msstyles of older windows ported to Windows 8.1, kept as close to the originals as possible.
A requirement to install these themes is UltraUXThemePatcher You can get it from here
- Windows 7
- More coming soon
Put the contents of the folder containing the style/theme you want into your C:\Windows\Resources\Themes directory and install via selecting it from the Personalize Control Panel.
You are at fault for any issues this may cause to your computer. It is recommended that a system restore point is made and that you have recovery media avaliable.
If you are interested in transparency on any of these themes, check out AeroGlass.
This would not be possible without nptr's msstyleEditor, please send him a thank you if you enjoy this.
Not everything can be ported, so some features may be missing.
That said if you spy something should definitely be changed create an issue for it.
If you are more technically or graphically inclined and can make better upscales of some of the images or know how to get some missing parts in go ahead and make the changes and submit a pull request.
PNG are named by both their index in Windows 8.1's msstyle and a sort of path like naming scheme; the indexes are preferred.