Solved What is explorerframe.dll?

[Gaurab Parajuli]

May I know what the heck is explorerframe.dll and what does it does? :banghead:

Windows 7 have rounded rectangle window border.
Windows 8 have pointed rectangle border.

Now how do i change my win7 window border from rounded rectangle to pointed without using transformation pack but manually?

thanks in advance

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums

Not sure of what all the explorerframe.dll does but I know it where the navigation, refresh, search buttons are in it(see screenshot with red arrows pointing at them)


and I know the window frame you are wanting to change is not in the explorerframe.dll, it's in the Steam #971 image in the aero.msstyles(see screenshot). You would need to use a resources hacker of some kind and extract the Steam #971 image and edit it with a image editor, then import the Steam #971 image back in.


But I recommend starting a new theme so you do not mess up the default aero, look at Post #38 Here it will show you how.

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

Jerry

 

[LMiller7]

Explorerframe.dll contains many of the resources (bitmaps, icons, menus, etc) that are used by explorer. Most of the work of explorer is done by the supporting dlls.

 

[Gaurab Parajuli]

Thanks

Special Thanx to Bongo
Thanx to sevenguru

 

[Bongo]

You're Welcome