Windows XP Vista Customisation pack

pixelsink · 1st March 2006, 08:38 PM

I've just installed this custom pack for XP and it is lovely!!!

If you haven't got it then I highly recommend it. Better than the standard blue and green XP shite.

it's all glossy and black with some lovely neon and glow efects to tabs and buttons but done tastefully and not over the top.

here is a SCREENSHOT of my desktop. It is at 1920x1200 so if your screen res is lower you'll have to scroll a bit.

you can get it HERE 50MB Download

Get it NOO!

monk23785 · 4th March 2006, 09:31 PM

ive got this on my pc but the button to turn off/restart doesnt work

maybe im not seeing something completely obvious

kj · 4th March 2006, 10:19 PM

lol@adult work folder in screen shot.

pixelsink · 5th March 2006, 11:55 AM

Quote:

ive got this on my pc but the button to turn off/restart doesnt work

maybe im not seeing something completely obvious

There are a few different start menu skins it uses and on some of them the buttons don't work properly. Right click on Desktop>Properties>Appearance and from the Color Scheme dropdown choose Vista Startmenu 32NB or 48NB (i find 48NB crops the item names in the start menu so I stick with 32NB)

The shutdown/restart button will be cropped but you can still see it to use it.

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Originally Posted by kj

lol@adult work folder in screen shot.

was waiting for someone to spot that

thats where I keep all the 'adult industry' design work i do. hahaha.

well spotted that man!

monk23785 · 5th March 2006, 03:35 PM

that'll be it working now, take it theres no way to resize the widh of the start menu, just looks a bit strange, if not im sure i can live with it

pixelsink · 5th March 2006, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monk23785

that'll be it working now, take it theres no way to resize the widh of the start menu, just looks a bit strange, if not im sure i can live with it

Yeah, it is liveable, there are a few other glitches which i can cope with, one is when i vew files in FILMSTRIP mode, the thumbnail bar is a little obscured.

I've been trying to find out from some forums if there are fixes but no joy yet. I'll post if I find anything.

pixelsink · 5th March 2006, 04:25 PM

there is a windows vista sound pack which replaces the xp sounds.

get it here http://themes.belchfire.net/index.php?download=5212

it overwrites your xp ones, so if you want to put back the XP ones at a later date then make a copy of your media folder C:WINDOWS\media before installing.

10MB download

hooligan · 5th March 2006, 06:55 PM

it is still windows XP tho yeh? like, still works the same, just looks diffrent.

pixelsink · 5th March 2006, 08:20 PM

yeah, it doesn't change the way the system operates. It just skins it.

Rebelius · 5th March 2006, 08:49 PM

is it a different Shell or just an explorer shell theme?

pixelsink · 6th March 2006, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebelius

is it a different Shell or just an explorer shell theme?

I have no idea what you are talking about

humndislocation · 6th March 2006, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixels|ink

I have no idea what you are talking about

The shell is the part of the operating system that displays all the nice things like windows and stuff. He's asking whether it actually replaces the part of windows that displays windows/text/windows controls like text boxes, drop down lists, etc, or whether it's just a theme that looks a bit like vista.

The shell has been explorer.exe since the days of windows 95, but it was program manager before that. (you could make program manager the shell in windows 95 by changing a line in windows.ini, although why you would want to do that is beyond me)

pixelsink · 6th March 2006, 01:57 PM

I dunno is the short answer.

The longer answer is I don't know

Gazz · 6th March 2006, 08:25 PM

If it wasn't done so badly i'd keep it, the shut down button was cut off :S

1st March 2006, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,689	Windows XP Vista Customisation pack I've just installed this custom pack for XP and it is lovely!!! If you haven't got it then I highly recommend it. Better than the standard blue and green XP shite. it's all glossy and black with some lovely neon and glow efects to tabs and buttons but done tastefully and not over the top. here is a SCREENSHOT of my desktop. It is at 1920x1200 so if your screen res is lower you'll have to scroll a bit. you can get it HERE 50MB Download Get it NOO!

4th March 2006, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,600 Band: A band of merry men	lol@adult work folder in screen shot. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

4th March 2006, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
monk23785 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,537	ive got this on my pc but the button to turn off/restart doesnt work maybe im not seeing something completely obvious

5th March 2006, 03:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
monk23785 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,537	that'll be it working now, take it theres no way to resize the widh of the start menu, just looks a bit strange, if not im sure i can live with it

5th March 2006, 04:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,689	there is a windows vista sound pack which replaces the xp sounds. get it here http://themes.belchfire.net/index.php?download=5212 it overwrites your xp ones, so if you want to put back the XP ones at a later date then make a copy of your media folder C:WINDOWS\media before installing. 10MB download

5th March 2006, 06:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
hooligan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,718	it is still windows XP tho yeh? like, still works the same, just looks diffrent.

5th March 2006, 08:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,689	yeah, it doesn't change the way the system operates. It just skins it.

5th March 2006, 08:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,149	is it a different Shell or just an explorer shell theme?

6th March 2006, 01:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
pixelsink Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: www.carbonhideout.com Posts: 4,689	I dunno is the short answer. The longer answer is I don't know

6th March 2006, 08:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Gazz c h r o m a k e y e r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dundee, Scotland. Posts: 966 Band: i'm involved with your mum	If it wasn't done so badly i'd keep it, the shut down button was cut off :S