If you have been using Windows since Windows 95 or Windows 98, you might remember Microsoft Plus! And the wonderful extra themes which were available as part of the Plus! Today, you can get those themes in modern Windows versions like Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7. Use Windows 98 Plus! Themes on Windows 7/8 Extract the contents of the downloaded.zip file to your desktop. Move its content, the Plus! Folder on to the desktop.

Windows 8 and Windows 10 no longer include the Windows Classic theme, which hasn’t been the default theme since Windows 2000. If you don’t like all the new colors and the shiny new Windows 10 look and feel, you can always revert to the super-old-school look. These themes aren’t the Windows Classic theme that you know and love. They’re the Windows High-Contrast theme with a different color scheme. Microsoft has removed the old theme engine that allowed for the Classic theme, so this is the best we can do.

Note that using a Classic-style theme on Windows 8 or Windows 10 won’t improve your desktop performance, despite what some websites may say. Blanki cennikov v word. Important Note: while these themes do work on Windows 10, they don’t play very nice with all the new “Metro” style Universal apps.

We would recommend just getting used to the new user interface. Windows Classic Theme A DeviantArt user named kizo2703 put together a. To install it, visit the page and click the Download File link at the right side of the page. Open the downloaded.zip file and extract the classic.theme file to the C: Windows Resources Ease of Access Themes folder on your computer. Right-click the desktop and select Personalize to view your installed themes.

You’ll see the Classic theme under High-Contrast themes – click it to select it. Note: in Windows 10, at least, you can double-click on the theme to apply it once you’ve copied it to the folder.

The resulting theme doesn’t look exactly like the Windows Classic theme, but it’s definitely a lot closer. Classic Color Themes The gray and blue colors weren’t always the only option for a Windows Classic theme. If you prefer another color scheme, such as Bricks, Marine, Desert, or Rainy Day, you can that imitate the colors of these classic themes. Download the.zip file, open it, and run the included install.cmd file by double-clicking it. After you do, you’ll see the themes under My Themes the next time you open the Personalization window. The theme pack includes a variety of classic color schemes – Bricks, Desert, Eggplant, Lilac, Maple, Marine, Plum, Pumpkin, Rainy Day, Red Blue White, Rose, Slate, Spruce, Storm, Teal, and Wheat. Rukovodstvo po ekspluatacii mtlb.

There’s even an alternate version of the Windows XP Classic theme, which uses more white than gray. Customizing Themes or Creating Your Own (Windows 8) If you are using Windows 10, the settings will be found under Settings -> Ease of Access -> High Contrast To customize a theme’s colors or create your own theme, click the Color button after selecting a theme you want to start from.

Note that High Contrast Themes use a different engine – they allow you to select different colors for different interface elements, while the standard Windows 8 themes only allow you to select a single color. While Windows 8 doesn’t give us as many options as far as themes go, at least its colors are still customizable.

The download itself was called the Science Fiction Theme. It was an actual Microsoft WIN98 update. All the cursors pointers sounds etc were named sf_****.***. The screensaver itself was'scifi.scn' I have all these files but I am lacking the program that generated the math function that drove the screensaver. The desktop pic was a 'Martian desert' type of landscape with 4 horned spheres floating in the 'air' and the screensaver animated the horned spheres. There were actually only two, one always floating, and the other, which would multiply to three, followed the first one using a math function to generate the clones and the path. Neat as **** in it's day, something along the lines of Whitecap, but not music-responsive a search on.scn gives this: Common File Extension Variations: scn, SCN Author: Caligari Corporation Files with the SCN extension identify a scene file used in the TrueSpace 3D application.

SCN files store animation, image and graphic data that is used 3D animation presentations. SCN files can be opened and edited using the TrueSpace application as well as other compatible animation software packages.SCN files support the creation of interactive 3D presentations that can be viewed and modified in the TrueSpace application. Anyway fixing this is beyond me, I am looking for a quick fix, not a degree - if you know what I mean! I have looked a lot but guess I need the actual DL to get the tailored program to drive the animation. Appreciate you help and input! This is not mission-critical, just plain old nostalgia.

Rick ranger rick. I actually have those WIN32 SS's, none are what I am searching for. Anyway, today's processor speeds make them run scary fast! Check out the 3-D maze! I guess I haven't said that the SS in question was part of an entire theme, the Science Fiction Desktop Theme, released as an update by MS for Microsoft Plus!, on their update site. Somebody somewhere should have that update.