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.
- Extract the Zip file you’ve just downloaded anywhere on your computer.
- Connect your PSP to your computer and then copy the THEME folder to ms0:/PSP/
- Got to your XMB menu. Go to Settings > Theme Settings > Theme. You can now choose any theme you want. Press Apply and Accept.
- Done. Congratulations on your new theme.
Here are some theme screenshots from my PSP.
Wipeout Theme
Original Theme
Choosing Themes. Cookie Theme Preview
Cookie. Yum!
Classy Pink for girls and a few boys.
Lemmings Theme
Pursuit Force Theme
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:52 am
Link don’t work anymore :S
got new one ??
October 2nd, 2007 at 12:21 pm
It works fine. Try again.
October 5th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
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!
October 8th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Very nice…although i wish you had more =)
October 8th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
man: I’ll be creating stylemo custom themes. check back in awhile.
October 10th, 2007 at 6:46 am
just wondering my psp is running on 3.71 but dont know if its a m33 or not the specs on psp is psp1003
October 10th, 2007 at 7:26 am
ive followed your steps to try to change theme but all im getting is corrupt data why
October 10th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
TO EDIT ANY FILE IN FLASH 0 resource folder (thats where) the
gameboot.pmf
October 10th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
hi i tryed the link but it screws up
October 10th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
WTF is XMB
October 10th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
XMB stands for Cross Bar Menu - your PSP’s menu.
October 13th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
hey stylemo, i tink thr smth wrong with the link…
October 13th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
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.
October 14th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
hey tnx….its working :DD
October 19th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
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?
October 21st, 2007 at 1:30 am
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!!!!
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:52 am
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
October 24th, 2007 at 1:08 am
wer’s the custom theme man?
I’m waiting…………………
October 24th, 2007 at 5:55 am
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.
October 24th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
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!
October 25th, 2007 at 7:56 am
hey, when i did wat the instructions told me to do i only got the original theme, i can’t see the costom themes
October 25th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
hey could u tell me where to find the ms0:/PSP/
thnks!!
October 25th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
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.
October 26th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
The custom themes is not showing up
I dont think its working for anyone
November 9th, 2007 at 12:40 am
i tried the themes but all it says is: “an internal error has occurred.(80108351)” what does this mean?
November 13th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
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……
November 14th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
[...] 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. [...]
November 15th, 2007 at 9:06 am
@dOnDiTz_33: I checked out the link. The CXMB plugin is included in the zip file dude. Always read the comments on the forum.
November 17th, 2007 at 5:42 am
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
November 18th, 2007 at 2:47 am
It works. If you have a theme file already delete it and install this one.
November 22nd, 2007 at 7:10 am
hey man, it didnt work to you think you could send it to me, the ahhh, list of how to do it
December 1st, 2007 at 3:24 am
im itching to put this themes in my psp.. but my usb cable wont cooperate!!!! grrrrr!!! it cost me 700bucks for this cable!!!! grrrrrrrrrr…
December 10th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
How about theme for 3.52 m33???
December 10th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
@Hammy : I suggest you upgrade to 3.71 M33-2. Changing themes in 3.52 M33-4 can cause acciddental bricks
December 21st, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Thanks a lot for the pack
December 31st, 2007 at 10:12 am
so are sony now allowing you to change your psp custom firmware or is it still a hack
December 31st, 2007 at 11:18 pm
@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.
January 9th, 2008 at 11:46 am
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.
January 13th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
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?!!
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
on what other firmwares can this thing work on?_?
March 30th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
can you please make the pack so i can D/L from my psp
April 25th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
you really great! those step by step guide is fabulous. i like to have coffee with you man!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
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