I selected a different wallpaper that is darker to get a better contrast:ġ5. Next, we are going to add the central Iron Man interfaceġ4. Simply right-click on one of the existing Iron Man widgets and select Iron Man => Slideshow => visuals_blue.ini (TIP: If you want a different color, simply select another.

Next, you may want to add additional elements from the Iron Man skin. let’s say you want to remove all default items (the black widgets), simply right-click on it and select Unload skinġ2. Alright, now right-click on one of the existing dark elements that you want to REMOVE e.g.

Step You now should have our feed (just pointing this out if you would like to have this on your desktop)ġ1. Step Now right click again and select Refreshĩ. Open it with notepad or notepad++ and replace feedURL= with this feedURL=Ĩ. Step Next-right click on the Lifehacker widget and click Illustro/feeds and you will see a file called Feeds.ini. In step 7-9, I’ll explain how to modify existing Rainmeter widgets.ħ. But Windows 7 and Rainmeter is capable of more! We can change our theme to have an animated 3D wallpaper and modify our existing Rainmeter widgets. There are various 3D elements that make your desktop a little more fun. This Windows 7 “theme” already looks pretty cool. Step You should now have something like this. Step Next, go back to your desktop and right-click on Rainmeter. Step You may be prompted by your firewall to allow SkinInstaller.exe – confirm that (it’s safe/trusted)ĥ. StepIf you correctly installed Rainmeter, you will be prompted to install this 3D Rainmeter theme. Step Next download the theme and if you use Chrome or Firefox you should see a file called ironman_jarvis_theme_version_2_by_scrollsofaryavart. Alternatively, if you checked the screenshots below and didn’t like the look, then download this Iron Man theme insteadĢ.

Step Head over to and download the Jarvis Theme, which we will use for our 3D Windows 7 desktop. Second: Finding A Great “3D” Theme For Rainmeter That Works on Windows 7!ġ. When asked what type of install you want, select Standard (not portable). On the next screen you have two checkboxes, if you are on Windows 7 64-bit make sure the first one is checked:Īfter the installation has been completed you should now have something like this on your desktop: Rainmeter is a great tool and comes with a lot of great skins that are easy to install First Step: Installing Rainmeter on Windows 7 For Great 3D Themes / Elementsįirst of all, we are going to look for a suitable utility for our little 3D project.

Jarvis theme for win7