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- Date added: March 10, 2008
- Total Downloads: 442,408
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 93 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Jessica Dolcourt on January 20, 2009
Microsoft's takes a decidedly dark turn in this black-tinted theme for Windows XP. A bright orange Start box, sharp gradients, and effective gray-on-gray accents make the theme--based on the company's Zune media player--a welcome change from the default blues and greens. We're not especially enamored of the default desktop wallpaper, which lunges away from the cool factor generated by the rest of the theme in favor of cheesiness, but that's an easy enough user customization. The theme looks especially good when coupled with the Firefox Zune theme created by an independent developer.Publisher's description
From Microsoft :This official Microsoft theme turns your XP desktop into dark and shiny Zune inspired work space.
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- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 93 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Zune Theme 1.0
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Zune Theme 1.0
Pros: Finally, someone at Microsoft is earning their keep and making cool stuff rather than churning out the same old junk. This theme is so much nicer than the standard Windows themes that came with XP. Installed without a hitch. Matches my Aquatint Firefox theme perfectly
Cons: Wish Microsoft would offer us more of these; given the amount of money we had to shell out for Windows to begin with, it's the least they could do. One of the reasons I use Firefox instead of IE is because I don't have to look at the same sloppy old interface all the time without the ability to change it to something I like better. Maybe the geniuses at Microsoft are finally starting to "get it."
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Zune Theme 1.0
Pros: love to see a new start button
Summary: null
now using it over a year. just switched back to classic windows xp look...the default blue taskbar and harshly bright white windows and i knew that i had to revert back to Zun... read more >>
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Zune Theme 1.0
Pros: Wow, I'm impressed. This thing makes my desktop look awesome. First time I've seen Microsoft do something great in awhile.
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Version: Microsoft Zune Theme 1.0
Pros: Made My Xp Looks Like Vista !!!!!
Cons: The Start Button Is Orange...But I Got Use To It
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