Ex7forW8 will be developed a bit further, but it's basically finished. With Ex7forW8 & Win8RP Hack. View attachment 18095 With StartIsBack (Win8RP Hack Not Working). View attachment 18097 View attachment 18096 @Tihiy Great work on StartIsBack (Its not for me). @Tihiy Ex7forW8 will be Great at final. Thanks for the hard work keep it up.
How stable have you got the aero running on explorer, is it functioning fully and does shutdown and startup work correctly?
@Mr GRiM Everything works fine with the right cmd file in the right folder (e.g ON.cmd). ON.cmd: @ECHO OFF CLS cd C:\Windows\System32 REN "dwm.exe" "dwm.exeRTM" REN "dwmapi.dll" "dwmapi.dllRTM" REN "dwmcore.dll" "dwmcore.dllRTM" REN "dwmredir.dll" "dwmredir.dllRTM" REN "dwm.exeRP" "dwm.exe" REN "dwmapi.dllRP" "dwmapi.dll" REN "dwmcore.dllRP" "dwmcore.dll" REN "dwmredir.dllRP" "dwmredir.dll" cd C:\ex7forw8 taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe start explorer.exe ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul cd C:\Windows\System32 REN "uDWM.dll" "uDWM.dllRTM" REN "uDWM.dllRP" "uDWM.dll" taskkill /f /IM dwm.exe ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul cd C:\Windows\System32 REN "dwm.exe" "dwm.exeRP" REN "dwm.exeRTM" "dwm.exe" REN "dwmapi.dll" "dwmapi.dllRP" REN "dwmapi.dllRTM" "dwmapi.dll" REN "dwmcore.dll" "dwmcore.dllRP" REN "dwmcore.dllRTM" "dwmcore.dll" REN "dwmredir.dll" "dwmredir.dllRP" REN "dwmredir.dllRTM" "dwmredir.dll" REN "uDWM.dll" "uDWM.dllRP" REN "uDWM.dllRTM" "uDWM.dll" Task Scheduler: Select Create Task, General: Name: ON Select Run only when user is logged on Select Run with highest privileges Select Configure for: Windows 8 Triggers: New Begin the task: At log on Select Enabled OK Actions: New Program/script: cmd.exe Add arguments (optional): /c start /min ON.cmd ^& exit Start in (optional): C:\ex7forw8 IE10.cmd: @ECHO OFF CLS cd C:\ex7forw8 taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe start explorer.exe taskkill /f /IM dwm.exe cd C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer iexplore.exe cd C:\Windows\System32 REN "dwm.exe" "dwm.exeRTM" REN "dwmapi.dll" "dwmapi.dllRTM" REN "dwmcore.dll" "dwmcore.dllRTM" REN "dwmredir.dll" "dwmredir.dllRTM" REN "dwm.exeRP" "dwm.exe" REN "dwmapi.dllRP" "dwmapi.dll" REN "dwmcore.dllRP" "dwmcore.dll" REN "dwmredir.dllRP" "dwmredir.dll" cd C:\ex7forw8 taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe start explorer.exe ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul cd C:\Windows\System32 REN "uDWM.dll" "uDWM.dllRTM" REN "uDWM.dllRP" "uDWM.dll" taskkill /f /IM dwm.exe ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul cd C:\Windows\System32 REN "dwm.exe" "dwm.exeRP" REN "dwm.exeRTM" "dwm.exe" REN "dwmapi.dll" "dwmapi.dllRP" REN "dwmapi.dllRTM" "dwmapi.dll" REN "dwmcore.dll" "dwmcore.dllRP" REN "dwmcore.dllRTM" "dwmcore.dll" REN "dwmredir.dll" "dwmredir.dllRP" REN "dwmredir.dllRTM" "dwmredir.dll" REN "uDWM.dll" "uDWM.dllRP" REN "uDWM.dllRTM" "uDWM.dll"
Awesome news Tihiy! But sheesh where do all you people live? I go to sleep and wake up and already so much testing has been done. Took all the fun our of it! I'll give it a go today and if I find anything that's not already been reported I'll let you know. Personally I like the transparency. I hope to get full blow AERO back some day. Even it's just a theme.
