My Windows 95? 98? 2K? Setup on Windows 10!
Nov 24, 2023 2:58:03 GMT -8
Post by uniseth on Nov 24, 2023 2:58:03 GMT -8
I think the Subject is a bit weird so let me explain: I've no clue what I'm going for (besides, y'know, making Windows look classic).
(do you like what i drew? ...no? ok...)
I'm gonna try and break this setup down as best as my ADHD brain can, because I know I'd want someone to do the same!
I'm running... oh, just look at the bottom right corner of my image! (unless you're blind... uh... well then, I don't see your point, and it seems like neither do you).
I'm split between keeping font smoothing or removing it. It makes everything look real "retro" but makes other fonts look terrible. I might come back to it another day.
My taskbar is Retrobar, and I think it works pretty well-ish.
The network and sound icons don't appear to do anything when I click on them, which kinda sucks.
I'm thinking of switching to SCT's taskbar soon, although in the past it's proven a bit cumbersome for me to setup.
Which brings me to Simple Classic Theme! I've got almost no complaints about it, and the scheme I'm using with it is Windows Classic.
To fix odd window behaviors (like borders clipping onto my other monitors when something is maximized or the missing right-click stuff), I use ExplorerPatcher and Windhawk mods.
My File Explorer... is kind of a mess. As you can see, my nav bar is *invisible!!* (due to ExplorerPatcher).
Sadly, it isn't the result of a cool magic trick. I want to use Quero's toolbar soon, but I keep getting distracted (and to be honest I can barely figure it out).
My icons (and awesome wallpaper) are taken from The Resource Library (I would like whoever contributed it to have both sides of their pillow at a comfortable temperature at all times), and I applied the icons using CustomizerGod.
Getting it to work wasn't too hard, but it was a bit finicky. I had to take ownership of the SystemResources folder and it worked okay.
The cool overlay stuff is from Rainmeter. If I can attach files here, I'll send the skins I used (hey, you can! nifty!).
I'm definitely going to replace the Date/Time thing. The clock doesn't... clock. If anyone has any recommendations on alternatives, please rev up thosefryers keyboards!
Hmm... what else... oh yeah, Paint is just an old exe I found on some sort of old programs website. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link the source, so I won't (for now). Works well enough, but I think I'll be sticking to Krita for my projects. ...I made a silly doodle though!
My Discord... isn't Discord! It's Ripcord! Getting it to look all classy was pretty simple. I followed the guide here: winclassic.github.io/app-theming
It's icon is actually the fire impact sprite from Super Mario Bros. It's called Bonfire, referencing the fact that Discord was almost named Bonfire! Maybe I'll do more customization on it later, but for now it looks okay.
My Task Manager is completely messed up, sadly. I've tried installing the classic Task Manager, but it doesn't work fully for me. It'd lag a lot and not show any tasks, which kinda sucks, but I'm crossing my fingers for a solution one day!
My start menu is just OpenShell. Nothing too note-worthy, and I'm too tired to take a screen shot of it (for now).
Any other tweaks or stuff was done with Winaero Tweaker. In the words of the almighty Todd Howard: "It just works."
And... I think that's all for now. My knowledge on classic Windows is a bit limited, the whole reason for me setting this up being a vague memory of me doing this in 2019, when I was younger. Incredible observation, me. Thank you me. You're welcome.
But I've always had an appreciation for it!
It brings me back to playing around with my mom's ancient laptop (which is STILL kicking to this day, thank you grandma for taking care of it), although nowadays I have my own Computer and newer Laptop (which is actually missing the classic treatment, maybe I'll change that one day).
So... yeah! I'm gonna go to bed now because it's almost 6 in the morning. I'll respond to anything that might pop-up when I wake up. Goodnight, WinClassic!
EDIT: Before I forget, the text background on the desktop is from Iconoid!
(do you like what i drew? ...no? ok...)
I'm gonna try and break this setup down as best as my ADHD brain can, because I know I'd want someone to do the same!
I'm running... oh, just look at the bottom right corner of my image! (unless you're blind... uh... well then, I don't see your point, and it seems like neither do you).
I'm split between keeping font smoothing or removing it. It makes everything look real "retro" but makes other fonts look terrible. I might come back to it another day.
My taskbar is Retrobar, and I think it works pretty well-ish.
The network and sound icons don't appear to do anything when I click on them, which kinda sucks.
I'm thinking of switching to SCT's taskbar soon, although in the past it's proven a bit cumbersome for me to setup.
Which brings me to Simple Classic Theme! I've got almost no complaints about it, and the scheme I'm using with it is Windows Classic.
To fix odd window behaviors (like borders clipping onto my other monitors when something is maximized or the missing right-click stuff), I use ExplorerPatcher and Windhawk mods.
My File Explorer... is kind of a mess. As you can see, my nav bar is *invisible!!* (due to ExplorerPatcher).
Sadly, it isn't the result of a cool magic trick. I want to use Quero's toolbar soon, but I keep getting distracted (and to be honest I can barely figure it out).
My icons (and awesome wallpaper) are taken from The Resource Library (I would like whoever contributed it to have both sides of their pillow at a comfortable temperature at all times), and I applied the icons using CustomizerGod.
Getting it to work wasn't too hard, but it was a bit finicky. I had to take ownership of the SystemResources folder and it worked okay.
The cool overlay stuff is from Rainmeter. If I can attach files here, I'll send the skins I used (hey, you can! nifty!).
I'm definitely going to replace the Date/Time thing. The clock doesn't... clock. If anyone has any recommendations on alternatives, please rev up those
Hmm... what else... oh yeah, Paint is just an old exe I found on some sort of old programs website. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link the source, so I won't (for now). Works well enough, but I think I'll be sticking to Krita for my projects. ...I made a silly doodle though!
My Discord... isn't Discord! It's Ripcord! Getting it to look all classy was pretty simple. I followed the guide here: winclassic.github.io/app-theming
It's icon is actually the fire impact sprite from Super Mario Bros. It's called Bonfire, referencing the fact that Discord was almost named Bonfire! Maybe I'll do more customization on it later, but for now it looks okay.
My Task Manager is completely messed up, sadly. I've tried installing the classic Task Manager, but it doesn't work fully for me. It'd lag a lot and not show any tasks, which kinda sucks, but I'm crossing my fingers for a solution one day!
My start menu is just OpenShell. Nothing too note-worthy, and I'm too tired to take a screen shot of it (for now).
Any other tweaks or stuff was done with Winaero Tweaker. In the words of the almighty Todd Howard: "It just works."
And... I think that's all for now. My knowledge on classic Windows is a bit limited, the whole reason for me setting this up being a vague memory of me doing this in 2019, when I was younger. Incredible observation, me. Thank you me. You're welcome.
But I've always had an appreciation for it!
It brings me back to playing around with my mom's ancient laptop (which is STILL kicking to this day, thank you grandma for taking care of it), although nowadays I have my own Computer and newer Laptop (which is actually missing the classic treatment, maybe I'll change that one day).
So... yeah! I'm gonna go to bed now because it's almost 6 in the morning. I'll respond to anything that might pop-up when I wake up. Goodnight, WinClassic!
EDIT: Before I forget, the text background on the desktop is from Iconoid!
