Orkut Skins (New GreaseMonkey Scripts)

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Hey pals,
got bore with same blue orkut background???
wanna change the way your orkut looks??no… don’t rush to news section on orkut… its GREASEMONKEY again..
and again its for FIREFOX users only…
so if you don’t have Firefox get it first!!!

Giving below links to few themes… actually they are GreaseMonkey scripts…

Click on your favorite color to change your orkut background d way U like…

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  1. #
    Anonymous on August 3, 2006

    how to install d skins ?

  2. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 3, 2006

    To Install Any (or all) Skin..
    1. Install Firefox
    2. Install GreaseMonkey (U’ll need to restart firefox if u r installing GreaseMonkey for d first time)
    3. Install Any or All skin(s).

    For Advance Users:
    This Skins are just GreaseMonkey scripts. So they will work with GreaseMonkey only n GreaseMonkey is firefox extension so in order to use these skins u need to have firefox & greasemonkey both!!!

  3. #
    josh a on August 10, 2006

    thanks dude :)>-
    thanks alot for ur help. it really worked nice
    bingo [8)]

  4. #
    Anonymous on August 11, 2006

    Hey i have installed GreaseMonkey and i have also installed Black
    Now wht to do
    Open orkut direstly on tht same tab or restart comp. or firefox???

  5. #
    Anonymous on August 11, 2006

    If we want our blue theme back???

  6. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 11, 2006

    ANSWERS:
    1. Just refresh the tab(s) to see the chages. No need to restart anything after installing any GreaseMonkey script. (Please note, installation of Greasemonkey itself requires restarting firefox)

    2. To switch between themes:
    From tools menu, select “MANAGE USER SCRIPTS” option.
    A Window will pop-up listing all GreaseMonkey scripts installed. Please note installing a script in different than enabling a script.
    So to select particular theme, ENABLE appropriate script (n disable others).
    To GET BLUE BACKGROUND BACK, disable all “theme” scripts. (Note, this will not uninstall scripts from ur system).

  7. #
    Anonymous on August 15, 2006

    i have installed every thing but in tools menu i can’t find install user script..please tell what i have to do…

  8. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 16, 2006

    From tools menu, select “MANAGE USER SCRIPTS” option.
    There is not any “install user script option”…
    More about this option is already posted in above comment!
    Read all comments before posting one!
    Plz :-)

  9. #
    swati on August 16, 2006

    hey will these skin colors will also b seen ny the other’s who watch my profile on orkut

  10. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 16, 2006

    TO: SWATI
    No. Others will not see any changes in ur profie/background. This is local effect limited to ur browser. Even u can’t see changes, if u login from another browser or another PC.

  11. #
    Anonymous on August 18, 2006

    hi rahul. please tell me how to change teh background of my orkut? i trued downloading firefox but then im stuck after that. do tell me all the steps.

  12. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 18, 2006

    TO anonymous:
    Detail regarding installing scripts r already posted in comment no. 2… jus scroll-up..
    N PLEASE READ ALL COMMENTS BEFORE POSTING ONE!!!

  13. #
    Anonymous on August 18, 2006

    ha! it gives Page not found Error :(

  14. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 18, 2006

    “PAGE NOT FOUND” ERROR:
    i think i hv given links for 14 skins + few more links…
    please mention for which link u got this error!

  15. #
    Sayan Chakrabarti on August 19, 2006

    Hey!!! Not all of these backgrounds r working dude!!!

    I mean, most are…but not all!!!

  16. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 19, 2006

    Please mention names/link which r not working so can rectify them!!!

  17. #
    Anonymous on August 23, 2006

    i am not getting the backgrounds/// now what???

  18. #
    Anshul on August 28, 2006

    i installd th black theme butit turns the ackground in back and not the small windows in which information is displayed, which remains blue only….is the picture provided false?????

  19. #
    Sankar on September 19, 2006

    hey.thisis gr8….but can u make it such tht al my frnds see the changes and not just me…..

  20. #
    Rahul Bansal on September 20, 2006

    To: ANUSHUL
    No bro, pictures are true. Actually Orkut code modified recently. So some effects are not properly visible.
    Will give u updated skin guys!

    To: SANKAR
    For That we have to ask orkut to provide us with skins! Changes like this are local and concern website has nothing to-do with this!

  21. #
    Priyanka on November 27, 2006

    Heyy … this was great…. i really loved it.. it rocks…. great going dude..

  22. #
    anilkumar on February 7, 2007

    hi i changed my background and what should i do to go for normal orkut background? please help me and i cannot change the background to any other color i just stuck tote color i got first. please help me what to do now.

  23. #
    Rahul Bansal on February 7, 2007

    @anilkumar
    This is what i already explained!
    please read all comments, before making a new one! :)

  24. #
    michaeldumontmichael on February 18, 2007

    it looks really cool!!
    thanx!!
    one question, though..
    am i the only one who can see this?
    or will anyone using firefox, be able to see these, when they look at my orkut profile?
    thanx!!!

  25. #
    Anonymous on February 18, 2007

    hi i can’t seem to be able to install greasemonkey it only gives me the option to find or sav and if i save it doesnt open the folder ,help please.

  26. #
    heart_rockz on February 18, 2007

    Please tell me how can i restore back to my original skin page

  27. #
    Rahul Bansal on March 18, 2007

    @Micheal
    Only u can see the skins as it is local effect!

    @Anonymous
    U need to first install firefox and them install greasemonkey from firefox!

    @heart_rockz
    I already answered this question!
    Please read above comments and let me know if u still have probs! :-)

  28. #
    shashi on April 25, 2007

    Thanx Rahul…
    this site is exillent yar…i realy impressed u..n wish u all the best 4 ur job.

