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May 2010 Desktop Thread
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combinekidd
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InaudibleWhispa
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Shalashaska
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SundaySounds
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InaudibleWhispa
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=394366j-wood said:
SundaySounds
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:lol :lol :lolInaudibleWhispa said:
Yoboman
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I dunno man, when I booted it up the first time yesterday my PC slowed to a crawl. First time it has done that since I built it. And whenever doing anything in the Omnimo layout, it's really sluggishThrei said:
It's just you...unless you consider 2% CPU usage (skin dependent, the skin I'm using uses more than normal...its usually in the 0-1% CPU range) a ridiculous waste of resources i mean.
Not very high, but I also hate using other people's explorer.exe. I assume though that it's just for a custom start orb icon and if it's that just use the orb changer in the OP.j-wood said:
Omnimo with everything on probably will kill resources, i mean its like 20 different independent icons that change state on hover, with a fullscreen transparent PNG. At the very least I suggest to take out the transparent background, and see if that alone helps. If nothing else just add the icons one by one (empty theme wit just the gallery loaded), because on their own they don't take much resources.Yoboman said:
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sorry about that it should be up nowBlueSummers said:
can i have as well?please ?wenis said:
Decided to go nuts and do a complete desktop makeover - right now I am just struggling to get it to work/look good on 2 monitors, my current hurdle though is trying to get clockweather to work with my location, can't figure out what to do to make it work =/. Any help? Live in Toronto, Ontario if it's any help.
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NM, I don't suck soo much, figured it out.
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NM, I don't suck soo much, figured it out.
Mr Nightman
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Kinitari said:
You wouldn't happen to know how to use two different wallpapers for a dual monitor setup? cannot figure it out and its driving me crazy lol
Mr Nightman
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Well thanks anyways, well does anybody have a clue how to use different wallpapers for dual monitors?Kinitari said:
$1148 Jack
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Pretty much the same as last month. The pic is one I took myself while at Nijo Castle in Kyoto last year.
FormallyMegadrive
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Rickard said:
What problems are you having?
PetriP-TNT
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FormallyMegadrive
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Rickard said:
Sorry for the really late reply.
Step 1: Download UXstyle from the OP and use it, restart your system. This is important.
Step 2: Download themes from DeviantArt.
Step 3: Extract theme from ZIP/RAR to "C:\Windows\Resources\themes". Make sure you do this correctly. If you see a .theme file, extract from there.
Step 4: Rightclick your desktop, go to Personalize. Click the Advanced button.
Step 5: OKAY, this is the bit where it can get tricky. Some (most) theme developers forget to change the name of the theme so your newly installed theme can (and most likely will) come up as a combo of "Vista Basic" and "Vista Aero" styles. If you're lucky Windows will format the demo at the top with your theme, sometimes it does not so you have to Apply each one to find your one.
Step 6: Optional: This depends on the theme. Sometimes theme developers have lots of different versions of the theme in the form of a bunch of folders called "Shell". The proper format of a theme is this:
Code:
- ThemeName/
- Shell/
- Shell/en-US
- fileNameICantRemember.file
- ThemeName.themeBUT! Not all themes have a .theme file, remember that.
When I'm back on Windows I'll do a tutorial from installation of the UXStyle service to theme working. With pictures!
FormallyMegadrive
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Step 0: Turn off UAC temporarily if you're using Vista or Win7 by going into your Control Panel, then going to User Accounts. Then uncheck Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer.
Step 1: Now download uxstyle from here: http://www.uxstyle.com/builds/UxStyle_Core_jul13_bits.zip. Then when it completes, open it and, depending on your processor, use the x84 (32-bit) version or the x64 (64-bit) version. Install it, then restart your computer.
Step 2: Find a theme you like on DeviantArt. Here's ones for Windows 7, Vista and XP. For this tutorial I'm gonna use Transblack by invaderjohn because I use Vista. Download the theme by clicking the download link on the left of the image of the theme. (I was originally gonna use DEUCE but the download link kept breaking.)
Open the ZIP/RAR file.
