how to change shellstyle?

[rightspin]

Ok i was looking around for some themes and found one i really like. All it needs is a black shellstyle. So now to my question:

How do i change the windows shellstyle? What files need to be replaced? I mean i got some themes that have a black shellstyle, but how do i insert them into my theme? Im looking for something like this:

 

[SquonkSC]

Ok i was looking around for some themes and found one i really like. All it needs is a black shellstyle. So now to my question:

How do i change the windows shellstyle? What files need to be replaced? I mean i got some themes that have a black shellstyle, but how do i insert them into my theme? Im looking for something like this:

Hi Rightspin,

It's a very nice skin indeed.
I can't help you with your question, but I'm sure a few in here can.

You might take a look at our customization section.

One advise I want to give you.
Please make a full backup of your system.
Customizing can be risky.

Good luck,

Greetz

 

[rightspin]

Hi Rightspin,

It's a very nice skin indeed.
I can't help you with your question, but I'm sure a few in here can.

You might take a look at our customization section.

One advise I want to give you.
Please make a full backup of your system.
Customizing can be risky.

Good luck,

Greetz

Hey squonksc,

thanks for your advice. I made a system backup allready.
I browse the customization section here every day, since i customize alot. Unfortunatly i havent found anything about changing the shellstyle yet.

 

[SquonkSC]

Hey squonksc,

thanks for your advice. I made a system backup allready.
I browse the customization section here every day, since i customize alot. Unfortunatly i havent found anything about changing the shellstyle yet.

I've done quite a lot of shell customizing myself in the past, but I guess I got kind of bored with it.
That, and I found that keeping the system stable after hacking windows files is more a question of luck rather than wisdom.

I think you can find answers quicker by googling for "Windows 7 UI hacking" or something similar.

There's not much response to your question yet. I guess the customizers are all at the pub.

Good luck

 

[moinmoin]

For the shellstyle you need the Restorator Restorator 2007 Resource Editor - Restorator - Bome Software or Resourcer Anolis - Home

 

[SquonkSC]

For the shellstyle you need the Restorator Restorator 2007 Resource Editor - Restorator - Bome Software or Resourcer Anolis - Home

Good post Moinmoin!

I have to add, to look out for getting restorator from torrent sites.
Most of them are infected with trojans.

Be careful.

 

[rightspin]

I've done quite a lot of shell customizing myself in the past, but I guess I got kind of bored with it.
That, and I found that keeping the system stable after hacking windows files is more a question of luck rather than wisdom.

I think you can find answers quicker by googling for "Windows 7 UI hacking" or something similar.

There's not much response to your question yet. I guess the customizers are all at the pub.

Good luck

Of course i googled before making this post, but i didnt find anything for windows 7, i think thats to early for such a specific customization.

For the shellstyle you need the Restorator Restorator 2007 Resource Editor - Restorator - Bome Software or Resourcer Anolis - Home

Thanks alot, i allready tried restorator, but unfortunatly a one-time-trail version and it was way too much information for the first use. Would you mind giving me some advice? (since i assume your german like me that would be fine either)

Good post Moinmoin!

I have to add, to look out for getting restorator from torrent sites.
Most of them are infected with trojans.

Be careful.

You seem to be very careful, and thats a good thing. Try to get a torrent that got some comments. Tho, dont you forget: No risk, no fun!


Anyway, there must be a way to just add the shell files to another theme.
Why would you need a tool like restorator when i can just switch between themes with different shellstyles? The answer is out there somewhere, and there might be people, living among us, who know.... I believe in sevenforums.

 

[moinmoin]

The Restorator is very easy. You can images on the left side per drag & drop replace.
The original images (Aero VS) are in the shellstyle.dll.
Your VS is make with VistaStyleBuilder. There are the images in the msstyles.
Images #544,549,550,551
Infopanel: #1014



Sorry my english is not the best
(If you still have questions (in german), you find me on deskmodder.de)

 

[rightspin]

Ok i got Restorator 2007 now. I was able to find the VS of the shellstlye i want, although #1041 is shown as an image for me, not an infopanel. But what do i have to do now? Insert them into the Aero theme, but how?

