Colony - Mike Bryant

Entire suite seems no longer available?

http://skins.wincustomize.com/MikeB314/conv/Colony_winstyles_ss.jpg

I've been searching the web for some time now, looking for the Windows skin linked above.  From the page to which that .jpeg is linked, "Mike Bryant emerged in 2002 as one of the top skinners. His Colony skin was actually an entire suite (i.e. WinStyles). This was one of the general trends of 2002 though that top skin authors began to work on creating suites that created an overall desktop look and feel."  Nothing of substance exists of the two referenced website in that short synopsis; one of them loops back to what I just quoted.  Even his own domain, www.skinsmith.com is for sale.

There is also a variation on Mike's theme called "Colony Final" by SacRat, available here, but I can't seem to open it with Aston2.  That's another issue.

If anyone has the complete original Bryant WinStyles skin suites and is willing to part with a copy of it, please contact me here, or by private IM; I'd be most appreciative.  Likewise, if anyone is in contact with Mike, could you please point him here?  It's really my personal favorite skin of all those that I've seen so far, and I'd love to wear it.  Right now, I'm wearing Solaris, by Vitaly Cashev, and I like it very much, too.

Peace,

Mally

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Reply #2 Top

The suite wouldn't load for me. I just use the skin and do the rest myself. I do have Theme Manager. Didn't work.

Reply #3 Top

Quoting Chasbo, reply 2
The suite wouldn't load for me. I just use the skin and do the rest myself. I do have Theme Manager. Didn't work.
End of Chasbo's quote

 

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Reply #4 Top

Download it with FF so you can save rather than open. Rename the resulting .xptheme file to .zip

 

Extract and you get this:

 

 

 

Reply #5 Top

Jim knows what he's about. Sheep.

Thanks for the answer. I was busy with your pic.