Who wants to look at a Windows desktop icon when you can look at the
face of your favorite actor/comedian/transvestite? Simply download/save
the following for your computer, follow the directions and voila!

folder icons wallpaper sounds/screensaver


download icons (.zip format)

more wallpaper here
aim icons (aol instant messenger)
      
(right click and save on your computer. choose buddy icon and select your icon)
live journal icons

    

    
(right click and save on your computer)

DIRECTIONS FOR THE PC:

ICONS

  1. Make a new folder on your desktop called "Themes" (or whatever you want to call it; just make sure you can easily find the folder).
  2. Download icons and save zip file in your Theme folder. Unzip file into folder.
  3. Right-click on your desktop and choose "Properties". Click on the "Effects" tab. Click on "Change icon". Click on "Browse" and go to your Theme folder. Choose your desired icon. (These are directions based on Windows 98. It might be slightly different for different versions of Windows).
  4. To change your desktop folders, go here for directions.

    WALLPAPER

  5. Click on wallpaper of choice, right click on large image. Choose "Set as wallpaper".

    SOUNDS

  6. Find sounds you like and right-click on the file name. "Save target as..." and save the .wav sound into your Theme folder.
  7. Click the Start button, point to Settings, click Control Panel. When the control panel opens, double-click Sounds. The events that can have sounds assigned are listed there. Select an event, such as "Close Program."
  8. To assign a new sound or change an existing assignment, click the event once to highlight it, and click Browse to go to your Theme folder. When you select a sound, click the Play button to confirm it's one you want to use for a while, then click Apply to save the new setting.

    DIRECTIONS FOR THE MAC (I don't have a Mac so I got this info from the 'net. Send corrections here):

    ICONS

  9. Make a new folder on your desktop called "Themes" (or whatever you want to call it; just make sure you can easily find the folder).
  10. Choose any folder icon image from above.
  11. Click on the image and copy it (Command-C).
  12. Click once on the icon that you would like to change.
  13. Hit Command-I to Get Info. The information window will appear.
  14. Notice the icon at the top of that window? Click on that image.
  15. A square will appear around it. Hit Command-V to paste the new graphic. That's it!

    WALLPAPER

  16. Click on wallpaper of choice and save to your Theme folder
  17. Open the Control Panel in your Apple Menu and select "Desktop Pictures." Click "Pictures" and choose "Select Picture" to open up the Sample Desktop Pictures folder. Click on Desktop to choose a different file from your Themes folder.

    SOUNDS

  18. Find the sounds you like from the list at the top of the page and right-click on the file name. "Save target as..." and save the .wav sound into your Theme folder.
  19. Go to (Apple Menu - Control Panels - Appearance). Click on Sounds. You can change the sound alerts to the ones you saved in your Theme folder

 

 


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