I have patched the style file, but I can never get the themes I download to work, the themes never change anything. Does anyone know how to get them to work?

The Answer by Michelle L :

I hope this helps:
http://www.vistaknowledge.com/vista-how-to/how-to-install-windows-vista-themes/
http://www.askvg.com/vista-black-theme-for-windows-vista/

Stick with it! Vista is a great program!

I have a few themes for Windows Vista but I can’t use them. I have installed many programs that claim they let me apply themes to windows but they all failed! Can someone please help me out with this?

The Answer by boredshorte :

get rid of vista, it sucks

The Answer by youmakemeverymad :

Can find out if mandriva comes with GRUB? If GRUB is it’s bootloader, then all you have to do is install mandriva, and it will allow you to change the partitions.

Check with the mandriva forums, or linuxforums.org to find out for sure.

Vista should be installed first, so you’re doing ok there.