I like transparency as well that's why I said leave it as it is, if you looked at the post after that you will see that with my custom theme I have it fully transparent where as before I could not make it work right with the Windows 7 explorer, but this will only work for my style of start menus and if he can bring it back as an option for regular uses that would be good as well.
I saw your post and I don't want to have to use your theme. Sorry but it's not for everyone. If someone eventually makes a theme that's full on Win7 then they'll make it for default Win8 users which means the start menu will have to bring it's own transparency. I have no problem with choice (having both) but my vote is for transparent by default. That was my point. I have no intention of hacking together multiple themes.
Yeah I know my themes are not for everyone and I didn't mean it to come across that way and I agree that it should have the regular transparency by default, but if he can keep it in there the way it is now as an option that would be great for me and many other theme builders.
Hi, Mr. GriM Did you finished more themes apart that "colored-one" (RTM standard with colored inactive windows)? Have you looked into coloring inactive windows of the RP theme? Thanks..
@geneticplasma What is "Win8RP Hack"??? @ace2 Win8RP Hack (Too unstable for public release). @geneticplasma I want to disable transparency in Win8 (using Ex7forW8). @ace2 Only work with Win8 & Ex7forW8 Transparency OFF.reg: (Can use numbers from 2 to 64) Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM] "EnableWindowColorization"=dword:00000032 OR REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM] "EnableWindowColorization"=dword:00000032 Copy into New Text Document Save As Transparency OFF.reg Merge & Sign Out Transparency ON.reg: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM] "EnableWindowColorization"=dword:00000001 OR REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM] "EnableWindowColorization"=dword:0000001 Copy into New Text Document Save As Transparency ON.reg Merge & Sign Out If files not working Sign out, Restart, or regedit by hand & Sign out, Restart. NOTES: These Files will only turn on & off Transparency in Start Menu & Task Bar. Win8RP Hack (Too unstable for public release) is needed to turn on Transparency in Win8RTM Themes. These Files will not work after using Win8RP Hack & Enable transparency (Window Color and Appearance).
I just going to lurk now and watch to see what happens as I don't want to mess around or remove ex7forW8_1.0. It's just fine with me as is already. I don't think I'll be upgrading ex7forW8_1.0 for another version as I would not truest the new version.
Even though i´m very comfort with Ex7forW8_1.0, testing your new solution in vm. Really smart piece of coding man, CHAPEAUX! So far runs like charm. Now it´s interesting, what your perceptions in price for final will be. With this much DIY our world might even survive i guess.... Regards
tried Ex7forW8_1.0 and it works flawlessly for what it does, my preference is to have options to have hot corners on while it is in play. Not sure if feasible but that is my feedback So it has been uninstalled.
@ace2: Thank you, very much! you made my day! Transparacy in taskbar has gone...now there is still transparacy in Start Menu...any solution to kill this transp. too?
Ex7forW8_1.0 Sorry - my fault! Reg-file has not overwritten reg-key the right way now I have done it by hand, and it works Is it maybe possible to get back this "shadow(aero)-effect" in taskbar, like in Win7 (somehow like in Start Menu)???
@geneticplasma Is it maybe possible to get back this "shadow(aero)-effect" in taskbar, like in Win7 (somehow like in Start Menu)??? @ace2 Sorry i have no idea how to do that.
@ace2: Is it right: This reg-key works only under Win7-explorer - not under Win8? If yes - any solution for Win8-explorer???
I think that the best thing I have just noticed in windows 8 is its interface.For a beginner its look like a whole mess up.Do not know where his installed softwares are but with the passage of time it when you get familiar this is like the best you ever see. IE of windows 7 in windows 8.Almost like same thing for me but i think those who are interested in using different languages,its being really a gift for them.