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The Windows Vista build 5308 CTP is avalabe since 20 hours and here's the first port of its style.

Thanks to KoL who let me mod his theme and thanks to WindowsX for let me use a modified version of his shellstyle.

NOTE: YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE OLD VERSION OF THIS STYLE BEFORE APPLY THE NEW VERSION!

Updates in 1.1 :

-added 48x48 icon size style

-new shellstyle (thx WindowsX)

-new StylerToolbar Skin

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ooo, its really nice, it doesnt have that blue line on the right and under the windows, whihc is good, they were a bit weird if u ask me

and like alot of styles out there, they also ahve the blue lines around the start menu pic

so grats to you, i love it

besides this one small problem

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i use large icons, and there poking out a bit, this is slightly annoying :(

pwease fix :D

I'm using it right now because it's the Vista skin with the lessest glitches!

Some hints:

  • Improve the quality of the 'fake' search/shut down/log off icons.
  • The curve in the information bar of the Explorer window's not perfectly curved. :\

But with those fixed, this skin would be an almost perfect replica! :D

Fix: Dont use large icons, well....i take that back, whats your res?

mines 1280x1024, and the icons are too smal without using largeicons, so i wont be changing that

like otherwindowblinds vista skins, you just ahve to use a simple substyle for the two differnt sizes

I have a question: Does the toolbar and Navigation [both shown in attached pic] come with the theme, or are they a seperate toolbar i have to download.

When u download it, the files are in another folder, but u need styler toolbar to use, to give the full vista look

I just want to see someone create a theme like this using Royale Blue from Media Center Edition. I think that would just be nice, there's something about that shade of blue and transparency that I think would be sweet. The black is nice and all, but I think a blue would be a bit nicer since this isnt Vista, its Windows XP, and Windows XP color is blue and Vista's is black.

But other then my personal opion here, I think this theme is very nice and well made. Very nice job.

lol first of all: i thought that the Kols theme is banned/warez or smth (by MS), so why the REMIX of the theme is allowed?

I'm using it right now because it's the Vista skin with the lessest glitches!

don't belive in this, its bullpee :sleep:

1) startmenu has nothing to go with 48px sized icons :x (customizing community uses 48px you should know and do a version for it)

2) selection colour is way too bright, so the icons are smashed :x

3) menu with transparency and rounded corners for more 'fun' :x

4) quality of graphics of buttons and fake searchbar in startmenu is :x

so yeah 'less' glithes. totally :x

im staying wiht "V" 1.3 here, no chance ( v 1.4 worse then 1.3, belive me )

ps: stop thouse useless remakes

Edited by Suicide

lol first of all: i thought that the Kols theme is banned/warez or smth (by MS), so why the REMIX of the theme is allowed?

don't belive in this, its bullpee :sleep:

1) startmenu has nothing to go with 48px sized icons :x (customizing community uses 48px you should know and do a version for it)

2) selection colour is way too bright, so the icons are smashed :x

3) menu with transparency and rounded corners for more 'fun' :x

4) quality of graphics of buttons and fake searchbar in startmenu is :x

so yeah 'less' glithes. totally :x

im staying wiht "V" 1.3 here, no chance ( v 1.4 worse then 1.3, belive me )

ps: stop thouse useless remakes

WTF!

This was never a "V" theme and never will be a one.

Vista x.x = Jemaho

Aer xxxx = MaStErHaCk

;)

I made it to be the first who released that, yes i'm working on a update for 48x48 iconsize and i'll aslo insert a substlyle with working shutdown and logof buttons (for use with a modded explorer.exe).

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