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TSsuper macgyver
post Jul 5 2006, 02:56 PM, updated 20y ago

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after use the tweakui, my whole windows icon become 256 colors, if happened in my windows 98, i can set it back, but not winXp, even do a system restore, also the same.
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post Jul 5 2006, 03:25 PM

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corrupted graphics driver perhaps?
or, how bout rebuilding your icon cache?
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post Jul 5 2006, 03:52 PM

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yeah, i rmmbr TweakUI has dat rebuild icon feature... givvit a try..
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post Jul 5 2006, 03:59 PM

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already rebuild it once i saw my icon color like tis. >_<"
no use at all.
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post Jul 5 2006, 04:27 PM

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patch it with high quality winxp icons

XPize laugh.gif
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post Jul 5 2006, 04:36 PM

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try this.

open your registry editor.
go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics.
in the right pane, double click shell icon bpp, set the value to 16.
close your regedit and restart your pc.

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post Jul 5 2006, 05:18 PM

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QUOTE(fariz @ Jul 5 2006, 04:27 PM)
patch it with high quality winxp icons

XPize laugh.gif
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QUOTE(ijat84 @ Jul 5 2006, 04:36 PM)
try this.

open your registry editor.
go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics.
in the right pane, double click shell icon bpp, set the value to 16.
close your regedit and restart your pc.
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i trying acedriver solution, then try with ur after i reboot, now cant reboot coz still accepting big file size of MV from my fren by yahoo messenger. sweat.gif
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post Jul 5 2006, 05:24 PM

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QUOTE(super macgyver @ Jul 5 2006, 05:18 PM)
i trying acedriver solution, then try with ur after i reboot, now cant reboot coz still accepting big file size of MV from my fren by yahoo messenger.  sweat.gif
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actually, use ijat84's method first..

mine is for changing the ugly win2000-era icons to shiny modern winxp-type icons
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post Jul 5 2006, 05:39 PM

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wahahaha..i can see dat bling2 of xpize oredi.. remember, need .net 2.0 installed 1st ryt?
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QUOTE(ijat84 @ Jul 5 2006, 04:36 PM)
try this.

open your registry editor.
go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics.
in the right pane, double click shell icon bpp, set the value to 16.
close your regedit and restart your pc.
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icon_rolleyes.gif ur trick really work. wub.gif if u r girl, sure kiss ur forehead now. laugh.gif

QUOTE(fariz @ Jul 5 2006, 05:24 PM)
actually, use ijat84's method first..

mine is for changing the ugly win2000-era icons to shiny modern winxp-type icons
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yup, the xp icon sw didnt make any changes, but it show sumthing large white shadows on my icons. sweat.gif

QUOTE(r4ydc24 @ Jul 5 2006, 05:39 PM)
wahahaha..i can see dat bling2 of xpize oredi.. remember, need .net 2.0 installed 1st ryt?
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it also require ms installer 3.0 too before u can install dotnet 2.0, but when install ms installer 3.0, it refues to install said my win xo is latest. rclxub.gif dun know wat happened. sweat.gif

 

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