this stuff really transforms your windows to look like vista.... for those without wb5... u'll have similar glass effects for free....
pls disable your windows file protection before u install this or else it'll be really anoying

http://www.joejoe.biz/joejoe/visual.htm

http://www.tcmagazine.info/modules.php?mod...ion=show&id=403

its really worth it.....


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This post has been edited by fariz: Jun 20 2006, 08:54 PM

sorry but.. i dont understand the windows file protection.. where to disable it??

thanks

COOL me also dun understand wad is windows file protection wo

This post has been edited by PakFoo: Jan 18 2006, 12:19 PM

i already install the vista pack.. looks cool!!!
even the startup windows xp thingy is changed to windows vista
i found out how to disable the file protection thing.. search around in google...
and now after i install the skin pack, i enable the protection thingy back
looks fine...
but the only thing is....
the welcome/logon screen is BLANK.. it shows nth except a windows logo and a blue background.... no text or whatsoever... but when i see the screenshot at the download site, its completly different from mine...

what have i done wrong??

guys, after installing this, how to revert back to original windows look?

juz use back the installation file that came with the skin pack u downloaded..

there's a remove option and it will restore all the default skins and options...

i also install oledi and done uninstall... u can only can revert it back when u go to the add/remove button at the control panel and it can be revert it back .. it looks cool.. i install it at my office pc and join domain so i dun have the problem on the logon screen....

Disbale Windows File Protection

This post has been edited by PakFoo: Jan 18 2006, 02:51 PM

how to check whether got i386kd.exe or windbg.exe?

thanx dude ...

nice one.. but i think i'll stick to bricopacks for the time being

This post has been edited by signither: Jan 18 2006, 03:45 PM

tried, i got errors anyway still prefer the winxp silver theme

i've also faced all the problem u guys faced.... well im still stuck in disabling windows file protection..... my com is screwed.... cos im running xpsp2..... need to reformat back....

im in big trouble....

try reinstalling the whole thing again

use your windows serach to search the files

Edited by Geminist: Post merged. Please use the edit button next time and avoid posting right under yourself ... Thank you

This post has been edited by Geminist: Jan 19 2006, 07:45 PM

the icon was very similar with bricopack & nuovext, but got many 'vista', longhorn, plex visualstyle,

the installation quite troublesome for beginners, but ease me to customize icon & shell files,

However the desktop bar won't work, the glass fx for visual style applied to the whole windows box, not only the border like WB5 do:o

Once Install, I Got Window Protection Error

How To Disable It?

see that?

Freak`

This post has been edited by Freak`: Jan 19 2006, 07:07 PM

About the Disabling Windows File Protection

"You may disable WFP by setting the value SFCDisable (REG_DWORD) in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon. By default, SFCDisable is set to 0, which means WFP is active. Setting SFCDisable to 1 will disable WFP. Setting SFCDisable to 2 will disable WFP for the next system restart only (without a prompt to re-enable)."

Where to change the setting ? Where is the SFCDisable file?

there

How to open the registry editor ?

go to start>run
after that type regedit

anyway becareful when using regedit though.

Oh, i get it. Thanks dude.. but after i modified it, how to save? coz after i restart my comp, it goes back to the default setting again, and the Windows File Protection error message occurs again

^forgot to tell you something.
when you want to set the number, make sure that you choose decimel not hexadecimel.
if you still want to use hexadecimel, then set the number as ffffff9d

if that won't work.
this link might be useful for ya.

after you set it up, you won't need to save it. it's already saved.
hope that help.

Yeah~ Problem solved, thanks alot

Guys if ur usin windows xp its easy to disable windows file protection.... if ur using xpsp1.... its a bit more harder.... im using xpsp2 so its very hard.... im looking for sfc_os.dll version 5.1.2600.1106 so if anyone has it pls be kind enough to post it somewhere for downloads tq.... congrats to all of those who have solved the windows file protection.... and for those like for me pls some one offer help

link to repair xpsp2

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009...icle.asp?ID=510

but no sfc_os.dll version 5.1.2600.1106

no way i m gona use this anymore...
hurts my PC alot..wif lots of error popping up....

hi guys, may i know will this method use up more or lesser ram than WB5? Thanks!

man can this thing slow the pc???!

