yeah, it looks like comctl is used by a lot of programs man...
i am allready looking in to it

Damian666

ok, i have a temporary fix for you guys.
dl the attached txtfile, and replace the old one in the comctl dir with it.
then just force reload the comctl file by entering comctl32.dll in the box and press reload.
on reboot you will be happy to use your programs again

it seems like the new comctl doesnt like his bmp's to be patched...

dont know if it can be done.

enjoy

Damian666

thanks your fix seems to have worked
i can now use that program fine

my machine didnt reboot at first, froze after the loading screen
but i did a cold boot and it loaded fine after

your welcome man

damian666

damian666: Sorry for PM, I already have it.

And my "problem": on screens is Win2K with Vista system tray... But I have default 2000 system tray .

Screenshot:
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Help please, I want Vista system tray...

if you want the vista taskbar and tray, install tclock.
that will do it.

Damian666

1) Thanks, it's nice .

2) WTH, how to uninstall Vistapack 2.4 ??? I tried to restore files, but after second it says error in Vistapack.exe and program crashes. No files restored ... so I can't uninstall it! How to restore files+uninstall?

Thanks

Vistapack 2.4 have bug with uninstalling on Win2k. Maybe damian can help you to remove it from your system.

Cheers

yes, i am totally aware of that, but i have a fix for you

take the attached file, and replace the patcher with the new one

let me know if it works ok?

Damian666

vistapack 2000 fix

Thanx, it works now .

Damian, what's planned for the next release?

next release? mainly fix the 2000 uninstall bug, and for XP, sp3 stuff.
also looking for some new stuff, together with the users here

i am planning on letting you guys in on this.
so WE can make it the best pack out there

Damian666

This is my simplified properties dialog. Although it is not pure Vista, I think that it matches the look of the other tabs better.

yeah, its a real pain in the a** that dialog man, i know
its to bad i cant find the other tabs to include te picture everywhere.

so maybe we have to go with your one squeeto.
and man, its good to have you back on the design team

Damian666

poll added, please let me know what logon you like.
if you have another which you want to include in the poll, let me know.

damian666

If you do:

Hi man, I edited some picture in 16 & 20 bitmaps of msoeres.dll with the original 16 colors palette

If you'll include my dark logon, be sure to keep last updated attach, because of an updating due to a palette bug ( according to windows first color of a palette should be black, RGB = (0,0,0) )

ok kontini, got the msoeres, and squeeto...
i cant open the rc file, maybe save as a res file for me?

Damian666

You can view the rc file with notepad.exe.

proberly 2 more weeks for next release guys.
and i think i am going to go a other way after that...

want to make it a patcher system, which comes with the vistapack, but can be used as a general patching system.
that way users can make their own packs, and applie it with the system.
could be cool, and give users more choices.

the ones that want it, can be posted on the official forum and site ofcourse.
let me know what you guys think about that...

Damian666

That would be great damian. I know that this is off topic but can you tell me what is UXTender in your sig?

Cheers

uxtender is the new uxtheme patch i am making, but i have some trouble with the current patch process.
the resultiong file doesnt work on restricted accounts so...

Damian666

Hi damian666,

attached is a cmd-batch which changes the panel colors to a more lighter appearance.
It is targeted for Windows 2k.
In conjunction with your Vistapack it looks (imho) pretty good.
Perhaps you like to integrate it.
A vbscript version is also available, let me know if you prefer this one.

To make an undo, save the registry setting before applying, its in:
“HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-xx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-1001\Control Panel\Colors”

s1hansa

ok, got it and will check it out man

damian666

Damian,

the previous cmd doesn't work, it needs reg.exe, please take the vbscript one.

sorry, s1hansa

oh ...

ok, poll closed...
users have spoken and chose the black logon.

Next version will have that

Damian666

Thanks men its a great job

Hey Damian666,

Its me again, and with a problem again :\

After I install the pack on 2k and reboot for the second time or change the color scheme (desktop->right click->properties->appearance) I get something like this ( http://shrani.si/f/3T/11/1QPj6nh0/1/untitled.jpg ) . Any hints on how to fix it would be very appreciated.

Oh, and I forgot to mention the funny thing, only explorer seems to be having problems displaying icons, as you can see in the picture winamp shows the icons correctly and so does every other program that has an integrated browser for whatever needs...

Thanks and best regards

knofix

yeah, i know about that bug man, but unfortantly its not my pack, it is a bug of the rpl2k.dll.
which is made by tihiy, so i am very sorry, but i cant fix that.
only thing i know is that you dont change the colormode...

sorry

Damian666

Maybe when Daedalus is out we will lose the rpl2k which is buggy...

well, i really hope so man.
it seems to get worse and worse...
maybe m$ changed some things in files or something



Damian666

I got some ideas about how to make this Vistapack (XP) better:

1. Will there be an option to choose what to be installed when it is patching my system files (not the extras)?

2. Well, there is a few things i really don't like about the current Vistapack (XP).
- The logonscreen and the shutdownscreen, including the box where you can choose to log off, restart or shutdown your computer, should be exchanged to something else and better, than what is provided. It seems pretty outdated, than the real Windows Vista. Try to make it look better.
- The windows flag (which seems to be the aero-cursor with a black background, why the aero-cursor?) in windows explorer, up in the right corner, below the "close" button, should get the VistaOrb - windows flag instead (Startbutton in Windows Vista), and "About Windows" (typing winver on the run dialog box) should be improved. Look at the picture below.
I don't really like this at all.

And the bootscreen you have made, is the best bootscreen i have ever seen on Windows XP. Don't remove it!!
The same thing applies to the wallpaper you have made!!

XPize has some resources you may use.
And i think that there exists better logon- and shutdownscreens, based on Vista-XP style.