Here's a breakdown:
- System32/ contains browseui.dll and a backup, though you should really create your own. This modified browseui.dll changes the back and forward buttons in Windows Explorer. Before you replace the file, make sure you make a copy (call it browseui.dll.bak).
- TransmutateAutohide/ is the theme folder specisalised for a taskbar set to autohide (where you get to your open programs with the clock and start button is).
- transmutateNormal/ is the same theme as above but without the special autohide settings.
- Wallpapers/ usually isn't bundled with visualstyles but if they do it's usually a wallpaper (or more!) that fit well with the included theme.
Step 2: Before choosing which style of the theme you'd like to use, let's have a look inside the folder to find out how we should handle it. You will either contain a .theme file or it won't. If it does, it will be the same name as the folder it will be with. Themes ALWAYS contain a .msstyles file. This particular theme doesn't contain a .theme file so we can happily just plonk the folder ("Transblack") into C:\Windows\Resources\themes.
Before we go ahead and replace browseui.dll or anything like that, we should test to see if the theme is working! So, onto step 3.
Step 3: Right-click on a blank space of your desktop and click Personalize.
Then go into Window Color and Appearance and click Open classic appearance properties for more color options.
A dialog will pop up containing the themes you have installed. If all goes well, you should have one of two things happen, you'll have a copy of "Windows Aero" and a copy of "Windows Vista Basic" or you'll have an option called "Transblack". In this case I have neither because some themes just don't work.
Step 4: Reenable UAC (if you turned it off) by repeating Step 0.
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So yeah. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Not sure why, really. If it doesn't just find another, there's thousands out there. If you have any problems, let me know and I'll try my best to help.
Edit: So uninstalling and reinstalling uxstyle made my themes work again. (Didn't have to restart.)
Step 1: Now download uxstyle from here: http://www.uxstyle.com/builds/UxStyle_Core_jul13_bits.zip. Then when it completes, open it and, depending on your processor, use the x84 (32-bit) version or the x64 (64-bit) version. Install it, then restart your computer.
Step 2: Find a theme you like on DeviantArt. Here's ones for Windows 7, Vista and XP. For this tutorial I'm gonna use Transblack by invaderjohn because I use Vista. Download the theme by clicking the download link on the left of the image of the theme. (I was originally gonna use DEUCE but the download link kept breaking.)
Open the ZIP/RAR file.
Here's a breakdown:
- System32/ contains browseui.dll and a backup, though you should really create your own. This modified browseui.dll changes the back and forward buttons in Windows Explorer. Before you replace the file, make sure you make a copy (call it browseui.dll.bak).
- TransmutateAutohide/ is the theme folder specisalised for a taskbar set to autohide (where you get to your open programs with the clock and start button is).
- transmutateNormal/ is the same theme as above but without the special autohide settings.
- Wallpapers/ usually isn't bundled with visualstyles but if they do it's usually a wallpaper (or more!) that fit well with the included theme.
Step 2: Before choosing which style of the theme you'd like to use, let's have a look inside the folder to find out how we should handle it. You will either contain a .theme file or it won't. If it does, it will be the same name as the folder it will be with. Themes ALWAYS contain a .msstyles file. This particular theme doesn't contain a .theme file so we can happily just plonk the folder ("Transblack") into C:\Windows\Resources\themes.
Before we go ahead and replace browseui.dll or anything like that, we should test to see if the theme is working! So, onto step 3.
Step 3: Right-click on a blank space of your desktop and click Personalize.
Then go into Window Color and Appearance and click Open classic appearance properties for more color options.
A dialog will pop up containing the themes you have installed. If all goes well, you should have one of two things happen, you'll have a copy of "Windows Aero" and a copy of "Windows Vista Basic" or you'll have an option called "Transblack". In this case I have neither because some themes just don't work.
Step 4: Reenable UAC (if you turned it off) by repeating Step 0.
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So yeah. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Not sure why, really. If it doesn't just find another, there's thousands out there.
If you have any problems, let me know and I'll try my best to help.Edit: So uninstalling and reinstalling uxstyle made my themes work again. (Didn't have to restart.)
FormallyMegadrive
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You might be able to tell my themes stopped working at the very end of my tutorial. The window style changed back to Aero. :lol
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