Instant Theme Creator
Instant Theme Creator takes the hassle out of creating desktop themes. Many other theme programs are difficult and confusing to use, this one isn't! It's written specially so that anyone can make their own desktop theme within minutes, whether they're a "power user" or it's their first time. ... Now the software comes with complete access to the members-only Support Site, with a wealth of information about creating your own themes - invaluable! ... There's a full user guide included and a dedicated e-mail address for technical support issues!
http://www.salted.com/themeval.zip - 157Kb - Download - Screenshot

Theme Manager
Control the OVER ALL look of your Windows computer with Theme Manager. Manage all your skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, etc. from a single interface. You can even mix and match them together to create full blown suites! Theme Manager is a front end that seamlessly works with your other desktop... Theme Manager supports: - Wallpapers - Visual Styles (WindowBlinds & MSStyles*) - MP3 Players (Winamp, Windows Media Player, Cool Player) - Desktop Themes (Microsoft . ... theme, DesktopX, Hoverdesk, NextStart, ObjectBar) - Mouse cursors (both Windows and CursorXP) - Logon Screens (LogonXP...
http://storage.stardock.com/files/thememanager_free.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

Theme Calendar
Theme Calendar is a Windows application which displays a completely customizable calendar on your desktop with "Themed" messages for each day of the year. Available themes include General Jokes, Adult Jokes, Motivational Quotes and Bible passages. This calendar is a perpetual calendar which will... Multiple messages, one from each theme database, can be displayed on any given day if multiple theme databases are present. ... All of the messages in one database will pertain to that database's theme, such as humor, motivational quotes, or historical information.
http://www.themecalendars.com/setup_themecalsample.exe - 550Kb - Download - Screenshot

Wiseworx .NET XButton
Windows XP Theme Compliant - The . NET XButton component features Windows® XP Theme Technology that gives your application buttons the exact Windows® XP style themes, without manifest files. Image display over Themed Button - One of the problems with Microsoft . ... wmf format maintaining theme design. ... emf and . ... Continually Enhanced and Improved - The . ... No Runtime or Royalty Fees - With . ... Upon your purchase, you can use the library indefinitely! ... NET XButton, there are no royalty or runtime fees, which means you can freely distribute any application using this product...
http://www.wiseworx.com/Products/d...s/xbutton_demo/XButton%20Demo.exe - 608Kb - Download - Screenshot

Amazing clock
There are a lot of amazing clocks - on your desktop! Analog and digital, electronic and mechanical, modern sporting and elegant antique ones... Convenience features include a multifunctional scheduler capable of playing sounds, screen view of several clocks which display the time in different... Each theme includes a unique clock and wallpapers. ... After you launch program Amazing clock will be displayed on your desktop along with the new wallpaper, which will be set according to your current theme.
http://www.amazing-clock.com/files/aclock.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

Innovasys Freeware Controls Suite
FramePlus - The standard Visual Basic 6 frame control does not support applications using an XP manifest - the interior of the control is rendered as a black 'blob'. Frameplus solves this problem including full XP theme support, and providing a set of useful features missing from the standard... ScrollBarPlus solves this problem, providing full theme support and with the added bonus that the ScrollBars cannot get keyboard focus (a nasty feature of the in-built Visual Basic scrollbars). ... Theme support can be disabled or overridden if required - Styles: FramePlus offers a number of...
http://www.innovasys.com/download/freeware.asp?cpid=frpad - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

STRAYK
STRAYK is a freeware program that downloads automatically a new wallpaper for your desktop every day. CATEGORIES AND THEMES: An increasing number of themes will make it easy to select a theme of your choice. CONTESTS: Some themes are linked to contests. ... They will be made available for download in an appropriate category. ... On request, professional photos of superior quality can be put online on a subscription basis to get you some return for your work. ... ) you want to show to a broad public.
http://www.strayk.com/strayk_setup.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

My Command Button ActiveX
Add appealing visual styles to your applications in all Windows versions with this very quick and powerful button. All new default styles (Windows XP, Office 2003, Visual Studio 2005, 3D standard, Flat, Explorer) and themes are supported (blue, olive, silver, royal). ... It supports toggle and dropdown mode and automatic theme detection, allows you to define a default theme if none is available, ... ... and much more. ... Source code available. ... My Command Button enables you to customize the appearance of your applications to suit your individual needs.
http://www.namtuk.com/download/mycommandbutton.exe - 622Kb - Download - Screenshot

Just Relaxing
Do you sit at your computer and stare out the window and wish you were relaxing on the other side? Well now you can bring nature indoors, directly to your computer! Just Relaxing is great therapy and adds that extra "white noise" that helps cheer up your day in the office and drown out the other... This handy tray program sits in your tray and randomly generates sounds belonging to a selected theme. ... Along with the audio portion of the program you can use Just Relaxing to change the wallpaper on your desktop to ones that have been assigned to a given theme.
http://www.soft2d.com/graphics_&_m...a/screensavers/files/justrlax.exe - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot

StarSkin
Starting from Windows XP, Microsoft Corp. introduced the Theme Manager component that enables users to customize visual appearance of all applications that run in Windows. Users may customize literally all visual attributes, including colors, fonts, headings, borders, buttons style and so on. ... We also propose StarSkin PREMIUM package - the same as StarSkin but with unique collection of high-quality themes. ... StarSkin allows you to change the view and appearence of your Windows XP box with the use of publicaly available themes.
http://www.rocketdivision.com/downloads/starskin.exe - 3Mb - Download - Screenshot