Longhorn Transformation Pack

[guardiansoftware]

,May 26 2004, 19:26] lol@for once, then I assume this is not usual ;)

:D :D :D no dark it is'nt but thats what makes neowin great we can disagree and still be friends .

[Windows X]

So just choose manual transformation and everything will work fine with no problem for XPSP2. But I believe that XPnoSP1, XPSP1, 2K3 should work fine if I'm right.

[max84]

I just installed it, and everything seems to be fine. But I got two questions: I had the Mac OS pack installed before, so if I install the Longhorn bootscreen will it not trouble me? And secondly, I installed the sidebar, but it does not appear anywhere. Neither does it work in box form. (I am runninf Win 2k3)

edit: got it working now

Edited May 26, 2004 by Xam_Remny

[david_watt]

All you little kiddies should just grow up and get over it :p .....no one is forcing you to install it, you chose to. :angry: And im sure most, if not all of you, know that its an ongoing development, and there will always be problems with software like that.

Personally, it has worked for me with no problems at all. Ain't that great! ;)

One question I have for X is why doesnt my toolbar change to the new one, with the new longhorn icons?

[sanctified Veteran]

So just choose manual transformation and everything will work fine with no problem for XPSP2. But I believe that XPnoSP1, XPSP1, 2K3 should work fine if I'm right.

if you use guireplacer that will be compatible with all the windows versions that can support visual styles

[G-FORCE]

I would never bash Windows X and here is why..

I was a Linux-only user (until my ext3 filesystem got ****** up) but before that, Installing applications, games, libraries and modules in Linux is no piece-of-cake. It can require intensive configuring in order to even get a GUI open.

LHTP 6 ****** up my WinXP the first time, I got frustrated. But no hard feelings, I just used the Recovery Console to fix my Windows XP and I was back to normal. Here was the mistake that I made... INSTALL IN SAFE-MODE! NEVER INSTALL IN NORMAL STARTUP! (and don't use SP2 for godssake, its still in development and is yet to be finalized, that is the price you pay for ****in with this program alongside with SP2..)

I ****** up when I tried to install on Normal Startup but once I tried it in Safe-mode, its was smoooth sailing. (I use Windows XP with no SP installed)

Everything works fine now, except for the About Windows dialogue box and Computer Lock dialogue box (that box you get when you haven't been on the computer and you move the mouse to close the screensaver). It still looks like regular XP style (which I do remember LHTP 4.0 Revised did this trick)

Anyways, keep up the good work Windows X. People just have to realise that you will **** up once or twice (I was curious as to why I got those two errors on my first install but its no biggie, as I figured it out). People are also used to Windows being an 'easy' operating system and aren't used to challenging tasks like in Linux. Using Linux is about patience. Thats all you need (along with some documentation when needed). Regardless, keep up the good work.

(P.S. Windows X, do you have any ideas on how to fix the About Windows dialogue and/or Computer Lock dialgoue?)

[xodlike]

So just choose manual transformation and everything will work fine with no problem for XPSP2. But I believe that XPnoSP1, XPSP1, 2K3 should work fine if I'm right.

XPSP1a? It installed, but cygwin is also installing, and I cannot interupt it by restarting the computer.

The OS X transform pack caused major chaos to my computer, it was tough job uninstalling to, since it wasnt in add/remove programs.

Guess that shows that the only way to get even close to a mac is emulating @ 10 MHz, or going to apple store and buying one.

[Brandon]

If you were to release themes that werent in the pack, or have an option to install JUST the themes, that would be better... i would rather have the themes, then the whole pack

[Winston]

YAY NEW TRANSORMATION PACK!!!

now... time to install and format my PC :D

[silvrrwulf]

Hi all! 1st... Love the screenshot. 2nd, i'm one of the guys who's computer was messed up. 3rd, I blame no one but myself. :D

All that said, I was wondering If someone oculd help me with the Windows recovery console. the error i'm getting when I boot into windows (No SP was installed) is from Winlogon.exe; "The procedure entry point assocIsDangerous could not be loacated in dynamic link library SHLWAPI.dll." This is followed by and error that says ""The logon user interface DLL Msgina.dll failed to load. Contact your system administraor (I guess that'd be me) to replace the DLL or restore the orginial."

As I said before, I'm not looking to get in the middle of this "war;" I read the 15 disclaimers and knew there was a risk. I could format, but I'd rather not. In fact, I'm looking to try to restore it to give it another shot (because I figure once I know how to put it back together, what can it hurt?). I'm not new to computers, and I did disable all running programs before I attempted to install it, so I'm not quite sure what went wrong. Still, if comeone could jot down a quite note to help me out, I'd be much obliged. Thanks! :D

~SilverWulf

[silvrrwulf]

(bump) :)

[G-FORCE]

Try doing the following...

1. Enter the Recovery Console

2. Insert Windows XP CD-ROM and enter the CD-ROM drive

3. Enter the i386 folder

4. Copy the original files on the CD to C:\Windows

5. Type SYSTEMROOT and hit Enter

6. Rename the files you copied (For example: If you copied MSGINA.DL_ to C:\Windows, rename it to MSGINA.DLL)

7. Move those files to C:\Windows\System32

8. Select Yes to Overwrite the ****** up files with the Original

9. Type EXIT and hit Enter

10. Your computer will reboot. You should boot into Safe Mode first.

Hope that helps. If it doesn't, Boot with the Windows XP CD-ROM, hit Enter instead of Recover Console. It will look for any previous WinXP installations and it will ask you whether you want to Reinstall (Repair) the Installation. Choose that and let it reinstall...

