For those of you using AIM 6.1, you’ll notice that one of the new features is being able to choose various themes for the AIM buddy list and IM windows. All of the themes are based on the same background, but can change some of the colors. There is a hidden black theme, which actually changes the entire color to black, and looks so much better in my opinion.

To make your AIM 6.1 buddy list look the same, follow these steps:
- Make sure you have AIM 6.1 installed
- Open the blGadgets.box file from C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\ver6_1_32_1\content\bl\blGadgets.box in notepad or any text editor.
- Search for “black” (at about line #580).
- Remove the collapsed=”true” part
- Close AIM if you have it open
- Re-Open or open AIM and sign in
You can see the new color choice once the change is made here:

Much cleaner looking!
[Source: Gus What?!]
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