dark elegance theme

[rabea111]

hi everyone , i already downloaded a very nice theme for windows7 called dark elegance , but after extracting the file i found an extra folder called (extras) and it contain 5 folders in the following names :

1-custom system files contain anothe folder called (system32)
2-icons
3-rain meter skin
4-tools it contain (theme resources changer,universal theme patcher,add take ownership option,moo0 transparent menu1.09 installer , rebuild_icon_cash this is a windows batch file)

5-windows gadget

does anyone already installed this themes or anyone knows how to activate this themes...

thank you in advance.....

 

[TheReaper]

Hello there.
I'd reccommend you first have a read at these:
How to apply custom themes,
Enabling custom themes in Windows 7.
Where did you download the theme from?

 

[rabea111]

hi and thanks for help, i will send you the link from where i download it


Dark Elegance Theme Download All You Want - HeroTurko.com

 

[rabea111]

thanks but still dont know how??

 

[TheReaper]

Did you try to apply custom themes before?

 

[Bongo]

1-custom system files contain anothe folder called (system32)
2-icons
3-rain meter skin
4-tools it contain (theme resources changer,universal theme patcher,add take ownership option,moo0 transparent menu1.09 installer , rebuild_icon_cash this is a windows batch file)

5-windows gadget

does anyone already installed this themes or anyone knows how to activate this themes...

thank you in advance.....

1st
You will need to do 1 of these 2 ways of Enabling custom themes for it to work.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/34579-enabling-custom-themes-windows-7-a.html
Or
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/28377-theme-how-apply-custom-themes.html?filter
2nd
Most of the extras are there if you want to use them like the window gadgets, rainmeter skin, icons, custom system file's
3rd
Open the theme folder and put the 2 (screenshot) in C/Windows/Resources/Themes

4th
Open the extras folder then open the tools folder then open the theme resource changer folder in the install the theme resource changer for your version X64 or x86 there is some instructions in that folder if you need to read them.

After it is installed go Personalize and start the theme it will change the resources for you.
Jerry

 

[TheReaper]

+1
You really took the time to put this post together.

 

[rabea111]

hello , and i want to thank you all for this great help here , i will try as you are saying and i will get back with the result....
exellent work thanks

 

[rabea111]

hi , i did as you told and it works , but i am plaining to use the icons and the png images inside the (extras) folder , can you please tell how to do that , because inside the extras folder also there is another folder called (custom system file) for what is that ?

and what about the icon folder and the rainmeter skin and the windows gadget folder , how to makes them works with this particular themes...

thank you ....

 

[TheReaper]

Well you need Rainmeter to use the skins --->Rainmeter.
If you plan on using it, I suggest you read some of these tutorials:
Rainmeter101,
Rainmeter Manual,
Skin Tutorials,
Tips And Tricks.

 

[Bongo]

hi , i did as you told and it works , but i am plaining to use the icons and the png images inside the (extras) folder , can you please tell how to do that , because inside the extras folder also there is another folder called (custom system file) for what is that ?

and what about the icon folder and the rainmeter skin and the windows gadget folder , how to makes them works with this particular themes...

thank you ....

TheReaper has you covered on rainmeter, the Windows gadgets all you need to do is double click on them and they will install.
The custom system files most of them I would not mess with maybe just imageres.dll it has some folder icons in it.
The icon folder has some icons that you can use where you would like to look at this tutorial it will show you how to change some icons and if you look at the bottom of the tutorial there are links to other tutorials that will show you other places where you can change other icons. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73191-icons-change-using-resource-hacker.html
Jerry

 

[rabea111]

hi , and thanks for your help all . mostly i manage to get everything works fine , exept changing the icons i am still working on that and i am looking at the tutorial called (icons-change using resource hacker) and i am very sure that i can get a result with that....

again thank you all for your support.....
best regards
rabea

 

[Bongo]

hi , and thanks for your help all . mostly i manage to get everything works fine , exept changing the icons i am still working on that and i am looking at the tutorial called (icons-change using resource hacker) and i am very sure that i can get a result with that....

again thank you all for your support.....
best regards
rabea

Your Welcome
Jerry