Top XP Themes for Netbooks
Thursday, March 19, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
Windows XP is not down for the count yet, and I still use XP on a daily basis with VM’s and with my Acer Netbook. Speaking of Netbooks, since their popularity is really taking off I thought it would cool to feature some XP theme and WindowBlinds skins that really work well with the smaller screen on the Netbook.
Many of us enjoy some of the wild and bold themes available, but in all reality, they are a bit difficult to work with on a Netbook, so these skins I have found to be more minimal and look great at the same time.
This skin by The Morphium has a basis in the Windows XP luna theme, so it’s good for people who don’t want to stray too far from the default look.
If you want to get a just a little bit more wild with a theme, then Arzo by JJ Ying might fit the bill. Arzo makes great use of transparency that will surely make other jealous of your desktop.
This skin by patrick24 is a beautiful minimalist skin, that also includes a few substyles with different colors.
One of my all time favorites is OpusOS by b0se, ported to WindowBlinds by Snidely Whiplash. This works perfectly on a small screen, and has a very clean design that is easy to work with.
Reply #2 Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:45 PM
I have been using OpusOS on both my regular laptop (for years) and my netbook. It rocks! 
Another good one to use is Luster by MikeB314 
Reply #3 Sunday, July 5, 2009 7:02 PM
I'm curious how you guys deal with the screen for WB Config. The bottom part is cut off my netbook and it makes it difficult to change skins. Easy to change when adding a new one, but difficult when switching to another existing one.
Good list, but
I find Mica does very nicely as well though I'm sure you couldn't include all the candidates. There are plenty of them.
Reply #4 Sunday, July 5, 2009 7:05 PM
I usually just try and move the windows to the top as far as I can then use the arrow keys to navigate the skins. The WB dev is aware of it, and I believe he's looking at a solution for it. 
Reply #7 Sunday, July 5, 2009 8:45 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:31 AM
Well I think that defeats the purpose of using WindowBlinds. 
Reply #10 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 1:38 PM
I perfer Hyperdesk, but then again, it has the Star Trek theme.
Reply #11 Tuesday, October 12, 2010 4:32 AM
i like to download themes for my laptop..please suggest me website from where i download amazing and wonderful themes
Reply #12 Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:07 AM
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Reply #1 Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:41 PM
TBH, I perfer the Zune skin over all of them, unless there is a star trek theme.....