Visual Styles in Vista :D

 

 

 

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How did you manage to hack it so it lets you do stuff like that in Vista? I tried for hours without success. :?

 

 

 

Check out http://www.wincustomize.com/, there are all sorts of Windows skins that use Stardock's WindowBlinds.

Don't use Windowblinds.

 

 

 

Why pay for something you can easily get for free?

 

 

 

Visual Styles in Vista are a little more complicated than XP, but after doing a few themes, it is quite easy to set up.

 

 

 

First step, download VistaGlazz here. This is fully safe and works on SP1 and Plain Vista. Once downloaded, Run it as Admin and use the option to patch system files. Make a backup of said files before patching. (Not needed, but recommended). Restart PC.

 

 

 

[hide=Second Step]How to Install a Custom Visual Style

 

 

 

When you download and extract a custom Visual Style, you'll need to copy them into the C:\Windows\Resources\Themes directory, usually into a new folder:

 

 

 

 

 

 

You'll want to make sure that the folder contains the visual style file within it, and not within a subdirectory of the theme folder:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Some visual styles are structured incorrectly and will have problems. Read this post for more information.

 

 

 

Now that you've patched Windows and installed the theme, you need to open the Classic appearance dialog by right-clicking on the Desktop, choosing Personalize, then Window Color and Appearance. Then you can click the link at the bottom to open the classic appearance properties dialog:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you can choose the theme in the list. Note that some themes are based off the Window Aero theme and will show the same name, so if one is selected then just choose the other one. You'll need to have Aero available in order to use a theme based on Aero, of course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At this point you should be able to see your new custom themes. Enjoy![/hide]

 

 

 

Credits to HowToGeek for the second step.

 

 

 

DeviantArt has some great Visual Styles for Vista and is where I got my VS from.

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You reminded me, i need to clean my desktop out sometime. it's full of error reports and crappy rank images :|

 

 

 

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The icons in the top-right corner are there for decoration, the RV stuff folder is for when i used to do a bit of guide editing for RV etc... keep it for the fun... 8-)

 

 

 

and React?OS is an open-source vrsion of windows that's still in alpha stage :P

Here we go. Got the desktop from Desktopology.net.

 

 

 

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It's pretty big.

that screen seems a lot wider than most widescreens, probably just me though. Incredibly cool background anyhow.

It's just you, it's at the typical 16:10 aspect ratio. :ugeek:

2960x1050

 

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I change my desktop image often, but this is the current one. A friend of mine at deviantART created it. I use a lot of her images for my desktop when I'm not using something I created myself. :mrgreen: (I hid my desktop icons... I am pretty sticky about privacy on things like that.)

 

 

 

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...Might as well do this...

 

Mine is on a randomizer, switches between ~70 official Lord of the Rings desktops off the official site. I guess I'll choose one each month...

 

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My desktop :) The fantastic, the wonderful, the incomparable Laura Marling...

 

 

 

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Nice. mind linking the picture? I dont think I've ever seen that one before, and I consider myself quite the haruhi Aficionado. (Volume 2 special edition comes tommorow! /anime-gasm)

younger sibling ownage!!

 

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Mah new(er) laptop:

 

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Mah new(er) laptop:

 

 

 

 

That's mine atm :thumbup:

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I have no idea why I've got the currency converter up there, maybe so I can lol when the Aus dollar is more then the US dollar :twisted:

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Awesome :

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Don't use Windowblinds. Why pay for something you can easily get for free?

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For the record, I wasn't encouraging him/her or anyone else to use WindowBlinds, I was just answering their question.

 

 

 

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my deskop as of 5 mins ago

 

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yeah i'm a h4x0r that is cracked and so is my crysis halo 1,2 bioshock and red alert 2. but then agian i got 22 legal bought games on steam :D white and nerdy ftw

A desktop Lenin64 would be proud of :

 

 

 

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A desktop Lenin64 would be proud of :

 

 

 

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That used to be my desktop background up until a week ago :o

 

 

 

Now its just:

 

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For a 20inch monitor (LCD)

 

I like the basic windows photos, however i'm looking for something cool off deviantart right now. but deviant art is full of pretentious idiots who think they're good but suck really... anywho..