Customize Help

Welcome to Customize Help! Here you’ll find all the help you need to customize your desktop. Please note that you can find additional category-specific help on each section page (e.g. XP Themes).

Introduction

Customize.org is the most prominent and well-established desktop customization site on the web. See History of Customization for some background information, or for help using the site itself see Using Custo.

Customize Your Desktop in 3 Steps

1. Find a new desktop background from our huge selection of Wallpapers (see How to Use Wallpapers for help)
2. Change the standard Windows theme for a shiny new one! Check out our XP Themes section (see How to Use XP Themes)
3. Get a new set of Icons for your programs and documents (see How to Use Icons)

Want more? See 10 Steps To Customize Your Desktop.

Advanced Customization

For more control, try using a Shell Replacement. It gives you more options, features, and customization over your desktop and taskbar, including a right click menu on your desktop for your programs and start menu.

Linux Customization

There are endless ways to customize Linux. See How To Customize Linux and check out our sections for GNOME themes, GNOME splash screens, GDM Logins, Fluxbox themes and GAIM/Pidgin Smileys.

Have a More Specific Question?

• Use the Power of Google! See Using Google.
• Still can’t find an answer? Feel free to post general questions in the custo group, or browse the groups to find an appropriate place to post.

Other Topics

• Downloaded a .zip or .rar file? See How To Unzip A File

Help Us

All of our help pages are wiki-powered, see Using Help for details of how to contribute!