  29. #
    Rahul Bansal on May 2, 2007

    @Shashi
    Ur welcome dude… Welcome To Devils Workshop! :-)

  30. #
    Kamran on September 19, 2007

    The layouts get messed up on the new orkut layout :-D !

  31. #
    Rahul Bansal on September 19, 2007

    Yep! It was expected!
    We have to wait until someone fix old skins or develop new themes! :-(

  32. #
    Sujith on October 10, 2007

    If others cant see it …thn wats the use of it ?????? Orkut is meant fr others to see wats in ours …. its useless yaaaaarrrr…..

  33. #
    Rahul Bansal on October 10, 2007

    I am not forcing you too use it! :P
    Its for people who want different looks for reasons like saving bandwidth, easier navigation, or just they got bore with same blue look!

  34. #
    lekshmikanth on November 27, 2007

    i dont know how to change my orkut back ground. if any guys know that pls snd the correct path, my mail id is lekshmi3537@gmail.com

  35. #
    monika on December 28, 2007

    I am not a computer professional.And thats y i am not getting this…
    pls explain in detail.if u can.

  36. #
    Rahul Bansal on December 29, 2007

    @Lekshmikanth
    this trick used to work with Old Orkut theme!
    There is some problem with new orkut theme!

    Anyway you may subscribe to this blogs RSS for latest tricks… :-)

    Wishing u happy new year… :-)
    -Rahul :-)

  37. #
    Rahul Bansal on December 29, 2007

    @Monica
    The trick is already with details. So please let us know steps you have successfully followed and steps where you stuck. That way we can help you better.. :-)

    Wishing u happy new year… :-)
    -Rahul :-)

  38. #
    Vikram on January 22, 2008

    Hey man….i installed ur orkut_soldier colour theme….when i started usin it…..the links for scraps ,pictures,fans and messages (the 1s which appear below ur first name)were not working ….i.e.wen u hover ur mouse over those lynks….the mouse cursor doesnt chng to the link cursor and even if u click on those lynks….nothing happens……….I think this is a bug in ur script :)

  39. #
    Rahul Bansal on January 23, 2008

    @Vikram
    Actually these are quite old scripts and as orkut has changed its look these scripts might be broken! :-(
    Thanks for notifying, I will soon post a new list of working orkut skins…

    You may subscribe to my RSS feed or email alert to receive automatic updates regarding this and other hacks in future!

  40. #
    niki on January 24, 2008

    when i open my orkut a/c the page is not getting displayed properly i am not gettimg the blue background,i did every thing deleted the cookies cache frm my pc scaned my pc but all in vain plz help me..

  41. #
    Rahul Bansal on January 24, 2008

    @Niki
    Just read comment above your comment!
    I posted answer in detail their. There is no problem with your PC… :-)

  42. #
    niki on January 25, 2008

    plzzzzz tell me clearly wht exactly to do to get the blue background back….

  43. #
    Rahul Bansal on January 29, 2008

    @Niki
    First sorry for late reply as I was away on vacation…

    As of now this skins are not workin. But we are working on finding new themes. So hope to post about them here soon… :-)

    You may subscribe to my RSS feed or email alert to receive automatic updates regarding this and other hacks in future!

  44. #
    alpesh on March 23, 2008

    i installed the blue one and it is working but can this profile, with blue color, be visible to my friends.

    when i use other web browser, there is no effect on my profile

  45. #
    Rahul Bansal on March 24, 2008

    @Alpesh
    No Alpesh. The changes are local and visible to you only that’s too from same browswer.
    If you open your profile in IE or opera you will come to know that no changes have been made anywhere.

  46. #
    maddy on March 31, 2008

    what do u mean by the script will not be removed from the system
    how to removie it from the system and if i remove greasemonkey or firfox will the script be removied

  47. #
    Rahul Bansal on March 31, 2008

    @Maddy
    There is a difference between disabling and uninstalling a script.
    If you want to remove script from system, you must uninstall the script.
    Details about procedure are here.

  48. #
    raj on May 17, 2008

    hey i hav installed new orkut themes..
    but now i want to get back to normal one..
    can any1 help me out plz..

  49. #
    Rahul Bansal on May 18, 2008

    @raj
    You need to disable Greasemonkey script responsible for theme.
    Details are here.

  50. #
    shibin on June 7, 2008

    when i’m using my orkut account,ihave got a message.then i clicked on that message..after that i can’t able to change the theme of my account..then if i go to change a message will appear”Select a theme below to customise how your profile and scrapbook will look to all orkut users.
    Disable themes. (Only the default orkut theme will be visible throughout the site, including on other orkut users’ profiles)
    Note: Skins are disabled on the low bandwidth mode. “so i can’t able to unmark the “disable themes”please help me.plzzzzzzzzz

  51. #
    Rahul Bansal on June 8, 2008

    @Shibin
    I guess you are trying to unmark from low-bandwidth version.
    So first disable low-bandwidth version and then try again.

  52. #
    mahendran on June 29, 2008

    I too had the same low bandwidth probs….thanks for the tip

  53. #
    Rahul Bansal on June 29, 2008

    @mahendran
    Welcome buddy… :-)

  54. #
    tanna on July 16, 2008

    how to get back the old orkut from low band width

  55. #
    Rahul Bansal on July 20, 2008

    @Tanya
    Read this for instructions.
    Sorry for late reply…

  56. #
    sunil on August 16, 2008

    hi rahul bansal..
    this is sunil and i already done what all u have said to but did not find any effect i tried almost all ur themes no effect… ur blog opens in one tab and orkut in other tab then what to do just tell me…. plz…..

  57. #
    Rahul Bansal on August 19, 2008

    @Sunil
    Better try official orkut themes. :-)

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