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jnr_subz33

gant 2 is mostly more new icons and a new style folder.. nicer folder imho

if you want you can try my theme i did for gant 2.

its for GUIReplacer. does exactly the same things as a shell in one click inside a program.

what i have said in another post:

reason being is the guir module will do exactly the same thing. it relaces system resources in the system files and it doesnt matter what version of windows XP or 2003 you have. this means it will work for everyone in every language on every version, no service pack, sp1 and sp2. it isnt a 3rd party app that runs in the background. it takes your system files and backs them up then proceeds to change all the resources in them. this results in a smaller download and no need for installer scripts etc.

however you will need to download the program first off.. you can get it from http://www.shacal.com

you can download the module and others from my deviantart account.. click on my sig below.

just so you know there are big updates comming in these modules and im working on gant module at this very moment it will be much larger changes then the module i have on my account does atm.

im also on 56k and not a fan of shell packs due to their size.. hence why im a fan of this program. as the modules only include the icons needed once (not every time needed in every system file) they also dont include all the other elements in the system files because it doesnt include the system files so cuts down on the size :)

check this topic for my repsonses to people asking about the program https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=174174

cheers

Fizical

jnr_subz33

gant 2 is mostly more new icons and a new style folder.. nicer folder imho

if you want you can try my theme i did for gant 2.

its for GUIReplacer. does exactly the same things as a shell in one click inside a program.

what i have said in another post:

reason being is the guir module will do exactly the same thing. it relaces system resources in the system files and it doesnt matter what version of windows XP or 2003 you have. this means it will work for everyone in every language on every version, no service pack, sp1 and sp2. it isnt a 3rd party app that runs in the background. it takes your system files and backs them up then proceeds to change all the resources in them. this results in a smaller download and no need for installer scripts etc.

however you will need to download the program first off.. you can get it from http://www.shacal.com

you can download the module and others from my deviantart account.. click on my sig below.

just so you know there are big updates comming in these modules and im working on gant module at this very moment it will be much larger changes then the module i have on my account does atm.

im also on 56k and not a fan of shell packs due to their size.. hence why im a fan of this program. as the modules only include the icons needed once (not every time needed in every system file) they also dont include all the other elements in the system files because it doesnt include the system files so cuts down on the size :)

check this topic for my repsonses to people asking about the program https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=174174

cheers

Fizical

Thanks for the info...

hey there ! great pack. beautiful icons all over.. but something is screwed... if your service pack is more recent than this pack is made for, you'll get problems. a lot. the fact that the pack screws around with your logon screen and gina dll sometimes make it so that the logon dlls dont work anymore and then you cant get in xp anymore .

it worked 2 times (had to go back to using the welcome screen) but as soon as you use the classic way (removing the user accounts "change the way users log in" you're a bit screwed. you actually have to be using the welcome screen and all BEFORE you apply the pack.

all in all what im saying is:

is there a chance you'll post a modification of your actual pack that will only mess with the actual windows icons (everything except logon/logout and everything else you know isnt there plain icons used through xp)

this way i believe you'd get more compatibility out of your pack...... also a lot of the batch gives me "could not find selected path or file" kinf of asnwer midway through the installation. guess this doesnt help either. im posting my winver screen so you guys can compare to yours (maybe im the problem)

if any of you know about this and how to fix this (by removing text to the batch file maybe ?) please do not hesitate to reply. all i wish is for all my icons to be replaced. i do not care about the logoff screen anyway since im using the classic one.

thank you

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@drpopsicle

To edit the install script. From WinXP Right click on the install file and click edit (or just open it up in notepad)

You will see what the script is doing. (before anything make sure to backup the files)

Then you can experiment, and change which files are being replaced and so on.

Most problems in those shell packs occur due inconsistencies with the file versions (different language, different sizes, etc.)

Here is my suggestion, anytime I have to load a shell pack, I first try to figure out which files are being replaced. Then I compare those files with the files on my system. I actually just made an xls list. (you can see the one I made for the crystal pack at: http://www.babis.us/random/neowin/FileVersions.xls )

If a file from the pack is older than the one on my system, it always seems to create a problem. All those shell packs change *.exe , *.dll & *.cpl files.

-exe are usually the programs notepad, windows media player, etc.

-cpl are the control panel files

-dll way too many. (the file tha takes care of just the main icons is shell32.dll) My guess is that you would probably be satisfied with that.

Regardless, as Fizical mentioned, the GUIR method is a lot easier. On a final note, I actually prefer the GANT2 icons ;-)

thanx people..

and babis i do agree the gant 2 icons are much nicer :)

i think what is needed is a couple people to come together and write up a FAQ on shell packs, GUIR and icon packager alternatives for people to make an informed decision without people having to repeat the same things over and over.

cheers

Fizical

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