VistaGlazz 0.1 (beta)

[.Markus]

:wacko: ain't that wot I said??? :whistle:

Yeah but you were guessing, I'm frankly telling him the facts :p

[Kainz]

Top stuff mate. Working fine here on Vista x32. Everything went flawlessly and looks neat, cheers :)

[MtnDewCodeRedFreak]

Hmm I wanna try it, but seems like it's a first release, so I'd rather wait for the refresh - like 1.0.1 or 1.1.0.

[Shof]

Hmm I wanna try it, but seems like it's a first release, so I'd rather wait for the refresh - like 1.0.1 or 1.1.0.

whys that? ive been using it without a problem

[MtnDewCodeRedFreak]

whys that? ive been using it without a problem

Sometimes there are bugs in the final release that needs to be fixed, hence the refresh like 1.0.1 or something to that.

Maybe Zyphrax can find some ..... *shrugs*

[Zyphrax]

lol, many users have downloaded this program (> 200000, and those are the downloads I can track). Now and then I google for VistaGlazz and read about our program on different forums. Almost all user feedback is positive. Some people try to use it on really old Vista builds or even XP, yeah that won't work :)

As for the version. The first version was a beta (that's why the topic is still called VistaGlazz 0.1). We've released about 3 different beta versions, fixing small bugs and fixing the 64bit version. The release version: VistaGlazz 1.0 seems to run pretty solid.

You can always create a System Restore Point if you like, the program itself creates backups of all files it patches.

Feel free to PM me, if you have more questions...

[Marcel T]

@Zyphrax

You've probably already come across it but I think adding what DeskHack does into VistaGlazz would be awesome, making it THE AIO.

Edited June 23, 2007 by saachi

[Zyphrax]

Thnx for your suggestion Saachi. I saw DeskHack on the AeroXP forums. I'm contacting the maker to see if we could add some of it to VistaGlazz 2.0.

[seriosbrad]

I've just installed VistaGlazz and I had no troubles, works fantastic!

Thanks!

[Ozium]

I've been using VistaGlazz since April when I first saw this thread (guest), and it's ran smooth as, well, glass ever since...

Looking forward to 2.0 :)

[MtnDewCodeRedFreak]

Awesome abt VG 2.0.

Hey Zyphrax? You think VG would work on Windows Server 2008?

[ahfunaki]

working great over here!

and actually this fixed another problem i was having too. i run dual monitors, and i am using the beta version of ultramon so i have the taskbar across the bottom of both monitors. well the issue i was having is sometimes after i would close all the programs, the right monitors taskbar would stay stuck on the solid black as if the program was still open. but now since the taskbars never go black at all, i don't have that issue anymore...

so this patch actually helped me out a lot...

thanks for all the hard work!

Edited June 28, 2007 by ahfunaki

[Zyphrax]

Awesome abt VG 2.0.

Hey Zyphrax? You think VG would work on Windows Server 2008?

I have no clue, I haven't tested it :)

If the DLLs are the same and Aero is the same, it should work...

Is there someone here who has the latest beta of Server 2008 installed?

[0sit0]

I keep trying to patch the files with this program but everytime it tells me some files are in their original state and reboot... and its always like that. Could it be the new windows udpate? :s

[anonymous_user]

Thanks Zyphrax for this cool utility. Glass on maximimized windows is great.

[kennethlwc]

can make it totally 90 transparent?hehe~~

[anonymous_user]

almost forgot: for maximized windows, how can I change the titlebar text color from white to black?

[+Elі Subscriber²]

wow this is really nice, it worked like a charm for me, I love the glass on maximized windows!

I want to thank the creators of this, its a nice small application, I love how the program lets you easily undo any changes it has made too, very smart.

Thank you.

[mountaindewbass]

so im new to this, i downloaded a theme and put it in the resources(theme) folder. Now what? how do i install it? i tried messing around with the patch stuff...but for some reason it still didnt work. So if someone could give basic instructions on how to make the theme installed/patch work i would appreciate it.

-Tyler

[Zyphrax]

can make it totally 90 transparent?hehe~~

Some things we have to leave to the style creators ;)

Check out the AeroXP forums, they are working on some custom styles.

wow this is really nice, it worked like a charm for me, I love the glass on maximized windows!

I want to thank the creators of this, its a nice small application, I love how the program lets you easily undo any changes it has made too, very smart.

Thank you.

Thnx mate, we love to hear that.

so im new to this, i downloaded a theme and put it in the resources(theme) folder. Now what? how do i install it? i tried messing around with the patch stuff...but for some reason it still didnt work. So if someone could give basic instructions on how to make the theme installed/patch work i would appreciate it.

-Tyler

Hi Tyler.

Patch your system

First step is to patch your system. Run VistaGlazz and patch your system. That way you can use custom styles in Vista. If you skip this step, you will end up with Windows Classic look.

Patch Aero or install a custom style

After that you can glassify your Windows Aero style (second patch option in VistaGlazz) or you can install a custom style:

Copy the content of the custom style to a new folder in C:\windows\Resources\Themes, preferably the styles' name. Most custom styles are based on the Windows Aero style by Microsoft. Therefor when you go to Window Color and Appearance in the Control Panel, and open up the Classic appearance window, you'll see a lot of Windows Aero style duplicates. Any one of them could be the style you just installed.

Selecting a custom style

As I mentioned in the Window Color and Appearance in the Control Panel you can select your styles. You can just try all the Windows Aero styles until you have selected the right one and presto your style is loaded.

Another option is to install DeskHack. DeskHack patches the Control Panel applet to show the real names of your styles instead of the duplicate Windows Aero entries. This is a safe and really nice patch when you have multiple custom styles.

Good luck, and let me know if you encounter any problems. And we are working on VistaGlazz 2.0, one of the goals is to make the deployment of custom styles a lot easier.

[x-scratch]

just letting you know that 2 of julys vista updates messes up vista glass i did a fresh install today & the glass does not work

[Zyphrax]

Thnx, it's not a problem with VistaGlazz or any windows system files.

The new patches are a bit more strict on theme files. Read more on the topic here:

http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=9524

[magik]

Where is a good place to get Vista compatible msstyles? Also, any updates to VistaGlazz since last thread update?