Posted by Mabus on 2nd October 2007

How to Change Your PSP XMB Theme

Now I’m gonna teach you how to change the look of your PSP’s XMB theme in a few very easy steps even your grandma can do it. But first here are the requirements:

  • A PSP with a firmware of 3.71 (Official) or 3.71 M33.
  • You need themes. You can download them here.
  • USB Cable

If you’ve met the requirements then it’s time for you to follow my simple instructions.

  1. Extract the Zip file you’ve just downloaded anywhere on your computer.
  2. Connect your PSP to your computer and then copy the THEME folder to ms0:/PSP/
  3. Got to your XMB menu. Go to Settings > Theme Settings > Theme. You can now choose any theme you want. Press Apply and Accept.
  4. Done. Congratulations on your new theme.

Here are some theme screenshots from my PSP.

PSP Theme Screenshots

 

Wipeout Theme

 

PSP Theme Screenshots

 

Original Theme

 

PSP Theme Screenshots

 

Choosing Themes. Cookie Theme Preview

 

PSP Theme Screenshots

 

Cookie. Yum!

 

PSP Theme Screenshots Pink

 

Classy Pink for girls and a few boys.

 

PSP Theme Screenshots Lemmings

 

Lemmings Theme

 

PSP Theme Screenshots Pursuit Force

 

Pursuit Force Theme

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    48 Responses

  1. Yannick says:

    Link don’t work anymore :S

    got new one ?? :)

  2. Stylemo says:

    It works fine. Try again.

  3. fated says:

    what if i’m using a 3.52 M33, can i still use this guide to change my xmb?

    can i also change the start-up boot of the PSP? i mean the Sony Entertainment thing….

    thanks!

  4. man says:

    Very nice…although i wish you had more =)

  5. stylemo says:

    man: I’ll be creating stylemo custom themes. check back in awhile. ;)

  6. brimstone111 says:

    just wondering my psp is running on 3.71 but dont know if its a m33 or not the specs on psp is psp1003

  7. brimstone111 says:

    ive followed your steps to try to change theme but all im getting is corrupt data why

  8. vettacossx says:

    TO EDIT ANY FILE IN FLASH 0 resource folder (thats where) the
    gameboot.pmf

  9. Luke says:

    hi i tryed the link but it screws up

  10. Luke says:

    WTF is XMB

  11. stylemo says:

    XMB stands for Cross Bar Menu – your PSP’s menu.

  12. Xtro says:

    hey stylemo, i tink thr smth wrong with the link…

  13. stylemo says:

    I think it works perfectly fine for although sometimes the file host gets buggy. If ever that happens again please retry and refresh your browser.

    Thanks.

  14. Xtro says:

    hey tnx….its working :D D

  15. cali says:

    pinoy? im looking to back up my system first. it seems 3.71 is better from the fact thaqt thesmes can be easily selected and chosen. but i am using 3.52 m33-4 and there is no option like that..

    how do i back up to prevent blocking?
    how do i upgrade to 3.71?
    do you have recommended sites?

  16. syfe says:

    hey i did evrything but the themes arent showing up in my theme menu.
    and the theme file is a .rar file and it doesent download zipped.
    after i downloaded, i copied it to a “THEMES” folder i created at F:/psp/ still dont work
    HELP!!!!

  17. jhay says:

    Hey stylemo. You really are good in cracking things up huh? how i wish i can learn more about how make things cool! I appreciate your kindness and your works. KEEP IT UP!=D

  18. speed says:

    wer’s the custom theme man?
    I’m waiting…………………

  19. Marshall says:

    Im still not sure how to do that.copy the THEME folder to ms0:/PSP/? whats ms0? im not sure at all.could u send me an email and tell me exactly what to do.ive be tryin to figure out hot to get new themes and no one helps too good.so if u could please please help me.

  20. stylemo says:

    Hi Marshall. What I meant was you place the entire THEME folder into the PSP directory on your memory stick. Of course you should have 3.71 M33 or official 3.71 firmware installed.

    Thanks!