BTW: any screenshots,,,,?

This post has been edited by Mr_47: Jan 21 2006, 01:21 AM

guys got any screenies on this prog? scare itll slow down my pic as well
eats alot of ram or not?

seems like unable to download eh.. why eh?

[quote=swhung,Jan 18 2006, 01:38 PM]
i already install the vista pack.. looks cool!!!
even the startup windows xp thingy is changed to windows vista
i found out how to disable the file protection thing.. search around in google...
and now after i install the skin pack, i enable the protection thingy back
looks fine...
but the only thing is....
the welcome/logon screen is BLANK.. it shows nth except a windows logo and a blue background.... no text or whatsoever... but when i see the screenshot at the download site, its completly different from mine...

hi Swhung, may I know that is this customise take a lot of ram and space like WB5? Because my notebook dont have high spec to run WB5. How to install it? 1st time using this. Thanks for info and sharing! ...

Yeah, just tried, cant download also...

screenies

Anybody mind to share Vista Transformation Pack? Pls upload the file because the link is dead...Thanks a lot!

here u can have mine: link (expire: feb 5th 06)

or here

This post has been edited by syazli7: Jan 24 2006, 10:28 PM

Wow, that fast. Thanks a lot syazli7.

does anybody used Vista Trans 3.0? i think, it requires more ram for desktop trans option. it nice and cool

transitions u mean? there's nothing in my task manager processes list that relate to any of vista packs, i'm using vista transformation pack 3.0, universal vista inspirat brico pack 1.1 and windowblinds 5 vistaxp 3.0, how to know their memory usage are? i'm using 512mb ram and it runs fine, my spec are below at my siggy

for some reason the screenshot links are not working. anyone upload their own screenshots?

here is a screenshot of my xp-customized to vista desktop



I use:

- vista transformation pack 3.0
- universal vista inspirat brico pack 1.1
- windowblinds 5 vistaxp 3.0
- windows sidebar
- lclock

This post has been edited by syazli7: Jan 25 2006, 05:43 PM

any way to set the time on LCLOCK?

my time is less 1 hour than my windows time.

i thought the time is the same as windows clock?...

since malaysia don't have any daylight savings issue, it supposed to be the same as windows time all year round.. furthermore, windows time will automatically adjust for daylight saving..

see my time... darn... it is slower 1hour



the windows time is the correct one while the clock at the side bar is incorrect.


i've check my regional settings and everything is in order. I tried to look in the *.ini file but also cannot find any settings related.

This post has been edited by Intrigue: Jan 26 2006, 02:02 PM


Attached thumbnail(s)

ok.. i've had enough of this..


Things is getting creepier.. the themes suddenly went missing after reboot... then comes the icon revert back to original XP.

ok alreayd?

intrigue ........ from ur desktop.....is that winamp........can u tell me the name of the skin.....or better yet gime the link ....thx bro............

its winamp clearone skin.... type it on google n u can find it.... sorry no time to find u the link.....

its ok.... thx bro

Where to get the LCLOCK thingy? I already finish install the translation pack. Just have the theme..and wallpaper.

^get it here.

nice stuff yay yay

How to make the transperancy for Startmenu? Mine still Opaque.

the sidebar seems to take alot of mem.usage....and always hang

This post has been edited by minde: Apr 30 2006, 10:38 AM

Can you kindly guide me though what program i need to use to get the same interface of yours ? please ?

heheh.. that screenshot pretty outdated though, much has been improved till the current 5365 build of vista recently.



