[Released] Vista Transformation Pack 6 Final

By AimLXJ
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AimLXJ

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Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/iw1v0y

**EDIT**

If that top link doesn't work for you, try this one: http://www.verzend.be/v/915607/vtp6.zip.html

Pictures:

http://www.windowsxlive.net/screenshots/vtp/desktop.jpg

http://www.windowsxlive.net/screenshots/vtp/bootscreen.jpg

http://www.windowsxlive.net/screenshots/vtp/logon.jpg

Changelogs

-Added additional Vista related applications:

|-thoosje's brand new Vista Sidebar

|-VisualTooltip (Taskbar thumbnail view and also have docking mode)

|-Styler with Kaye Irene's Vista Perfection X4 Styler Toolbar

|-Blaero's Start Orb (fix cutting edge start orb in msstyles)

|-Stianu89 and Blue Eyes' Vista Live Messenger RC skin

-Added applying Vista setup screen transformation in setup integration

-Added browsable System files source for uninstallation so user can restore original system files from setup CD during uninstallation

-Added display configuration for the best view of machine's display

-Added fixing file's PE checksum after resource patching to keep files more secure

-Added Launch & Maintenance Center in transformation destination in case user already have transformed the system

-Added missing modifype.exe for Windows XP operating system

-Added partially x64 support for Vista visual stuff but not for system files (experimental)

-Added option to reserved updated system files after uninstallation or not

-Added skipping system file verification patch on setup integration

-Added Vista RTM system applications transformation:

|-Photo printing wizard

|-Remote Desktop Connection

|-Volume Control

|-Windows Task Manager

|-System Restore

|-Connection Manager

|-Windows Update Client

|-Media Center

-Fixed bugs caused by deleting important files from integration after transformation

-Fixed bugs in file-patching engine for uxtheme.dll and resources data

-Fixed missing files during the installation caused by setup integration

-Fixed resources patching failure during setup integration

-Fixed themes uninstallation problem (Themes still exist)

-Fixed user picture's frame border disappearance in logon screen

-Fixed uxtheme.dll patching system (now I use patched files to avoid possible patching problems)

-Removed additional boot screen resources removal

-Removed manual transformation and let user decide to modify system files or not instead

-Removed un-neccessary system files operations

-Removed unattended transformation and servicces stopping for Norton Antivirus and System Restore (obsolete)

-Updated license agreement dialog (User must click "I accept" radio button before clicking Next button)

-Updated system files transforming method to use PendingFileRenameOperations trick

-Updated updating the transformation to act like never applying the transformation before

-Updated Vista RTM boot screen

-Updated Vista RTM icons

-Updated Vista RTM logon background

-Updated Vista RTM screensaver

-Updated Vista RTM sounds scheme

-Updated Vista RTM system dialogs

-Updated Vista RTM wallpapers

-Updated visual styles

|-Changed theme'structure to be the same with different shellstyles

|-changed visual stylees' name to match with Vista RTM

|-Fixed CaptionButton alignment problem when maximized in Vertical shellstyle WindowBlinds theme

|-Fixed ToolbarBackground sizing mismatched from real Vista style

|-Fixed shellstyle background color mismatch in some areas

|-Updated frame border in Windows Aero visual style

|-Updated StartGroupToolBarButton

|-Updated TaskBandButton back to default ones

|-Updated TaskBandGroup's backgroun and button

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I really don't enjoy in transform my OS in something else, if I want to experience the real deal I prefer the original experience, samething with the "Flyakite OS X Transformation pack", I used this last application just to experiment and the only thing that do to your sytem is slow down and make all applications run slow.

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Apparently I my start button is not properlly align. Actually I thought I saw this issue being address before but I forgot.

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Anyone knows what's the use of the VisualToolTip? I mouseover programs on my taskbar then something like this appear:

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Diablous

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Apparently I my start button is not properlly align. Actually I thought I saw this issue being address before but I forgot.

20070103130027ru5.png

Anyone knows what's the use of the VisualToolTip? I mouseover programs on my taskbar then something like this appear:

20070103130434ig6.png

i get the problem with the start icon too.

however everything else is a ok.

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C_Guy

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Did anyone get this to actually do anything?

I followed the instructions exactly, set a System Restore point, booted to Safe Mode, completed the install, rebooted once done, and then... nothing!

I went into the Display Properties, no Vista themes to pick, nothing new in the Appearance tab either.

There were only 2 things I noticed: (1) A Visual ToolTip icon in the Notification Area and (2) a different icon for the C Drive. Everything else is XP style. I also tried doing a 'Repair' using the Change/Remove button in Add/Remove Programs.

Anyone else experience this?

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Oh no .. how come? =X shouldn't it be safe?

No matter how much Windows X claims that his transformation packs patch over Windows' system files smoothly, there is always a problem, so when it comes to uninstalling, something goes wrong. And because we're talking about the core elements of Explorer messing up, problems often occur. Sometimes it can be something small, like a graphical glitch that you can't fix, or something major, like the whole OS breaking.

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AimLXJ

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-No matter how much Windows X claims that his transformation packs patch over Windows' system files smoothly, there is always a problem, so when it comes to uninstalling, something goes wrong. And because we're talking about the core elements of Explorer messing up, problems often occur. Sometimes it can be something small, like a graphical glitch that you can't fix, or something major, like the whole OS breaking.

-That is right, before you install VIsta Transformation Pack 6 i'd say you save a point for system restore unless you fully understand what is going on you don't have to, so far I installed it without making a system restore point and everything seems fine.

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