[icons] GANT Shell32 Pack

[AaronMT]

What is involved in converting it, just redirecting the %Home%root?

[jlund]

Thanks for the good comments everyone. I appreciate it. :)

To convert the files:

1. Find each file on your system (windows key+f) for this purpose we'll just say we're doing Shell32 (but you need to redo every file included in the rar)

2. Open the Shell32 on your system in Reshacker

3. Goto the icon group tab, and find the first icon group. Right click > Replace Resource

4. Open file with new icon and choose the Shell32 included in my pack.

5. On the left hand side, select the icon number that corresponds with the icon number your replacing (1 to 1, 456 to 456, ect.)

6. Move onto the next Icon group and repeat.

7. Save the file to a seperate folder as the same name.

8. Repeat until you've done each file included in my pack.

9. Copy the readmes and install.bat to the new folder.

10. Take a screenie, show it to me and wait for my approval via PM. :D

Note: Shell32.dll and shdocvw.dll need AVIs replaced in addition to icons, but you go about it the same way you do icons.

If you think this is tedious, try finding each icon indivdiually in the GANT pack (and sometimes Umicons pack) and replacing them. :p

And DiGiTaL DrEaMeR is right, you get those using YzToolbar. You can download YzToolbar here and the theme I used here.

[Redestium]

Nice, I just started using the Gant icon package--such great work.

[kryptonik]

Looks good. :)

[nekrosoft13]

will you release a XP sp1 version of this shell

[Ravager]

I almost screwed my comp over by installing this on my SP1 system...

[Circaflex]

well it said win2k3 server only so thats your fault

[Kasteo]

I just rebuilt GANT for WindowsXP Pro SP1, shell32.dll. I ran into one problem. In Shell32.dll for WindowsXP, some icon is specific for only 4/8 bits colour, unlike the original Windows 2003, which use all 32bits colour icon. Anyone know how to change it or any suggession?..... btw, it's just a few(around 20 icon) that use 4/8bits colour, the rest work very well.

I have 2 options, first force to use GANT icon at only 4/8bits colour or just leave the original icon that need 4/8bits colours..... any idea?

Edited September 30, 2003 by Kasteo

[ring0]

i'd made a gant shell32 a while ago but didn't want to say much about it since i never had any sweet avi's to go with it.

this shell32 was HUUUUUGE since it includes the 256px icons and has GANT replacements for some icons that xp doesn't even use anymore (or at least, that i never see used), but it's quite nice. good job with the avi's

[xxdesmus]

i can't wait for the SP1 release ;) ;) ;)

[Redestium]

i'd made a gant shell32 a while ago but didn't want to say much about it since i never had any sweet avi's to go with it.

this shell32 was HUUUUUGE since it includes the 256px icons and has GANT replacements for some icons that xp doesn't even use anymore (or at least, that i never see used), but it's quite nice. good job with the avi's

What do you mean about avis? Sorry I'm missing something here, lol.

[Kasteo]

i'd made a gant shell32 a while ago but didn't want to say much about it since i never had any sweet avi's to go with it.

this shell32 was HUUUUUGE since it includes the 256px icons and has GANT replacements for some icons that xp doesn't even use anymore (or at least, that i never see used), but it's quite nice.  good job with the avi's

What do you mean about avis? Sorry I'm missing something here, lol.

I think he meant AVI files. :cool:

Anyway, I just try my XP SP1 built.... it look great. I have to choose to leave those 4/8bits icon as original. Forcing GANT icon into 4/8bits colour look not so good.

[Redestium]

i'd made a gant shell32 a while ago but didn't want to say much about it since i never had any sweet avi's to go with it.

this shell32 was HUUUUUGE since it includes the 256px icons and has GANT replacements for some icons that xp doesn't even use anymore (or at least, that i never see used), but it's quite nice.  good job with the avi's

What do you mean about avis? Sorry I'm missing something here, lol.

I think he meant AVI files. :cool:

Anyway, I just try my XP SP1 built.... it look great. I have to choose to leave those 4/8bits icon as original. Forcing GANT icon into 4/8bits colour look not so good.

Nah what I didn't get was are some of the icons animated since they are avi?

[FoSsiL]

anyone know where to get other shell32 skins?

[jlund]

Haha, it is pretty big. :blush: But that's just how the icons are. I figured with hard drives being 80 gigs these days, 30 more megs wouldn't make much of a diffrence. ;)

And the SP1 release date is out of my hands, guys. Whoever does it properly and asks me for permission first is when it will happen (if anyone ever does it).

Edited September 30, 2003 by jlund

[Kasteo]

Nah what I didn't get was are some of the icons animated since they are avi?

Yes, there are 14 AVI icons, Find files, File copy, Download, Empty Recycle Bin,...

[hush66]

Nah what I didn't get was are some of the icons animated since they are avi?

They are not icons. Rather they are the animations that appear in the Windows dialog boxes when you move or copy files from a folder to another or when you download something from the net.

[AaronMT]

Cant wait@

[Marduk]

I also can't wait!

[Redestium]

Duh, thanks for clearing that up fellas. :)

[mike09]

how large will this shell be??

[jlund]

Right now all the Server 2003 files total 162 MB. The Shell32 alone is 106 MB.

An SP1 port would be about the same size.

[xxdesmus]

ok...how is this any different than getting a program, say Icon Packager, and just using that to change all of the system icons?? Maybe i am missing somethin...

[AaronMT]

It changes everything that those programs cant change, including animations in windows.

[Tran]

AND it doesn't use sys resources!