question...

[Xhui]

ok i know what im asking now is noob but im new to these stuff and after reading the guild in here still not sure i know what to do...

ok i want to change from my xp home to inspirat themes so i downloaded the stuff.

and i got to 4 folder, fornt,inspirat,inspirat2,toolbar for Y's. as i open the folder inspirat, i just click the inspirat.msstyles file and what i got is only change some themes of xp home like the starticon, and some other stuff. what i want to know is how to change everything themes,icon,folder,mozilla firefox themes and stuff like the screenshot in Completed Visual Styles longhorn inspirat topic show??(other then the wallpaper) step by step would be great, thank you!!

[dreamz Veteran]

sigh, there are lots of threads about this already, but since this is your first post, i'll explain everything. keep in mind, though, that in the future, you should take more responsibility and try to do this yourself.

1. fonts go in the fonts folder. go to the control panel, and open the fonts folder. copy and paste the font in there. done.

2. y'z toolbar is an app that skins the toolbar buttons in explorer and ie. google it and you'll find it. once you do, put the y'z toolbar theme in the appropriate folder and run the exe.

3. icons can be changed by using iconphile: http://www.virtualplastic.net/scrow/iphile.html

or you can reshack shell32.dll (and other files).

4. to use a visual style, you need to replace your uxtheme.dll with a modified one. read the guide here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=182900

[Xhui]

ok thanks for the help but its still somewhat the same..here the problem i got....

1. the standard bar in my folder and stuff is the same but only if i change it with y'z toolbar , and the screenshot in longhorn inspirat standard bar background is black right? but my standard bar is there didnt change(can with y'z) while the black background is right under standard with file and folder task in them not standard button.

2. the .zip file i download for inspiriat dont have those icon show in the screenshot which i cant change to them using y'z. where i can get them? (in the file only got longhorn,jade,jade2.)

3. the taskbar show in screenshot is black right? but my is white, how do i change them?

that goes for the window after you pass the start button at the bottom left, to change to black?

4. how to i change the "start" window like the screenshot show? my is different...i remember reading about it from somewhere, like start hack but i dont remember where...would be nice if you can point out somewhere

thanks for the help i hope it wont bother you much, oh ya there is a guild forum where tons different guides stuck in the same place which its kinda hard to find the right guides, would be cool if they stick the right guides under different place...like stick them guides for customising windows xp in here. well that just me please dont mine, go ahead~

[hush66]

I assume you are talking about Stefanka's screenshot here.

If you want your desktop to look exactly like that in the screenshot, it takes more than just downloading the Inspirat2 zip file. There are other programs that he is using, but are not included in the file.

As dreamz has said, and you have verified, you'll need the Y'z Toolbar program to get the same Explorer toolbar as shown in the screenshot. And that is only for the Explorer toolbar. If you are talking about the icons in the Start Menu or those in the taskbar, those are not included in the zip file. You'll have to look for them yourself and install them yourself using icon changing programs like IconPackager or IconPhile.

There are a number of substyles contained in the Inspirat2 theme. You can change between them (and therefore change the colour of the buttons in the taskbar or the colour of the taskbar itself) by right-clicking on your desktop, select Properties, go to the Appearance tab, and under Color Scheme choose the one you like. That should answer your question 3.

The screenshot shows what is called a compact Start Menu. I'm pretty sure the Inspirat2 theme comes with compact start menus. Again, selecting a different substyle would change your normal Start Menu to a compact one.

[gazebee_]

first of all, welcome to Neowin. as for the problems, look at insanekiwi's guide. he's all around neowin, and the link is on his sig.

[A.K.R.]

To use the visual style, first, you must replace the UxTheme.dll file. You can use the Neowin UxTheme Multipatcher to do this if you feel uncomfortable replacing it manually (works with fresh installs of Windows XP, as well as with SP1 and SP2 installed). To use, follow this guide:

1. Extract the "UXTheme Multi-Patcher (Neowin Edition) 2.5.1.exe" file to somewhere convenient (for example, the desktop).

2. Reboot into Safe Mode by restarting the computer and pressing the F8 key before the boot screen appears, and using the arrow keys, highlighting the Safe Mode option and pressing Enter. For more information on Safe Mode, search the Windows Help and Support Center for "Safe Mode" (without the quotes)

3. When Windows finishes loading in Safe Mode, locate the auto patcher program and run it. Follow the instructions on the screen.

4. When the program comes to the OS detection screen, ensure that the version information that is being displayed matches your exact Windows XP version. To verify, go to Start, Run, type in "winver" (without the quotes), and compare the information that is being displayed. If you patch the UXTheme.dll file with the wrong version, problems are bound to ensue.

5. When the program asks whether you want to enable the Themes service, choose OK.

6. Restart your computer. You should now be able to apply third party visual styles. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you reapply any visual styles after rebooting.

As for the icons, you can use either Stardock's IconPackager (shareware) or IconPhile (freeware) to change them.

To use the Y'z Toolbar themes, you need to download Y'z Toolbar 1.3. Use Google or your preferred search engine to look for it.

If you use the Mozilla Firefox web browser and wish to use the Firefox themes included, drag-and-drop the JAR files into the Themes window in Firefox (go to Tools, then click on Themes to open the Themes window in Firefox).

