I’m a proud user of HTC Mozart Windows Phone 7 and I’m really excited about it. However, I’m not always in the mood to deploy and test my applications on it, so I still use Windows Phone Emulator. Emulator performs very well, but it’s looks awful, especially if you’re used to hold a real phone in your hand day-in day-out. That’s why I decided to create my own skin for it. Yes you guessed…it looks the same as my HTC Mozart 
Installation guide
This is a two step procedure in which we’ll change the skin of emulator and Visual Studio designer. Make sure you backup all files before overwriting!!!
In ZIP file you’ll find two folders. Each one contains corresponding skin.
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Visual Studio Designer
- Windows Phone Emulator
1. To install skin for Visual Studio designer, extract content from “Visual Studio Designer” folder to “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.0\Emulation”. On 64-bit machines is the corresponding folder “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.0\Emulation”.
2. To install skin for emulator, extract content from “Windows Phone Emulator” folder to “C:\Program Files\Microsoft XDE\1.0”. On 64-bit machines is the corresponding folder “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft XDE\1.0”.
That’s it. Happy coding.
HTC phone skin
June 26, 2011 at 06:11
Phone skins help to transform your device in more attractive as well as artistic style. Skins also help you to add style of your own choice.
Frank
October 27, 2011 at 19:53
Hi, pls tell me how you deploy the application to phone? I can’t do it, all O can see is the error “you phone is pin locked” or similar.
Danijel Malik
October 29, 2011 at 19:45
Do you have a phone unlocked for development? If you don’t, than you have to become a registered developer. You can find more info here: http://create.msdn.com/en-us/home/membership
Geert van der Cruijsen
December 24, 2011 at 05:08
Hi Danijel,
i’m building a wp7 emulator skin switcher and would like to add some more skins.
can i use your skin (will add your name to it) to add to the application?
more info on my application: http://vdcruijsen.net/2011/12/windows-phone-7-emulator-skin-switcher-1-0-beta/
Let me know if you would like me to add your skin
regards,
Geert van der Cruijsen
Danijel Malik
December 24, 2011 at 13:28
Hi Geert,
Sure, why not
Let me know once you finish the switcher.
Best regards,
Danijel
Geert van der Cruijsen
December 24, 2011 at 14:53
I’m getting an error when downloading your skin. seems you have removed it?
Danijel Malik
December 24, 2011 at 15:21
Huh…I didn’t notice that. Thanks for a warn. I’ll upload it again after the Christmas, when I’ll have access to my machine again.
Happy Xmas.
Danijel Malik
December 26, 2011 at 15:46
Just great. I lost it. Give me a few more days. I’ll re-create it.
Danijel Malik
December 28, 2011 at 02:45
It’s back on. You can download it now from the link above.