XP Skins

Chris Reaves · **Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:54 pm XP Skins**

I have been hearing something about a Star Trek themed Web Browser..supposidly it has been out for a long time it is supposed to be really cool. I was just wondering if anyone has heard of it or knows where I can download it...if you can help me out I'd appreciate it

TrekkieMage · **Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:27 pm**

Web browser? Never heard of one. There might be some interesting skins out there though.

Chris Reaves · **Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:30 pm**

yea but I wouldn't even begin to know how to use skins....I'm a network specialist..I mess with networks...not skins....if someone could explain this to me and give me a website that has a startrek theme I'd appreciate it...but what I'm looking for is like a startrek interface....like the buttons, browser bar, everything...looks kinda like a pannel off a starship

Chris Reaves · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:17 am**

you know....just something with an LCARS menu system layout.....

TrekkieMage · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:42 pm**

What browser do you use now?

In Firefox you can download "skins" that change the appearence of the browser, but not the browser itself.

I found this one, but I don't really know anything about the site it's on. I just did a google search:

http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=6138

You can also look here (official firefox site):

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/themes/

I trust the Firefox site more, but I don't think they've got a Trek theme. Yet.

Chris Reaves · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:42 pm**

is there possibly a way I can create a web browser?

Chris Reaves · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:04 pm**

ok how about this...instead of a web browser..how about an xp skin...that way I can turn my whole desktop into an lcars terminal

TrekkieMage · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:16 pm**

Er...a web browser is a fairly complicated computer program. The easiest thing would be to just use Firefox and download a skin.

As for an XP skin...The best way would probably be just a new desktop image, changing the color pallet of the windows, and downloading some icons. I don't know of any way to download a whole new skin...

Chris Reaves · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:39 pm**

oh well I found an XP theme which come with everything, sound, color, icons, the whole lay out...I just don't know how to install it...I downloaded it already..I just don't know how to install it..heres the link: http://www.customize.org/details/44344

TrekkieMage · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:41 pm**

There should be a "readme" text file that should explain it. Looks like a pretty awesome skin!

Chris Reaves · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:46 pm**

yea I thought so too...I liked the whole lay out of it...its kinda interesting the way they have everything if you actually wanna sit there and stare at it

Chris Reaves · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:01 pm**

its not giving me a "read me" file...so I'm back to the start....I'm lost when it comes down to this kind of stuff

TrekkieMage · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:39 pm**

Go back to the site you got it from and see if they've got instructions.

Chris Reaves · **Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:46 pm**

lol I just did..they tell you everything you need to know except how to install it