You can transfer desktop themes from Windows 98 to Windows 2000.
In Microsoft Windows operating systems, desktop themes consist of a number of elements that can personalize the appearance of the desktop. These elements can include background, cursor, sounds, border appearance and colors, among others. Microsoft first introduced desktop themes in Windows 98 and users who have grown accustomed to a favorite theme can copy it from one OS to another, such as Windows 2000.
Instructions
Copy the Desktop Theme
1. Locate the desktop theme you wish to copy. All of your computer's desktop themes sit in the Windows "Resources" subfolder. To find them, double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop, then double-click on the Windows folder. Open the "Resources" subfolder by double-clicking it and then double-click on "Themes" to open that folder.
2. Copy the desktop theme. Once you have opened "Themes," right click on the theme you wish to copy from Windows 98 to Windows 2000. When the right-click menu appears, highlight "Copy" and left-click.
3. Insert a flash drive or 3.5-inch disk. Which transfer method you choose will depend on whether or not your computer has a 3.5-inch disk drive or a USB port for a flash drive.
4. Reopen the My Computer icon and then double-click on either the 3.5-inch disk (usually labeled as the "A" drive) or the flash drive (usually labeled as the "E" or "F" drive).
5. Right-click anywhere in the empty space after opening the window for the flash drive or 3.5-inch disk drive. When the right-click menu appears, highlight "Paste" and left-click.
6. Press the eject button on the disk drive, if you are using a 3.5-inch disk. If you are using a flash drive, reopen My Computer, then right-click on the flash drive icon. When the right-click menu appears, highlight "remove disk safely" and then left-click. Then remove the flash drive from the USB port.
Transferring the Theme to Windows 2000
7. Insert the flash drive or 3.5-inch disk into the computer running Windows 2000. Once that computer has auto-detected the drive or disk, open My Computer on that machine.
8. Select the flash drive or 3.5-inch disk drive by double-clicking on it. When it opens, right-click on the desktop theme you previously added. When the right-click menu appears, highlight "Copy" and left-click.
9. Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop, then double-click on the Windows folder. Open the "Resources" subfolder by double-clicking it and then double-click on "Themes" to open that folder.
10. Right-click anywhere in the empty space of the Themes folder. When the right-click menu appears, highlight "Paste" and left-click.
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