[Brandon]

how do you instal recovery console?

[G-FORCE]

Recovery Console is on the Windows XP CD.. All you need to do is boot with the WinXP CD and type R after the screen comes up.

[Bushrat]

Stupid thing messed up my hole computer and i had to get it fixed it cost me 600$!!!!!

[HPMCommander]

Just installed, I love it, thanks :D

[Meshuggah]

Stupid thing messed up my hole computer and i had to get it fixed it cost me 600$!!!!!

wow, i can tell you barely know how to speak english :)

and if it really did that, you are the biggest idiot in the world

[Deanobear]

Now for my 2 cents worth... :ninja:

Windows X has done an awesome job of trying to put together a complete transformation pack to emulate the look of Longhorn, and he should be congratulated for that, it's now in it's 6th incarnation.

There's minor issues on both sides of the fence... how many people have actually read the entire thread? There's been install problems since day 1, and yes... there has been work arounds, but they don't often work for everyone. And for Windows X, how many people actually beta-test it?

Perhaps the bugs should be ironed out on a rock solid release, that can cater for "nearly everyone's pc" before adding "new and improved enhancements". I agree on both sides, yes there is a disclaimer, "use at your own risk", and "people don't read the fine print".

The final version of Longhorn is still a long way away yet, the stuff that's coming out of Redmond at the moment is only "cosmetic" enhancements to XP (I mean interface wise), I think the Longhorn that we see today will be a totally different product to the one that's actually packaged or installed on new pcs...

[Windows X]

I just installed it, and everything seems to be fine. But I got two questions: I had the Mac OS pack installed before, so if I install the Longhorn bootscreen will it not trouble me? And secondly, I installed the sidebar, but it does not appear anywhere. Neither does it work in box form. (I am runninf Win 2k3)

edit: got it working now

1) Worked fine and will be rolled back to Mac again when rollback

2) Hit Refresh button in desktop

[Windows X]

All you little kiddies should just grow up and get over it :p .....no one is forcing you to install it, you chose to. :angry: And im sure most, if not all of you, know that its an ongoing development, and there will always be problems with software like that.

Personally, it has worked for me with no problems at all. Ain't that great! ;)

One question I have for X is why doesnt my toolbar change to the new one, with the new longhorn icons?

Just changed Explorer toolbar layout to suite Longhorn VS. For icons, run setup again and choose rebuild icon cache.

[Frank84]

i did installed v6. but i what do i see is that mine administrator tools are gone.

i have only the link administrator tools,but no sign of the tools.

after i did uninstall it, they where back.

buggy in v6 ?

btw software Windows Xp sp1a

[Windows X]

I would never bash Windows X and here is why..

I was a Linux-only user (until my ext3 filesystem got ****** up) but before that, Installing applications, games, libraries and modules in Linux is no piece-of-cake. It can require intensive configuring in order to even get a GUI open.

LHTP 6 ****** up my WinXP the first time, I got frustrated. But no hard feelings, I just used the Recovery Console to fix my Windows XP and I was back to normal. Here was the mistake that I made... INSTALL IN SAFE-MODE! NEVER INSTALL IN NORMAL STARTUP! (and don't use SP2 for godssake, its still in development and is yet to be finalized, that is the price you pay for ****in with this program alongside with SP2..)

I ****** up when I tried to install on Normal Startup but once I tried it in Safe-mode, its was smoooth sailing. (I use Windows XP with no SP installed)

Everything works fine now, except for the About Windows dialogue box and Computer Lock dialogue box (that box you get when you haven't been on the computer and you move the mouse to close the screensaver). It still looks like regular XP style (which I do remember LHTP 4.0 Revised did this trick)

Anyways, keep up the good work Windows X. People just have to realise that you will **** up once or twice (I was curious as to why I got those two errors on my first install but its no biggie, as I figured it out). People are also used to Windows being an 'easy' operating system and aren't used to challenging tasks like in Linux. Using Linux is about patience. Thats all you need (along with some documentation when needed). Regardless, keep up the good work.

(P.S. Windows X, do you have any ideas on how to fix the About Windows dialogue and/or Computer Lock dialgoue?)

Perhaps about pic resources maybe inside other files. But if you mean low-color mode, I didn't change it.

[Windows X]

If you were to release themes that werent in the pack, or have an option to install JUST the themes, that would be better... i would rather have the themes, then the whole pack

I did. Just choose Manual transformation and delete C:\Longhorn Transformation Pack Files. You'll get everything except modded system files.

[Max2Go]

Windows X TNX for your beautiful work and fu...bippp other stupid people who dont do nothing but complain all day like womans! You done a great job and we hope to see in future beautiful things from you! TNX again! :devil:

[Windows X]

Conclusion: Most problems about PC crashing happened because ppl run apply.bat without modding their own files in XPSP2 or 2K3SP1 OS. For Windows XP/Windows XP SP1 or SP1a/Windows Server 2003, almost every PCs worked fine. Thank god that everything is cleared up.