How to Enable and Apply the Aero Lite (Windows Basic) Theme in Windows 8 and Windows 8.

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the Run dialog.

   Press the ⊞ Win+R keys on your keyboard.
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   Step 2: Open the folder that your themes are located in using the Run dialog.

   Type '%windir%/resources/themes' into the Run dialog and click the OK button. , Right click the file called aero.theme that is located in the folder, click Copy, right click your desktop (wallpaper), then click Paste. , Right click the 'aero.theme' file that you created on your desktop, click 'Rename'
   
   then rename it to 'aerolite.theme'. , Right click the 'aerolite.theme' file, click 'Open with'
   
   and select 'Notepad'. , (excluding the period) Make sure that there are no spaces between 'Aero Lite' and the equal sign. , (excluding the period) Make sure that there are no spaces between '%ResourceDir%\Themes\Aero\Aerolite.msstyles' and the equal sign. , Close Notepad and click Save on the dialog box that appears. , Drag the 'aerolite.theme' file into the window that opened when you clicked OK on the Run dialog to move it to the folder. , Right click your desktop (wallpaper) and then click 'Personalize'. , Under Installed Themes, click Aero Lite.
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   Step 3: Copy the 'aero.theme' file and paste in onto your desktop.

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   Step 4: Rename the new file to 'aerolite.theme'.

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   Step 5: Open the renamed file with Notepad.

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   Step 6: replace the text after 'DisplayName' and the equal sign with 'Aero Lite'.

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   Step 7: replace the text after Path and the equal sign with '%ResourceDir%\Themes\Aero\Aerolite.msstyles'.

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   Step 8: Save the file.

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   Step 9: Move the file to the Themes folder.

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    Step 10: Open Personalization in Control Panel.

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    Step 11: Apply the theme.

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