[Xhui]

thanks guys but still it didnt help that much...so here a picture...hope it help..here some question... lol

1. what is the name of those icon that i needed? would be great help if you can tell me...or just point out its loction :p

2. the start menu that hush talk about is called compact Start Menu right? and he say the theme come with it but i cant find it...and he say you can change it from substyle, which im still not sure what that is....

3. how can i take screenshot of my own pc window?

5. the UXTheme Multi-Patcher (Neowin Edition) 2.5.1.exe thing, i didnt do it in the safe mode. i just do what insanekiwi's guide tell me to. i do get it work out fine but not sure if its 100% so thats why i need to take a screenshot to show if right...

ok...thank you all!

[dreamz Veteran]

here we go!

1. i have no idea where you can download the icons, but that could be a shell32.dll hack, not a y'z toolbar theme.

but it says in the screenshot that the y'z toolbar theme is included, so...go get y'z toolbar, put the y'z toolbar theme in the folder, and run the .exe.

2. go to display properties > appearance > color schemes. you should find some additional subcategories in that dropdown list.

3. press the print screen button (on the top of the keyboard, above insert), then paste into mspaint.

4. where's 4? :p

5. either it worked or it didn't. if you can use a 3rd party visual style, then it worked, and i'm guessing it did (since you implied it above).

[hush66]

It's rather strange. I have in my HDD the Longhorn Inspirat theme when it was released some time back. The current download at Stefanka's Deviantart page contains both the Inspirat and Inspirat2 styles, which you have most probably downloaded. The release in my HDD actually contains the Y'z Toolbar theme that you are after, but Stefanka has removed this theme in the latest release. PM me your email so I can send it to you.

Also, there is no version with a black taskbar in the Inspirat zip file that I downloaded some time back. Perhaps Stefanka removed it. PM him and enquire.

As for the Start Menu, I think what you have now is a compact Start Menu, with the titles of the icons on the right side of the Menu (like My Computer, Search, Run, etc) not showing. Is that correct?

[Xhui]

1. "go to display properties > appearance > color schemes. you should find some additional subcategories in that dropdown list"

ya but its different...im talking about the start menu that i got wont change to black, its still white.

2. ok i found the prtscn button but where is the screenshot save to??

3. yes your correct hush, thats the menu i got, which i would like to change~

thanks again :pinch:

[dreamz Veteran]

1. hush66 said there's no black one. pm stefanka.

2. just press print screen, and then open up mspaint, then paste it in there (ctrl + v or edit > paste).

3. you want it to be wide (so you see the text)? maybe there's a substyle without a compact menu. otherwise, you can edit the margins in stylebuilder.

[Xhui]

ok this is the start menu im talking about. it wont go black or either i know how to change its form. there is a way to change its form right? after that i can change its color right? btw hush ask me to pm stefanka ask about the taskbar for the black one...not the start meno....right?

thank you!! :D (again :whistle: )

[dreamz Veteran]

ohh!!!!!!

right click the taskbar > properties > start menu tab > select "start menu," not "classic."

yeah, hush66 said to pm about the black taskbar.

[Xhui]

hell ya!! thanks so much~ btw is there a way to make y'z toolbar auto start after i restart my pc? or i have to do it everytime i start power up my pc??

thanks~

[dreamz Veteran]

add a shortcut to the startup folder.

[Pegasus124]

You can make a shortcut to YzToolbar and place the shortcut in the startup folder, or if you don't want shortcut in startcut folder but want it to autostart, type regedit in the run dialog and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and create new string value called YzToolbar, right click your newly created string value and type the path to YzToolbar (ex. C:\Program Files\YzToolbar\YzToolbar.exe) and the next time you restart Windows, it should autostart for you. :)

You can get it to autostart either way, but the creating shortcut for startup folder in start menu is easier the, though it is up to you on which way you choose. :D

Hope this helped! ;)

Edit: I'm too late, someone beat me to it! :blush:

[Xhui]

ok, but i dont know where is the startup folder is.... :whistle:

:ninja: btw stick this topic would be helpful to others.....right? :pinch:

Edited October 15, 2004 by Xhui

[dreamz Veteran]

in the start menu.

an easy way to add a shortcut is to go to the taskbar properties again > click "customize" > add > find the application and then put it in the startup folder.

for the start menu icons, try this: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=85776

and read: http://virtualplastic.net/html/icn_strt.html#xppanel

[Xhui]

err....i only found the restore defanults button....

[dreamz Veteran]

use classic to set it, then switch back.

[Xhui]

cool, thanks for the help :cry:

about the icon, i think you misunderstand me, what im talking about is IconPackage for windows~

like change the icon without using 3pt programs.

Edited October 15, 2004 by Xhui

[dreamz Veteran]

uh, iconphile?

i don't get what you're trying to do. i gave you the app and the site to change the start menu icons.

if you want to change the system icons all over, you need to reshack shell32.dll.

[A.K.R.]

Just a word of advice: changing system icons is a very delicate art and must be done carefully. One wrong move and you can mess up your icons.

[Xhui]

cool, ok here come ANOTHER question lmao

what program i need to change shutdown screen style? what about the one for login? youi know, the screen where you need to use ur p/w to login ur account if your shareing ur pc with other people.

and the one show in the picture... :blush:

[dreamz Veteran]

shutdown: reshack msgina.dll. read: http://wint.virtualplastic.net/showtweak.php?tweak_id=36

logon screen: reshack logonui.exe. read: http://www.virtualplastic.net/html/logo_scr.html#xplogin

or use an app like logon loader or logon studio.