Windows 7 Hidden Country Themes! Trick

Submitted by on July 10, 2009 – 3:08 amNo Comment

I think it’s almost time, before the Windows 7 RC downloads from Microsoft official website is coming to an end. If there are still any users who have  not downloaded , you can check the torrents. www.thepiratebay.org is one good torrent site, where you can find reputed torrents, but beware, only download after checking the comments.

Well, if you have already downloaded the Windows 7 RC and enjoying it, there are few tips you can learn. The Themes option is a great feature in Windows 7. If you want to know more about it, go to Desktop —> Personalize. You’ll have some default Themes. Basically two sets are there. Aero Themes & Basic and High Contrast Themes.

But there are additional hidden themes based on countries, like , Australia, Canada, UK, USA, South Africa. How to unhide these themes. Here is the trick.

  • Go to Explorer. Press Alt. You can see the hidden menu options.
  • Tools —> Folder Options —> View.
  • Unhide the Operating System files. Here is a screenshot.
Windows 7 Hidden Country Themes! Trick
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  • Change to folder C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT
  • There are 5 country theme folders, one each for Australia, Canada, UK,USA,South Africa. Here is a screenshot.
Windows 7 Hidden Country Themes! Trick
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  • Change to Themes folder in each individual folder and double click the *.theme file to activate the theme.

Here , you can see the additional hidden themes that will be displayed, for each country.  These can be also downloaded online. Click on Get more themes online. You’ll be re-directed to Windows 7 themes download page, where you can download more themes.

Windows 7 Hidden Country Themes! Trick
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