1. Settings → Style Configurator
2. Select theme: Zenburn

1. Settings → Style Configurator
2. Language: Global Styles, Style Global override
3. Font name: Consolas or Source Code Pro
4. Font size: 10
5. Enable global font: Checked
6. Enable global font size: Checked

Copy userDefineLang.xml from …\Dropbox\Application Settings\Notepad++ to %appdata%\Notepad++.

copy "notepad++.exe" "notepad.exe"
copy "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\Notepad.exe" "C:\WINNT\servicepackfiles\i386"
copy "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\Notepad.exe" "C:\WINNT\system32\dllcache"
copy "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\Notepad.exe" "c:\WINNT\system32"
copy "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\Notepad.exe" "c:\WINNT\"
pause

Get them from here. See installation instructions at bottom of page. Note that %appdata%\Notepad++ is C:\Documents and Settings\sh0863\Application Data\Notepad++.

The name attribute is not used for linking. It can be set to anything. StyleID is used for linking. The last style listed wins.

1. Order the styles by styleID
2. Before the first style, insert
3. After the first style, insert
4. foreach style:
   1. Change the background to #FF0000 (red)
   2. Ctrl+Win+F11 (Reload Notepad++)
   3. Look at what has changed to a red background
   4. Rename the style name appropriately
   5. Copy a matching style from above, match up the name and styleID