After the VisualStyler.Net setup has completed, start Visual Studio Express and then open or create a new windows forms project. Open the main application form in the forms designer.

Visual Studio Express editions do not include the IDE automation and extensibility layer, therefore you will now need to add the component to the Visual Studio Toolbox. .Click on the Toolbox and create a new Toolbox tab named 'SkinSoft VisualStyler'

Click on the tab to select it, and then right mouse button to bring up the context menu, and select the option 'Choose Items" to display the Choose Toolbox Items dialog.

Click on the .NET Framework Components tab and sort the list by Name, scroll through the list until you see the VisualStyler component. Select the component and ensure it is checked then click OK.

The VisualStyler component has now been added to the Visual Studio Toolbox, now drag the VisualStyler component from the toolbox onto the form, after doing this the component will be visible in the component tray, and the VisualStyler designer will automatically display with the default options.

Build the project, then run - this application is now skinned , you can easily customize the VisualStyler either using the component properties window or through its designer tasks.