (I'll have to work on the background later, but I think I've got those keys, too) but I can't get the changes to take effect. I can run my .reg after the reboot after the batch files run and it works fine, but during the batch installs it doesn't work. I'll post the code for you, though, and maybe one of us will figure this out.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;This sets the default theme to "silver"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance]
"Current"=""
"CustomColors"=hex:ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,\
  ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,\
  ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00,ff,ff,ff,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\New Schemes\Current Settings SaveAll\Sizes\0]
"Flat Menus"=dword:00000001
"Font #0"=hex:f3,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,bc,02,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,72,00,65,00,62,00,75,00,63,00,68,00,65,00,74,00,\
  20,00,4d,00,53,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Font #1"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,bc,02,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Font #2"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Font #4"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Font #5"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Font #3"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #0"=hex(b):01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #1"=hex(b):11,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #2"=hex(b):11,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #3"=hex(b):12,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #4"=hex(b):19,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #5"=hex(b):11,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #6"=hex(b):11,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #7"=hex(b):12,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Size #8"=hex(b):13,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Color #0"=dword:00c8d0d4
"Color #1"=dword:00984e00
"Color #2"=dword:00e35400
"Color #3"=dword:00df967a
"Color #4"=dword:00ffffff
"Color #5"=dword:00ffffff
"Color #6"=dword:00000000
"Color #7"=dword:00000000
"Color #8"=dword:00000000
"Color #9"=dword:00ffffff
"Color #10"=dword:00c8d0d4
"Color #11"=dword:00c8d0d4
"Color #12"=dword:00808080
"Color #13"=dword:00c56a31
"Color #14"=dword:00ffffff
"Color #15"=dword:00d8e9ec
"Color #16"=dword:0099a8ac
"Color #17"=dword:0099a8ac
"Color #18"=dword:00000000
"Color #19"=dword:00f8e4d8
"Color #20"=dword:00ffffff
"Color #21"=dword:00646f71
"Color #22"=dword:00e2eff1
"Color #23"=dword:00000000
"Color #24"=dword:00e1ffff
"Color #25"=dword:00b5b5b5
"Color #26"=dword:00800000
"Color #27"=dword:00ff953d
"Color #28"=dword:00ebb99d
"Color #29"=dword:00c56a31
"Color #30"=dword:00d8e9ec
"Contrast"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors]
"ActiveBorder"="212 208 200"
"ActiveTitle"="192 192 192"
"AppWorkSpace"="128 128 128"
"Background"="88 87 104"
"ButtonAlternateFace"="181 181 181"
"ButtonDkShadow"="113 111 100"
"ButtonFace"="224 223 227"
"ButtonHilight"="255 255 255"
"ButtonLight"="241 239 226"
"ButtonShadow"="157 157 161"
"ButtonText"="0 0 0"
"GradientActiveTitle"="200 200 200"
"GradientInactiveTitle"="238 239 247"
"GrayText"="172 168 153"
"Hilight"="178 180 191"
"HilightText"="0 0 0"
"HotTrackingColor"="100 139 203"
"InactiveBorder"="212 208 200"
"InactiveTitle"="255 255 255"
"InactiveTitleText"="162 161 161"
"InfoText"="0 0 0"
"InfoWindow"="255 255 225"
"Menu"="255 255 255"
"MenuText"="0 0 0"
"Scrollbar"="212 208 200"
"TitleText"="14 16 16"
"Window"="255 255 255"
"WindowFrame"="0 0 0"
"WindowText"="0 0 0"
"MenuHilight"="187 183 199"
"MenuBar"="224 226 235"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaveTimeOut"="600"
"ScreenSaveActive"="1"
"UserPreferencesMask"=hex:9e,3e,07,80

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"BorderWidth"="0"
"CaptionFont"=hex:f3,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,bc,02,00,00,\
  00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,72,00,65,00,62,00,75,00,63,00,68,00,65,00,74,\
  00,20,00,4d,00,53,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"CaptionHeight"="-375"
"CaptionWidth"="-270"
"IconFont"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"IconSpacing"="-1125"
"IconVerticalspacing"="-1125"
"MenuFont"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,00,\
  00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"MenuHeight"="-285"
"MenuWidth"="-270"
"MessageFont"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,\
  00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"ScrollHeight"="-255"
"ScrollWidth"="-255"
"Shell Icon BPP"="16"
"SmCaptionFont"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,bc,02,00,\
  00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"SmCaptionHeight"="-255"
"SmCaptionWidth"="-255"
"StatusFont"=hex:f5,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,\
  00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,54,00,61,00,68,00,6f,00,6d,00,61,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"AppliedDPI"=dword:00000060
"Shell Icon Size"="32"


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Plus!\Themes\Apply]
"Screen saver"="1"
"Sound events"="1"
"Mouse pointers"="1"
"Desktop wallpaper"="1"
"Icons"="1"
"Colors"="1"
"Font names and styles"="1"
"Font and window sizes"="1"
"Rotate theme monthly"="1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager]
"ThemeActive"="1"
"LoadedBefore"="1"
"LastUserLangID"="1033"
"DllName"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,6f,00,75,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,5c,\
  00,54,00,68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,6c,00,75,00,6e,00,61,00,5c,00,\
  6c,00,75,00,6e,00,61,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,73,00,74,00,79,00,6c,00,65,00,73,\
  00,00,00
"ColorName"="Metallic"
"SizeName"="NormalSize"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\LastTheme]
"Wallpaper"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
  74,00,25,00,5c,00,77,00,65,00,62,00,5c,00,77,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,00,70,00,61,\
  00,70,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,42,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,73,00,2e,00,62,00,6d,00,\
  70,00,00,00
"ThemeFile"=hex(2):00,00
"DisplayName of Modified"="Modified Theme"

And the entries for desktop wallpaper (although I really haven't tested this much)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General]
"BackupWallpaper"="path to background"
"Wallpaper"="path to background"

I don't know of what use that is to you, though, since you want a plain background.

[muiz]

search in the xp directory for the background images replace them with ur own , but keep the names rename urs to those in windows so if in windows is a windowsxp.bmp rename 1 of ur files to windowsxp.bmp and replace it