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    Show off your Vista or XP Desktop - Second Edition!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ATG, Feb 27, 2009.

  1. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    lol yeah. i just realized i can make the dock items more sharp. it looks even better now :p. ah i should sleep its almost 12 here :D
     
    ashrivas18, Mar 15, 2009
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  2. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    thanks bud/dudette
     
    ashrivas18, Mar 15, 2009
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  3. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    [​IMG]

    wife :D aka mrs moo
     
    The_Moo™, Mar 16, 2009
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  4. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Here's mine atm. :)
     

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  5. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Classic. Mario games are still the best.
     
    dbam987, Mar 16, 2009
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  6. de.1337

    de.1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    [​IMG]
    I love this wallpaper. Cool how it's a winter shot (see the snow?).
     
    de.1337, Mar 16, 2009
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  7. xTaill22x

    xTaill22x Notebook Guru

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    [​IMG]

    that's my new one as of today. it's a vista theme, btw. :)
     
    xTaill22x, Mar 16, 2009
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  8. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    This weeks BG...

    [​IMG]

    Changed some icons in my dock...still working on it.
     
    rjbg84, Mar 16, 2009
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  9. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    Awesome desktop...2 thumbs up!!!!:yes:
     
    rjbg84, Mar 16, 2009
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  10. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    This one rocks...nice optimus BG! :cool:
     
    rjbg84, Mar 16, 2009
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  11. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    Mullen my man...great BG...but what really got me is the dock...is it Objectdock??? If not what is it...I just think that will be the idea of the desktop I would like to have in my future netbook :D :D :D
     
    rjbg84, Mar 16, 2009
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  12. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    New week, New background for me :D
    Hope you likey! ;)

    [​IMG]

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 16, 2009
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  13. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    Me LIKE!!!!! Nice one there Cin!!
     
    rjbg84, Mar 16, 2009
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  14. knightingmagic

    knightingmagic Notebook Deity

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    That's pretty eye catching. It's too bad the Wii only has that and Smash Brothers (drinking game).

    The hot air balloon makes it happy lol

    I'm glad I held onto the original picture I took, since my background is just a quick & dirty crop and auto-adjust with Paint.NET. I actually found out how to modify that blurb and after I fixed the screwy system info, I decided to keep the HP logo because I couldn't think of anything better.

     
    knightingmagic, Mar 16, 2009
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  15. eversman

    eversman Notebook Consultant

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    i managed to change out all the system tray icons, battery, network, volume, and security center, on the taskbar and in control panel, to the windows 7 ones. only things i have left to change is wmp, and explorer.exe :)



    ev
     

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  16. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    looks nice :)
     
    ashrivas18, Mar 16, 2009
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  17. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    niceeee :D
     
    ashrivas18, Mar 16, 2009
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  18. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    yep :cool: :D
     
    ashrivas18, Mar 16, 2009
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  19. ashrivas18

    ashrivas18 Notebook Consultant

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    lookin gud there ;)
     
    ashrivas18, Mar 16, 2009
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  20. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    Finally the new one :D

    [​IMG]
     
    niGht kiD, Mar 17, 2009
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  21. cathy

    cathy Notebook Evangelist

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    [​IMG]
     
    cathy, Mar 17, 2009
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  22. taruian

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    here's mine, its pretty simple :p
     

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  23. taruian

    taruian Notebook Consultant

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    this background is pretty cool. :)
    looks great :)
     
    taruian, Mar 17, 2009
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  24. Hirohata

    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    [​IMG]

    It's been a while since I've used a Monster Hunter wallpaper~ :D
     
    Hirohata, Mar 17, 2009
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  25. MisterQ

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    MisterQ, Mar 17, 2009
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  26. Carrot Muncher

    Carrot Muncher Notebook Evangelist

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    Carrot Muncher, Mar 17, 2009
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  27. rjbg84

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    Very nice and clean desktop! :D
     
    rjbg84, Mar 17, 2009
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  28. rjbg84

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    I like the dock icons...
     
    rjbg84, Mar 17, 2009
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  29. rjbg84

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    Awesome dock and even better desktop!!!! It rock!
     
    rjbg84, Mar 17, 2009
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  30. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    Lil Noob question...I have been looking around on how to change the taskbar...night kid, taruian, cathy, can you gimme a hint please????
     
    rjbg84, Mar 17, 2009
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  31. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    That's pretty cool! :D


    McCin' ;) :)
     
    Cin', Mar 17, 2009
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  32. ratchetnclank

    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    Quad post :eek:


    Edit please.


