Create and Install Theme Pack in Windows 7

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Windows 7 comes with new features including easy theme pack creation. There is no need to patch system files or use third party software to create and install themes in Windows 7.

A theme pack contains following things:

1. Desktop Wallpaper
   
   
2. Desktop icons
   
   
3. Screensaver
   
   
4. Slideshows
   
   
5. Sounds
   
   
6. Mouse Pointers
   
   
7. Color of the theme
   

How to Create a Theme Pack?


You will need to customize your current Windows 7 theme to get saved as Theme Pack. Change the following as you want your Theme Pack to get saved.

1. Desktop Wallpaper
   
   
   
   • Right click on the desktop and click on Personalize
     
     
   • Desktop Background option at the bottom of the window.
   
   
   
2. Desktop icons
   
   
   
   • Right click on the Desktop and click on Personalize
     
     
   • Click on the Change Desktop Icons option at the upper left corner
     
     
   • Select a desktop icon of which want to change the icon , and click on the Change Icon button.
   
   
   
3. Screensaver
   
   
   
   • Right click on the desktop and click on Personalize
     
     
   • Screen Saver option at the bottom of the window.
   
   
   
   
4. Slideshows
   
   
   
   • Right click on the Desktop and click on Personalize
     
     
   • Desktop Background option at the bottom of the window
     
     
   • Select your desired wallpapers from the list.
     
     
   • Set the time interval between wallpapers in slideshow.
     
     
   • Select Shuffle and Picture Oosition
     
     
   • Click on Ok.
   
   
   
5. Sounds
   
   
   
   • Go to Control Panel
     
     
   • Select Sound icon
     
     
   • Do change in Sounds tab.
   
   
   
   
6. Mouse Pointers
   
   
   
   • Go to Control Panel
     
     
   • Choose Mouse icon
     
     
   • Make settings in Pointers tab
   
   
   
7. Window Color or Theme Color
   
   
   
   • Right click on the desktop and click on Personalize
     
     
   • Window Color Option at the bottom of the window
     
     
   • Choose color,Enable or Disable Transparency
     
     
   • Advanced appearance settings Etc.
   
   
   

Once done follow the following Procedure to create ThemePack.

• Right click on the Desktop and click on Personalize
  
  
• In My Themes Option click on the Save Theme.
  
  
• Give name to your Theme, and click on the Save.
  
  
• Now right click on Current theme and choose Save Theme For Sharing.
  
  
• Save as type drop down, select Theme Pack (*.themepack).

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How to Install a Theme Pack?

• Download and save a .themepack file.
  
  
• You can download few from here: 22 New Windows 7 Themes
  
  
• You can find a bunch of theme packs on the Microsoft Windows 7 site.
  
  
• To install Just Double Click the .themepack file.
  
  
• Now The Themepack file is your current theme.
  
  
• Right click on the desktop and click on Personalize
  
  
• In My Themes Option , Current Theme is your installed themepack.

To see the Contents of Windows 7 ThemePack files:

• Windows 7 introduces theme packs, which are .cab files that contain all of the necessary assets to implement a theme, including sound files and images.
  
  
• So can simply Rename The .themepack files to .cab to see its internal contents.