Guide to changing your Vista theme and more...

Try not to get Vista theme from InterfaceLiFT. The latest was uploaded in 2006, which was before the release of Vista.

 

Finaly after days and days of trial and error and restoring the system back to factory default, customs themes r working. Thanks alot and when i figure out how +rep to those that helped. The theme i selected was def. not what i wanted but it was really small. Only around 700KB and the int. here is super slow downloading at about 3KB per second so I took what i could get

 

Looking good...:yes:

 

This is pretty simple, just click on the little scale thingy:

 

Ubuntu Vista? That's a new one. lol

Nicely done.

 

Yeah, I'm glad it finally works for you Let's post your desktop picture here, Show off your Vista_ or XP Desktop!:laugh:

 

Hey CeeNote that thumb nail isn't working. Doesnt give any option to open.

haOkepa: Dont make fun of my theme it was the smallest one i could fine quicke LOL

 

Sorry I didn't clarify that... I just took a screenshot. You just need to click that scale thingy under every post you want to rep, not the actual thumb nail. Hope this helps!

 

Ok i got it thanks.
Also i got a ??. Why is it that when i turn my computer back on my background is not still on the desktop? I have to reload it each time. Also my rainlender is not loading either even thou i selected that option the the rainlender options. And one more thing. How do u change icons. I know how to change shortcuts but like the open folder icon that diplays for every open folder. I have a different one i want to use but couldnt find out where u go to change it. Thanks in advance. Also +Rep. for ya CeeNote.

 

is there any software i could use to change the theme or login screen for vista as i used style XP to change my style and login while on XP but im going to vista. if so, what could i use?

 

The desktop wallpaper should be saved. Did you right-click the picture and say "set as desktop Background"? As for changing your icons, there is a free program called "WinBubble". Just install it; you can easily change icons in the "icons" tab.

Just follow my guide if you want to change your theme. It's on the first page of this thread. I haven't figured out how to change the login screen though.

 

okay thanx.
shame about logins though

 

is it true that vistaglazz has to burned to a disk before it can be used, thats what i have read on some website, is this true?

 

No, just use it from within the OS but make sure to download the version of vista glazz that works with your version of vista (VG 1.0 for vista / VG 1.1 beta 3 for vista with sp1)

 

okay thanx. i got the 1.1 beta as im getting vista 64bit.

 

it is a lot more reliable if you your patch the files yourself, instead of having VistaGlazz doing it.

 

what does vistaglazz do?
so i could just path the files my self? how do i do that? i have downloaded the pack that gave me 3 .dll files can i just rename the files stated in the guide and then copy these three files over to it?

 

Yup, just follow the guide linked in the first post. It worked fine for me.

 

you mean:

1. First download the above files suited by your operating system(i.e., 32 bit or 64bit)
2. Now login with Administrative privileges and navigate to %systemroot%\System32
3. Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.
4. Take ownership of the file and close dialogs.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll
6. Right-click uxtheme.dll and click properties.
7. Give yourself (or group) Full Control permissions and close dialogs.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for themeui.dll and shsvcs.dll.
9. Rename uxtheme.dll to uxtheme.old.
10. Rename themeui.dll to themeui.old.
11. Rename shsvcs.dll to shsvcs.old.
12. Copy patched files into %systemroot%\System32
13. Reboot to take effect.
14. Now you can easily apply any custom visual style.

 

Yes, that is what I mean. And I used this tool to take ownership of the three .dll files.

 

Okay thanx. ill have a look at it.

 

ArmageddonAsh: Not sure how good u r with computers but if u read through my thread u will see how big of a pain in the butt i had doing the custom themes but once I reset my laptop to system default (because i messed up patching files) i installed vistaglazz and it worked great. Just thought u might want to know. Maybe you're alot better with computers then me, which wouldnt be hard.

 

okay thanx. i might download that as well just incase.

edit: what does Vistaglazz do?

 

VistaGlazz will patch those files automatically but you must make sure to use the correct version or else it won't work.

 

oh okay thanx. i have the correct version x64. as im goint to be used vista 64bit.

 

LogonStudio Vista, A MUST HAVE

I agree, but only if you're confident.

 

thanx alot. downloading now.
+rep.

 

You're welcome You will like it

 

do you know where i could download some more login screens for it? i have looked at wincustomise but it doesnt really have anything i like. i loved the ones from themexp, shame they wont work though.

 

Just get any wallpaper that fits your screen from here and here Then click the "Create" option

 

oh cool thanx a lot. do you have a custom one? if so what is it?

 

I found no way to print my logon screen This is the custom one I use right now. I like it simple

 

cool. im thinking of using : http://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?p=Dark-Creepy-8904.jpg&i=8904
im NOT a goth or emo just case thats what ya thinking from looking at the pic. i just really like it, this sites great as well they have loads of cool pics. and not all of them are creepy or dark either

 

Yeah, take your time choosing them, change them whenever you want Gotta off now

 

okay thanx for the help, bye.
does anyone know if you can move the part where you enter your username and password when creating a login with login studio?

 

Hey folks. I'm having some trouble getting Ezlo and the Aero MT Beta (squared windows) to play nice together. In short, I don't know how to combine the windows of the Beta with the task bar/windows button of Ezlo. Any suggestions?

 

You can use Restorator 2007(free 30 days trial) while follow this guide(Skip Naming and Editing parts). There's a pdf tutorial available for download at the bottom of the page.

 

Thanks I'll give that a shot this evening!

 

I'm using the guide that CeeNote put up, and in the first step, I downloaded this file: 6.0.6001.18000_AMD64_XX.rar (477.16 KB). My computer can't open it. What is ".rar"?

 

A rar file means that the actual files have been compressed. You can use a free tool called 7-Zip to extract those files:

http://www.7-zip.org/

 

Yea I did a little research and found a program called SuperNZB. I'm still going through your guide. Thanks for posting this up; it's really helpful.

 

No problemo...

 

I got to the part where I downloaded a theme and when I click on the .msstyles file, I get the following:

 

It's the wrong file. It has to be a .msstyles file, the one you opened is .msstyles.mui. It's one of the two files with the green icons.

 

I don't see any of those files. Could you give me a good example to use for Vista 64 SP1?

 

It's one of the two files that i've circled in your screenshot. Double click each; one of them should work.



Here are some more themes for vista (sorry it doesn't say whether they're for sp1 or not):

http://browse.deviantart.com/?catpa...yles/&order=9&alltime=yes&loggedin=1&offset=0

 

That worked. Thanks.

 

You're welcome!

 

hey CeeNote my co-worker wants to customize his XP do u have to patch any files or anything for XP?

 

I think you can use this program to patch xp but I'm not that familiar with xp anymore as i've been using vista since it came out:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Deskto.../UXTheme-Patch-For-Windows-XP-SP2-Final.shtml

...and make sure to download xp-themes; vista-based visual styles won't work.