[Show your style! Make Windows look the way you want
Published: September 7, 2006

You can change everything at once by choosing a theme. There are themes for hundreds of movies, TV shows, sports teams, games, cars, musicians, and anything else people get enthusiastic about. Or you can totally customize the appearance of Windows XP by tuning individual settings.
How to change the theme

Themes can change every aspect of your computer's appearance, including colors, sounds, pointers, and the desktop background. To change your theme, first find one that appeals to you. The Microsoft Download Center has many themes, or you can search the Web. To find a theme on a particular topic, search for "Download XP Themes topic." After you download a theme, just install it as you would any other program.

After you've installed a theme, you can change it manually. ]

more info from Microsoft- w/ screen shots of customizing/personalizing -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...lize/look.mspx