How to customize the Windows-Classic Theme ?

[freak_tj]

Hi :)

First I want to say "sorry" for my bad english :)

As you can see this is my first posting here in the neowin forum ...

I have a question about customizing the windows classic theme.

I just want to change the icon on the startbutton and the icons for "Loging Off" and "Shuting Down".

How do I make that?

I would be very grateful, if someone helps me :)

I want that it looks like on this screenshot.

[greenmachine]

what icon set is that?

[caerma]

what icon set is that?

GANT

[Tran]

You can change them within the shell32.dll. Use resource hacker or Microangelo Librarian.

[greenmachine]

Where can I get Gant icons?

[Dazzla Veteran]

You can change them within the shell32.dll. Use resource hacker or Microangelo Librarian.

Wrong, they're in explorer.exe. Here's the bitmaps for the logoff and shutdown as well as the custom flag. They're numbered and easy enough to replace:

Download

If you're unfamiliar with replacing system files:

http://www3.telus.net/_/replacer/

Replacer is your god.

Result :)

[freak_tj]

Hi Dazzla :)

Thank you very very much !!! :) Thx !!! :)

[Dazzla Veteran]

No problem my man, welcome to neowin :D

[Hexum]

Wow i'm honored, someone cut up one of my screenshots to ask a question with , lol :p

[freak_tj]

Hi :)

Can somebody tell me Step-By-Step how to to change the icon in the startbutton?

It so difficult ;)

[Dazzla Veteran]

Did you manage to change the logoff and turn off buttons?

Instructions:

* First of all copy explorer.exe to your desktop (It's in your windows folder)

* Download Reshacker and open explorer.exe in it

* In Reshacker go to action - replace bitmap and then browse for bitmap 176 which I uploaded and replace

* Do the same for the other bitmaps

* Save explorer.exe

* Use Replacer to replace explorer.exe and remember to make a backup

* Logoff and log back on (or restart)

[freak_tj]

Hi Dazzla :)

Thanks, Dazzla .. it works now !

You are n1 :)

[Dazzla Veteran]

Cool :happy: glad you got it working :yes:

[bayrider]

is there a way i can use that image in an msstyle? im trying to use a transparent PNG in style builder but when i try to "apply" it to the theme it gives me an error

Edited October 4, 2003 by bayrider

[futb0l]

try playing around with 3dcc

[Garrett C]

Would it be that hard to make a MSStyle out of GANT Classic? It's quite pretty, and I think a lot more people would use it if it was easier to install. Make sense?

[neek]

anybody know why the bg of my logoff/shutdown icons are black? :huh:

[Munkelmann]

where can i get this gant style?

[neolfgn]

www.google.com