How to change windows folder bg

Ok, i did it. I was using info found on this forum and • View forum - Windows 7 msstyle modifications

Links to posts on this forum:
POST #24

post 1 - hex adress for parts of explorer

Now almost everything that is written here can be found in those posts, and forums. I just gathered the info in one post.

Software used:
Restorator
EF Commander free
Hex Editor XVI32
Any graphic editor(like photoshop, used only for number of color in hex(like white is FC FC FC)

Steps:
1) Open restorator, load aero.msstyles go to VARIANT and click on NORMAL and extract as NORMAL.res
2) Open NORMAL.res in Hex Editor. GO TO adress posted in Six9siX's post (2c180 and similar). They might to be different, but will not be far from that adress, just search for FC FC FC.
3) Change to chosen color(in hex so for eg. 55 72 70)
4) save file(overwrite NORMAL.res)
5) Go back/open Restorator and drag NORMAL.res to NORMAL in restorator. There should be a little arrow on the NORMAL file within Restorator after this.
6) Save file
7) Ctrl+Ald+del to open manager
8) Right click on desktop choose Personalize and choose basic windows.
9) open EF Commander Free and browse to the aero folder in windows/resources, and to aero file you just modded.
10) Turn off process Explorer.exe in the manager
11) Copy modified aero.msstyles to windows/resources(overwrite)
12) in the manager clik File>...new... and enter explorer.exe.
13) Apply the earo style in Personalize.


Sorry for bad names of windows and stuff to open, but i dont have english language in my system.
Also if you have truble overwriting files in windows/resources/ you will have to use little software called TakeOwnership.

Tell me If you find something from here not clear or confusing. Will edit for better understanding.

Sorry for my english.

Mr GRiM said:

Wow, I spent hours doing this theme for you and I don't even get a reply

Sorry for the late reply, I haven't been on my computer since I last posted. However, I did just try to install your theme and unfortunately I lose all Aero aspects of the windows when I install it. The bg of windows explorer is indeed grey, but so is much of the rest of the windows components.

For now, I've just been living with the white bg.

I haven't tried Vistaglazz yet, but I assumed that I didn't need to use that because my system is up to date (or so I believe...since my OS was installed last week).

Mr GRiM said:

This is how it was meant to look, I coloured a few other bits Gray as well so they all matched the theme because I thought you might like it that way but if all you want is the main treeview and details pane coloured then I can do that easy enough.

Perfect!!! I love it!!! You da' man!!!

Vistaglazz did the trick.