So you’ve browsed through my wallpaper section and have wondered “how does moy make his desktop look pretty?” Well my dear readers, this short tutorial is here to explain the odds and ends in how to make pretty looking desktops like mine. Let me say that at the core, and this holds true of any type of customization, it really comes to down to personal aesthetics. What this tutorial tries to explain is how I come about customizing my desktops to my liking, which is that of a anime fan (otaku).
For the majority of the tutorial, links will be directed to anime-related sites to help others like myself make their desktop cool. The general tutorial itself can be applied to anyone trying to update their plain looking Windows desktop, but expect more specifics towards the anime going crowd. I also must warn that some of the customizations may or may not work for your Windows 2000/XP machine. I in no way guarantee that the following tutorial will work 100% of the time on every system out there. Please take the tutorial as a general guideline and search google for more specifics if at anytime you feel my steps are too risky for you; there are plenty of other guides that can help you customize your desktop better and easier.
The tutorial is broken down into four lessons where I’ll try to explain the general points of said lesson. Any links, screenshots, downloads, steps, etc may be added or/and deleted as time goes by as I get feedback from you the readers. Please do check back here ocassionally as I may add a new lesson or program that may be worth for others to know about. Anyway, the lessons are as followed:
- Lesson One – Wallpapers
- Where to Download – anime specific
- Wallpaper Changers
- Lesson Two – Boot/Login Screens
- How to – Using LogonUI Boot Randomizer
- Where to Download – general screens
- Lesson Three – Visual Style / Theme
- How to – Manual
- Where to Download – general
- Lesson Four – Misc
- Calendars / To Do
- Widgets / Docklets / Docks
- Icons / Cursors
- Sounds
Each page is one lesson so proceed as necessary.