WF4123
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Post by WF4123 on Feb 25, 2024 3:53:00 GMT -8
I bet it's Vistalike for Open-Shell My bet's on StartIsBack. OpenShell (plus RetroBar) would have overlap on the start orb, plus only StartIsBack attaches same-process taskbar buttons like that. same too I'm using it. I wish I had a skin with unique buttons like Shutdown and Lock in start menu using StartIsBack++, like in Vista. I only had "Shut down" button from Windows 7 on Start Menu using Aero10 Vista theme. |
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anka
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Post by anka on Feb 25, 2024 19:51:21 GMT -8
I bet it's Vistalike for Open-Shell My bet's on StartIsBack. OpenShell (plus RetroBar) would have overlap on the start orb, plus only StartIsBack attaches same-process taskbar buttons like that. oh im usin Both startisback AND openshell with vistalike :] i have the start menu set to win10 on startisback and taskbar and start button customization off on open shell.. |
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konstidog
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Post by konstidog on Feb 26, 2024 14:52:15 GMT -8
My bet's on StartIsBack. OpenShell (plus RetroBar) would have overlap on the start orb, plus only StartIsBack attaches same-process taskbar buttons like that. oh im usin Both startisback AND openshell with vistalike :] i have the start menu set to win10 on startisback and taskbar and start button customization off on open shell.. Ahh I tried that out myself and it had a bit of jank with it getting confused which menu to open sometimes.. hmm. May be worth another shot. |
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anka
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Post by anka on May 30, 2024 21:22:27 GMT -8
small update: i have more vista apps now :]
 i also got inactive caption buttons fix and button glow too :] ive also switched to using resource redirect for icons too ... its easier to switch icons at a whim AND the icons persist after updates .... not shown in the screenshot above is an almost fixed systray and start orb ... at this point im kinda runnin out of ideas of what to add other than control panel restoration... this is a win for me :]
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anka
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Post by anka on May 30, 2024 21:26:20 GMT -8
awh man and now im kinda worried that people will see the original post nd dismiss the rest of this thread cause it's kinda innacurate, i should update that maybe
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Post by enderboy on May 31, 2024 10:31:34 GMT -8
small update: i have more vista apps now :]
i also got inactive caption buttons fix and button glow too :] ive also switched to using resource redirect for icons too ... its easier to switch icons at a whim AND the icons persist after updates .... not shown in the screenshot above is an almost fixed systray and start orb ... at this point im kinda runnin out of ideas of what to add other than control panel restoration... this is a win for me :]
How do you use the resource redirect mod? |
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anka
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Post by anka on Jun 3, 2024 18:00:23 GMT -8
small update: i have more vista apps now :]
i also got inactive caption buttons fix and button glow too :] ive also switched to using resource redirect for icons too ... its easier to switch icons at a whim AND the icons persist after updates .... not shown in the screenshot above is an almost fixed systray and start orb ... at this point im kinda runnin out of ideas of what to add other than control panel restoration... this is a win for me :]
How do you use the resource redirect mod? i am like the worst person to ask for help but pretty much what you do is fill a folder with modified files that you want windows to load resources from instead of the proper resources, then you write a theme.ini that defines those redirections, then input the folder with the modified files in the mod settings, then clear icon+thumbnail cache and restart :] there might be a better way of doing this but i wouldnt know |
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Post by enderboy on Jun 3, 2024 22:32:07 GMT -8
How do you use the resource redirect mod? i am like the worst person to ask for help but pretty much what you do is fill a folder with modified files that you want windows to load resources from instead of the proper resources, then you write a theme.ini that defines those redirections, then input the folder with the modified files in the mod settings, then clear icon+thumbnail cache and restart :] there might be a better way of doing this but i wouldnt know Thanks, I didn’t specify the theme folder |
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Post by Windows User on Jun 16, 2024 14:00:41 GMT -8
small update: i have more vista apps now :]
i also got inactive caption buttons fix and button glow too :] ive also switched to using resource redirect for icons too ... its easier to switch icons at a whim AND the icons persist after updates .... not shown in the screenshot above is an almost fixed systray and start orb ... at this point im kinda runnin out of ideas of what to add other than control panel restoration... this is a win for me :]
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PetroleumBarbacoa
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Post by PetroleumBarbacoa on Jun 17, 2024 15:28:29 GMT -8
How did you got the old Vista photo viewer to work correctly?
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Post by nikita28347 on Jun 26, 2024 7:41:33 GMT -8
updating the main post cause my setup is WAY different than what it was before
and NO WINDOWBLINDS this time!!! i am using a custom fork of dwmblurglass 2.2.0 that readds the vista colouring nd adds button glow :] it's a little unstable but it works
taskbar is using startisback and the start menu is the vistalike open shell skin
{original post} haii hai this is my first time postin on Any forum Ever the taskbar is retrobar usin the vista aero theme !! the gneral theme is windowblinds 11 with betteraerovistax (although id really liek 2 move offa windowblinds caus it isnt really Good... aero window manager looks exciting..) the icons r a 7tsp pack and im not exactly where i got it from but i Do have a gdrive link.... if ure the creator of these hitme up !! so i can Credit U explorer is a mix of oldnewexplorer, explorerpatcher, and open shell classic explorer !!
and lastly the sidebar is pulled straight from vista ...
if u have any questionz or thingz i culd improve to make it more accurate then lemme kno !!
where did you get the dwmblurglass fork |
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anka
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Post by anka on Jun 27, 2024 3:39:09 GMT -8
updating the main post cause my setup is WAY different than what it was before
and NO WINDOWBLINDS this time!!! i am using a custom fork of dwmblurglass 2.2.0 that readds the vista colouring nd adds button glow :] it's a little unstable but it works
taskbar is using startisback and the start menu is the vistalike open shell skin
{original post} haii hai this is my first time postin on Any forum Ever the taskbar is retrobar usin the vista aero theme !! the gneral theme is windowblinds 11 with betteraerovistax (although id really liek 2 move offa windowblinds caus it isnt really Good... aero window manager looks exciting..) the icons r a 7tsp pack and im not exactly where i got it from but i Do have a gdrive link.... if ure the creator of these hitme up !! so i can Credit U explorer is a mix of oldnewexplorer, explorerpatcher, and open shell classic explorer !!
and lastly the sidebar is pulled straight from vista ...
if u have any questionz or thingz i culd improve to make it more accurate then lemme kno !!
where did you get the dwmblurglass fork
it is from here :]
but it is very prone to crashing unfortunately .. be aware of that
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anka
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Post by anka on Jun 27, 2024 3:40:55 GMT -8
How did you got the old Vista photo viewer to work correctly? i honestly dont remember ... all i remember is just repeatedly searching for "vista photo viewer windows 10" until i found somethin ... i will try to look for it again nd ill let u know if ive found it |
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Post by enderboy on Jul 6, 2024 5:38:20 GMT -8
How did you got the old Vista photo viewer to work correctly? i honestly don't remember … all I remember is just repeatedly searching for "vista photo viewer windows 10" until i found something … I will try to look for it again ND ill let u know if I've found it I used the one that mramayosken used in his tutorial and it worked for me. |
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Post by theinsane101 on Jul 8, 2024 4:16:01 GMT -8
but it is very prone to crashing unfortunately .. be aware of that
It is important to note that the crashing only happens when the button glow is enabled. Disabling it removes the glow and prevents the crashes while enabling you to still use Vista's shader. |
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