My Windows 10 setup, made to look like Win XP.

Finally about time I wrote something for lots of people here who want a XP theme.


0) This is optional, but recommended, make a system restore point and have Windows recovery media ready in case you get a "black screen of death" or something, or if you change your mind about having a XP theme.


1) Get the XP Luna theme here: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/752905992777498654/1043600923785699399/modifiedstuff.zip There may be some updated and more accurate versions of Luna (I don't remember now, but they'll be in the Visual Styles category of this forum). You will also would like to have Windows XP window metrics applied to get it looking very accurate. Here is a pile of registry files that will apply the stuff: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/889255367433936899/1062459917258215514/Window_Metrics_and_Colors.zip apply them and log off, then back on. Also if your titlebar text color is black go to Settings, Personalization > Colors search for and tick "Title bars and window borders" in there and select Default blue as the color.


2) Get the XP Classic/Open Shell skin in that zip too, put it in C:\Program Files\Open Shell\Skins (it depends if you have Classic or Open shell installed), then load up the XML from this www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3025&p=30741#p30741. You can load them by going to Open Shell Settings and going to Backup at the bottom of the window, and select Load XML File.


3) Get RetroBar and apply the XP Luna theme


4) For the file explorer I used SCT.FEH for getting borders and removing navigation pane, FindeXer for the left pane, Quero for the address bar and also Open Shell for the XP navigation buttons. The XP navigation buttons are here: www.winclassic.net/thread/842/windows-xp-classic-explorer. A quero theme is also included in it. For FindeXer, instructions and many replicated PNGS are available here www.winclassic.net/thread/1188/bringing-toolbar-section-explore-kinda.


5) Get XP system files from a windows XP virtual machine or real computer (I recommend to get them from the x64 Professional edition of XP) and grab mspaint, notepad and calc from system32. You are free to experiment with many more like sol.exe and winmine.exe, I'm too lazy to send a list of all.


6) For icons it's a bit complicated to get accurate ones. I got an accurate XP imageres from deviantart from someone but they deactivated their account, it's a large file (like almost 80mb iirc) and my internet upload speeds are in the toilet. 


If you have any more questions don't be afraid to ask.