Ok. I have got far too many queries as to how I got the above theme in Windows XP. So here goes:
1. First you will have to patch the uxtheme.dll file to enable non-Microsoft release visual style to be loaded in Windows XP. To do this get the patch here. Download and run the file, follow the instructions ( next, next, Ok, blah blah, yes, ...) and once done reboot your machine.
2. Download a visual style from the internet. A good set of them are here.
3. Unzip the downloaded files and copy them to Windows/Resources/Themes/ folder. Double click the visual style file ( usually you will have a style file along with some folders containing other stuff to make the style working) .
4. The windows display properties page should open up ( the one you use to change wallpaper, screen saver, etc). Click apply and voila, your desktop should look different ( hopefully :P)
Some times when patching the dll file in the first step, Windows irritatingly reminds you that doing this might make it unstable ( as though Windows is stable otherwise!) . This is normal.
I got the wallpaper from here.
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