 

[johngalt]

FWIW, I am using a 3rd party application, AveStyler, to switch between three versions of that particular style and two others - SiCo Big and SiCo Small.

For the price (3 Euros) it is indispensable - and since you don't go around editing any system files, anything like a SFC won't break your style.

I personally like the SiCo b/c it makes most of he progress bars a brilliant blue but in Explorer windows the amount used for drives is actually a gradient silver.

 

[stevieray]

This Vista tutorial may help... much of Win 7 is the same as Vista. If you scroll down it has a section of using Restorator to change shellstyle files.

 

[moinmoin]

@ johngalt
AveStyler is only a uxtheme-patcher. For change the msstyles you need Restorator or the VistaStyleBuilder Ave's Vista Style Builder

 

[johngalt]

Well, it sure says install Visual Style, so I assumed it was a method to by pass having to actually modify system files.

 

[rightspin]

This Vista tutorial may help... much of Win 7 is the same as Vista. If you scroll down it has a section of using Restorator to change shellstyle files.

Thanks for this link, now i have an idea what i have to do at least. Unfortunatly the shown numbers of pictures to edit the shellstyle are not the same as in windows 7. The STREAM folder, for example, has only one picture at all.
I tried finding them manually, but after 5 times going through the whole IMAGE folder of .msstyle and .shellstyle still have no idea which pictures have to be replaced. The picture numbers of the aero style and the style i want to extract the shellstyle from seem not to be the same, thats why i cant just replace them:

 

[moinmoin]

The Vistatutorial its not the same for Windows 7.

When the theme is make with VistaStyleBuilder, the numbers are not the same.
http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/23579-how-change-shellstyle.html#post256086
When you replace the shellstyle in the aerotheme you can do this only in the aero-shellstyle.dll
But why you don't replace in your theme?

 

[stevieray]

Thanks for this link, now i have an idea what i have to do at least. Unfortunatly the shown numbers of pictures to edit the shellstyle are not the same as in windows 7. The STREAM folder, for example, has only one picture at all.
I tried finding them manually, but after 5 times going through the whole IMAGE folder of .msstyle and .shellstyle still have no idea which pictures have to be replaced. The picture numbers of the aero style and the style i want to extract the shellstyle from seem not to be the same, thats why i cant just replace them:

I'm new to theme-making, so I can't give you any specifics... just general info... with no guarantee that the info is correct. I spend alot more time hunting than I do modifying!

Win 7 aero uses some basic images in its themes. Did you look through basic images as well? What you're looking for may be there. And I've heard that the "fade effect" for the taskbar is hidden in the DWM folder, not aero or basic.

 

[rightspin]

The Vistatutorial its not the same for Windows 7.

When the theme is make with VistaStyleBuilder, the numbers are not the same.
http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/23579-how-change-shellstyle.html#post256086
When you replace the shellstyle in the aerotheme you can do this only in the aero-shellstyle.dll
But why you don't replace in your theme?

I use the aero as my current theme, made some changes allready, but its basically the aero theme. So i have to change that shellstyle.dll, right? So in the aero shellstyle.dll, which images do i have to replace with the ones from the shellstyle i want? Its ok if you PM me in german.

I'm new to theme-making, so I can't give you any specifics... just general info... with no guarantee that the info is correct. I spend alot more time hunting than I do modifying!

Win 7 aero uses some basic images in its themes. Did you look through basic images as well? What you're looking for may be there. And I've heard that the "fade effect" for the taskbar is hidden in the DWM folder, not aero or basic.

No problem, as i said, informative anyway, so thanks.
Where do i find the basic images?

 

[rightspin]

Got the image to change color of the shellstyle menu part with moinmoins help, its image #891 in the aero .msstyle and image #899 is for the library, if anyone got an interest in changing it. Im still looking for the image for the the bottom window image, cant seem to find it, tho. Help!