You can download the skin at the following DeviantArt page. The different look was created and implemented by ‘fediaFedia’ a DeviantArt user and hence it is unofficial; although it works ok, you can’t really blame anyone in case things go wrong.
fediaFedia's Windows 7 WMP skin for XP
In order to apply you need to change some registry entries, although you don’t need to directly access the registry editor. If you wish to know how to back up your registry look here:
Back-up your Registry (middle of the page, second section)
As you open the zip you will see a couple of screenshots on how it looks and, most importantly, a file named ‘wmploc.dll’ which is the windows media player DLL (Dynamic Link Library): you need to replace this file.
Go to 'Start' then 'Run' and type 'dllcache'. Find the 'wmploc.dll' and delete if from here.
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Once you’ve found the file, make a backup of it or simply place it somewhere else (in case things go wrong) and replace it with the file included in the zipped folder.
Check the file size after a bit, as Windows might have replaced it with the original file (about 7 meg). Re-try the process, you might have to paste the new 'wmploc.dll' file in the 'dllcache' folder. If you wish you can change version information with the program ‘ResHacker’ included in by fediaFedia, together with instructions. Just follow the instructions should you want to change the Res-info.
Finally, extract and click the 'color settings.reg' entry and you have a fresh look for your older versions of WMP.
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