    Windowblinds or uxtheme can change the taskbar.
     
    ratchetnclank, Mar 17, 2009
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  33. donizetti

    donizetti Newbie

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    Theme looks pretty good. What is its name and where you got it from?

    Thanks.
     
    donizetti, Mar 17, 2009
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  34. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    Got a little bit over carried...I will make sure I hit the multiquote next time :eek: :eek: :eek:

    Thanks for the response about the taskbar
     
    rjbg84, Mar 17, 2009
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  35. eversman

    eversman Notebook Consultant

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    I used the uxtheme method and manually swapped out the dll's. worked like a charm.


    ev
     
    eversman, Mar 17, 2009
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  36. avenged7xuy

    avenged7xuy Newbie

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    Awesome desktop...!!

    Could you tell me the name of the skin you are using?
     
    avenged7xuy, Mar 17, 2009
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  37. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    Up until now I had uploaded my DV7´s BG, here is my Vaio CR´s BG...

    [​IMG]
     
    rjbg84, Mar 17, 2009
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  38. kobe

    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    @Rjbg -- cool wallpaper :)

    Hey what Visual Style are you using? Is it XP OS or Vista? :cool:
     
    kobe, Mar 17, 2009
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  39. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    It is for Vista and it is called "Satin Remix." You can get it off deviantart.com

    The skin is nice, except its hideous in Firefox, makes the tab bar a different color that I can't stand.
     
    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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  40. kobe

    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks, for the name, T-Mac. I gave you some rep. It looked kind of like Xp.
     
    kobe, Mar 17, 2009
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  41. pillowshot

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    [​IMG]

    Only made a few changes here and there.

    @Nightboy, awesome desktop dude, really like the desktop icons (rainmeter?)

    btw, you are Malay? :D
     
    pillowshot, Mar 17, 2009
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  42. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Looks like avedesk to me.
     
    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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  43. eversman

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    Changed up most of my desktops. here's the four sides of my desktop cube,


    ev
     

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  44. pixelot

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    Always in style, my friend. :)
     
    pixelot, Mar 17, 2009
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  45. ashrivas18

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    got a new one: :D
     

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  46. cbl12886

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    How does everyone get those docks with all their programs? How does this cut your notebooks performance? - I am new to Vista.
     
    cbl12886, Mar 17, 2009
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  47. McGrady

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    www.rocketdock.com
    www.objectdock.com

    Doesn't cut performance at all.
     
    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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  48. Jakamo5

    Jakamo5 Tetra Vaal

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    Well, to be fair, anything that uses resources (such as these docking progams) can be said to cut performance. The real question is, will it be a noticeable cut in performance?
     
    Jakamo5, Mar 17, 2009
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  49. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    It's a negligible performance loss.
     
    crash, Mar 17, 2009
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  50. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    Very nice and clean!!!

    It does not cut performance, or as previously stated, its not noticeable...I had it on a dell inspiron 6400, with a Core Duo T5600 @1.86ghz, 1 gig of ram, and on XP, and worked wonderfully...they are very low demanding softwares...you can find either Rocketdock or Objectdock, both work amazingly well, I do prefer Rocketdock since I've had it for almost 4 years now. You can reproduce the stack effect on both of them. Either are a good choice, you can give them a try...

    Oh, by the way, I do recommend you to get some nice icons on deviantart or on customize.org, the standard ones are hideous... :eek: :eek:
     
    rjbg84, Mar 17, 2009
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