And, will you include some other extras, for example found in the Vista Inspirat Bricopack?

And also, take a look at this guide: Get the Vista look on XP.

By the way:
Why is the language of the installer totally different (Some other language than English) than when you are going to patch your Windows with Vistapack?

The system, some of the screenshots too, is coming from a virtual computer i have testet using VirtualBox, since i don't want to format my computer all the time just to test a piece of software that make windows look better.

This is how the REAL Windows XP should look like these days and I LOVE THIS KIND OF BEAUTY:

ok, i was going to comment, but now you lost me man...
that second post, those are my things

so why show me? i know them allready :S
i know some things need a lot of improvement man, i am working on it
and i am not going to include a lot of extra software man, i hate it when my system gets slowed down by running
stuff in the background.

and about the "cursor" in the right corner, trust me... its not the cursor, its custom made. and not by me
its very hard to make a nice one for in that corner.

language support only done for the installer, not the patcher...

shutdown dialog fixed in new version.

logon changed too

1. Will there be an option to choose what to be installed when it is patching my system files (not the extras)?
no, i dont see the need for that.

but thanx for your ideas, i hope i can get you in my fanbase, but i am only human man.
i can only do so much

damian666

- that second post, those are my things

Yes, of course it is your things
I haven't been thinking to steal your work,
I just wanted to show the greatest stuff you have done successfully with Vistapack, that i really really like.

- i know some things need a lot of improvement man, i am working on it
and i am not going to include a lot of extra software man, i hate it when my system gets slowed down by running
stuff in the background.

Well, i agree with that

- and about the "cursor" in the right corner, trust me... its not the cursor, its custom made. and not by me
its very hard to make a nice one for in that corner.
What do you mean? What is that "cursor" for really? It doesn't attract the beauty of windows very much with that cursor, really. Shouldn't it be better with the Windows Vista Orb logo?

- language support only done for the installer, not the patcher...
No english language support on installer?

- shutdown dialog fixed in new version.
logon changed too
Are you telling me that these changes has been made and will come in a new release of Vistapack XP?

- (Will there be an option to choose what to be installed when it is patching my system files, not the extras?)
no, i dont see the need for that.
Well, i was mostly thinking about the logon- and shutdownscreen. If you could move them to the Extras. But, if better logon- and shutdownscreens will come, i will agree with you

- but thanx for your ideas, i hope i can get you in my fanbase, but i am only human man.
i can only do so much

damian666

But if i suddenly finds something useful, that you eventually can integrate in this pack, i can come with some ideas.
If that is okey for you, of course.

I just wanted to show the greatest stuff you have done successfully with Vistapack, that i really really like.

Cool


What do you mean? What is that "cursor" for really? It doesn't attract the beauty of windows very much with that cursor, really. Shouldn't it be better with the Windows Vista Orb logo?


its not a static picture, thats the problem, its a animation, which is made up of a very long bitmap, which plays round and round. very hard to make, be my guest, and try it if you succeed, i wil include it

No english language support on installer?

the installer chooses the language of your OS, thast why you dont see english, i see it i dutch so...

Are you telling me that these changes has been made and will come in a new release of Vistapack XP?

hell yeah

Well, i was mostly thinking about the logon- and shutdownscreen. If you could move them to the Extras. But, if better logon- and shutdownscreens will come, i will agree with you

cool

But if i suddenly finds something useful, that you eventually can integrate in this pack, i can come with some ideas.
If that is okey for you, of course.
ofcourse man, read teh posts, all users can help me out

Damian666

So, do you have any thoughts about when the new Vistapack will be released?
Any screenshots from it?

Hi,

This looks amazing but i was asking myself what langages does it support and does the /S also apply the theme ?
and can i install it at svcpack on my unattended xpcd ?
Thanks in advance

i hope this week, but i am not sure if i am going to make it...

and screenshots? no.
you just have to wait man

Damian666

@theutlass, it supports nl, en, sp it, and de for now... so no french...
sorry, you could help me translate some stuff if you like.
then i can support french too, do it this week, and i might get it in the new release...

and yes, the /S switch does apply all the extra's.
svcpack?, no, do it on first run, that will work

If you can tell me what strings you modifie i can send you translated strings
What extra's does the /S switch apply ?




Edit : I looked to the app and it has a source patching feature, it's very nice
But does it only patch the files or does it also drop vista theme and extras ?

Only files.

Cheers

thanx Mara, indeed it only patches files for now...
i am still looking for a good way to integrate it in the setup

If you can tell me what strings you modifie i can send you translated strings

ok, look in the shell32.dll AND sysdm.cpl AND timedate.cpl folder, and lookup the resfiles there all those resfiles should be translated to french.
just open it up in reshacker, and there you see the dialogs i translate, just add a french one too the list, copy the english in there, and translate it.

thanx for it, you will be credited in the readme and stuff.

What extra's does the /S switch apply ?
all of them, sounds, cursors, wallpaper, true transparency, theme... all of it

Damian666

There are corrupted ressource file in the pack
timedate.cpl => both english version of the script got german windows name
sysdm.cpl => 115.res only contain one language (NL ?)

hmm, let me look man, but about that 115 one language one, that one is not needed.
its a test file.

about the dialog caption, change it to Date and time, its my own language btw
then you are good to go

Damian666 thanx man

Ok thanx i'll make the changes then i'll add the updated ressource files

thanx a lot, it will maybe make the pack late for a week, but its worth it

another language to support

Damian666

Lol Sounds great
If there is something else to translate please tell me i'll do it as fast as i can.
I also translated the 115 file in french
French translated resources there :
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Here is English 115.res. If you need any other on English, just say and I'll upload it.

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Cheers

This is the original 115.res file, i'll make the new one with nl,en and fr lang



Edit : Here is the up to date file ;)
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