  21. kev says:

    hey, when i did wat the instructions told me to do i only got the original theme, i can’t see the costom themes

  22. John says:

    hey could u tell me where to find the ms0:/PSP/

    thnks!!

  23. stylemo says:

    ms0 stands for memory stick drive. so ms0:/PSP is the folder on your memory stick that has PSP as name. That’s where you put the THEME folder.

  24. Yaseen says:

    The custom themes is not showing up
    I dont think its working for anyone

  25. cb says:

    i tried the themes but all it says is: “an internal error has occurred.(80108351)” what does this mean?

  26. dOnDiTz_33 says:

    stylemo thanks for your 3.52 m33-4 i already intalled it, thanks..
    please help me for this one,
    i found one site for theme changer for psp 3.52 m33-4, can you check this site? (http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/about116828.html), because i cannot find any PLUGIN CXMB in my psp. please help me… thankzz……

  27. [...] Exit the USB mode and you are now ready to change your theme. If you don’t know how to do it, here’s a simplified detailed instruction on how to change your PSP theme. [...]

  28. stylemo says:

    @dOnDiTz_33: I checked out the link. The CXMB plugin is included in the zip file dude. Always read the comments on the forum.

  29. Jake says:

    im trying to copy it into my psp… its in there but its not showing up when i look on my psp. i dont know wats doing on. if i dont look at this for a while, my myspace is myspace.com/Jake_is_kool

  30. Andrew says:

    It works. If you have a theme file already delete it and install this one.

  31. Kingsley says:

    hey man, it didnt work to you think you could send it to me, the ahhh, list of how to do it

  32. RastamiC says:

    im itching to put this themes in my psp.. but my usb cable wont cooperate!!!! grrrrr!!! it cost me 700bucks for this cable!!!! grrrrrrrrrr…

  33. Hammy says:

    How about theme for 3.52 m33???

  34. stylemo says:

    @Hammy : I suggest you upgrade to 3.71 M33-2. Changing themes in 3.52 M33-4 can cause acciddental bricks

  35. kool_buddt says:

    Thanks a lot for the pack

  36. nigeriaboy says:

    so are sony now allowing you to change your psp custom firmware or is it still a hack

  37. stylemo says:

    @RastamiC: 700 bucks for a USB cable? Wow, USB Cables only cost 30bucks.

    @nigeriaboy: You can do what ever you want with your PSP. In short, Sony doesn’t really care what you do with your PSP.

  38. Qazzy says:

    Hi Stylemo, first off thanx for the tutorial. I am completely new to the PSP world and CFW, however i am slowly learning with help from tutorials such as this. I have recently bought a PSP slim with CWF 3.71 m33-4 on it and its going great however i would like to learn how to play my old PSX games on it. I have downloaded poploader and the muti-poploader from the Dark Alex web site but i am finding it hard to follow the instructions in the read me txts files. If you have time could you please write a tutorial for how to do it or if you know of a good tutorial already on the net could you send me a link. I would appreciate it, because it would be great to play my old FF and Metal Gear Solid games on it.

  39. Hunnigan says:

    Hey! My PSP is CF 3.52 M33-2..Is there any themes for it here? I really wanted a theme. But if so, can someone teach me on how to upgrade my PSP to a new custom firmware? Please?!!

  40. rhythm07 says:

    on what other firmwares can this thing work on?_?

  41. tanner says:

    can you please make the pack so i can D/L from my psp

  42. ConanX says:

    you really great! those step by step guide is fabulous. i like to have coffee with you man!

  43. Daniel says:

    I read similar article also named How to Change Your PSP XMB Theme, and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me

  44. shehera says:

    wow!!!! you are the major winner!!!!! thank you so much for your help!! i really tried everything,, till i found your site!!! thank you again,,, – from philippines

  45. paulo says:

    how can i downgrade my psp v4.21
    i cannot play any games i cannot enjoy my psp….plzzzz help me thankkkzzz

  46. Sufian says:

    thanks

  47. b45678 says:

    Thank you so much!

  48. JD says:

    hi, i really need your help. heheh i downldd sum thmes but they were .ptf file and they dnt seem to work on my psp what shuld i do? thx

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