- the start menu has been changed and improved
- the sidebar has been removed coz even with the sidebar files, i find it buggy with xp
- the explorer toolbars changed to styler toolbar
- icons are newer

flaws:
- i couldn't settle with c: drive icon though, something that i did with iconpackager and hard to solve it back

u'll need:
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- vista customization pack v3.6 from (joejoe)
- windowblinds 5 enhanced
- styler 1.38 (skin included in vcp3.6)
- jemaho's vista windowblinds 5 skin
- vista icon pack v2 ultimate (from joejoe, now where it is..)
- lclock
- topdesk (optional if you want the rolling alt-tab feature)

some that i forgot include tweaks from forums somewhere (as u can see the system control panel has changed)

tracked sites:
- http://www.joejoe.biz
- http://www.winmatrix.net

thanks a lot but i have a few question.

Erm..how much ram and your pc spec you are using ?

i can't seem to find styler 1.38 at the japan's website.

will Yahoo Widget Engine overlap Lclock ?

u can see my spec in my sig, my ram is 512mb ddr400, amd athlon xp 2.3ghz

probably the styler site down as well, try to find other sources.

i dun use yahoo widget engine so i dunno how it affect

Thanks again.
Last question,does applying make it lag when maximize and minimize? means not smooth?

i disabled the 'animate windows when minimizing and maximizing' in system performance settings, so clicking the tab on taskbar, makes it pops-up and pops-out of the screen, no animation on maximizing n minimizing, the result, faster. n i use some tweak with my nvidia graphics driver a checkbox named 'make windows minimiza and maximize faster'.

Thank.Now i can install since i am using 512mb ram.
And below the nvidia section where minimize and maximize faster,there is transparents where i can check those box.But i don't see any transparent tool bar like the glass such as vista ?
Is there any software for translucent title bar just like window blind 5 without using window blind ?

i have no idea about that,

i just use windowblinds 5 enhanced to get the glass effect, not nvidia settings

hw to change my window to default..i dont want the transparent one window..................

maybe u've installed glass2k or have transparent effect skin in windowblinds, find the configuration and disable them or uninstall them.

how to get rid off from this? i am now stuck with the the "icon",after i uninstall
vista pack from my windows,the icon still remain......

^how about rebuilding your icon cache?
you can use xp powertoys for that.

this 1 stable??
better than windowsblinds if i wan vista theme only??
i try Vista Transformation Pack 4.0 b4 but some problem (Games crash,IE not respone and more}... dun know is it causing or not

even windowblinds some times got prob dude ..

Freak`

i use this transformation pack n it works fine for me

dun use the glass2k program bundled wif ur trans pack....disable it from loading when windows starts

nice ...but i don't like the vista start button ..haha.. look weird

wan ask something ...
my cpu only p4 1.7ghz , then my ram is 768mb , my vga card 128mb, can support or not ?

ur specs can, qualified, no worries.

I try install to my pc already ... but nothing special .... then then glass2k got something problem , then my pc very slow...

Is my computer spec no qualified ?

i don't like the glass2k, it makes everything transparent, not exact as vista reacts. uninstall it, see if u got ur smooth again.

try using the shortcut keys to adjust the transparency.... right click on glass2k->settings-> u'll c a selection box for shortcut keys, choose ur preferred shortcut key and then adjust the transparency by holding the shortcut keys u selected and numbers (1->total transparent, 9-> no transparent)... but i still get flickers when watching videos in windows mode....haiz...imitdation can never replace original...

get windowblinds .. its better becoz it will not transparent the whole system windows ...

Freak`

this is just a imitation, not the original or replacement
thats how things are when imitated... just like pirated VCD

My friend has tested the vista version but it turned out that the when we right-click the mouse a small toolbar appear to adjust the visibility of the window......

The transparent program suck however it only look nice with windows media player 11 beta version...

why i cannot download the pack one??

So many complain..

new tranformation pack coming up soon
wait up ok

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enh...tion-Pack.shtml

pack 4....

download slow......

yup, got this pack in 15mins downloading...

the glass at windows is too much, where can i reduce the settings?

anybody can help me out...?

just set it at the glass2k menu

what do u mean??is it the transbar??or y'z shadow?? just right click it and change the transparency.

i only see the transparency settings for the taskbar only...

other settings u have to right click and some other hotkeys.

what program r u using... is it y'z shadow, transbar or glass2k

it's glass2k in the Vista Transformation pack 4