@T.S. Whats Is Needed From Win8RP: (USE AT OWN RISK). C:\Windows\System32 dwm.exe Renamed to dwm.exeRP dwmapi.dll Renamed to dwmapi.dllRP dwmcore.dll Renamed to dwmcore.dllRP dwmredir.dll Renamed to dwmredir.dllRP themecpl.dll Renamed to themecpl.dllRP themeservice.dll Renamed to themeservice.dllRP themeui.dll Renamed to themeui.dllRP uDWM.dll Renamed to uDWM.dllRP C:\Windows\System32\en-US themecpl.dll.mui Renamed to themecpl.dll.muiRP themeservice.dll.mui Renamed to themeservice.dll.muiRP themeui.dll.mui Renamed to themeui.dll.muiRP Regedit Goto: (Win8RP Installed) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Glass Colorization (Export Glass Colorization to Desktop) Needed: Take Ownership.reg (google it). Ex7ForW8 (Download it). HOW: 1.Copy Win8RP C:\Windows\System32 Files to C:\Windows\System32 (Installed Win8RTM). 2.Copy Win8RP C:\Windows\System32\en-US Files to C:\Windows\System32\en-US (Installed Win8RTM). 3.Merge Take Ownership.reg & Take Ownership Off C:\Windows\System32 (Installed Win8RTM). 4.Regedit Goto: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Glass Colorization (Win8RTM Installed) Take Ownership Off Glass Colorization & ALL Folder & DELETE. 5.Merge Glass Colorization.reg (From Win8RP). 6.Copy Ex7ForW8 to C:\ & Run Ex7ForW8 & Select 7 (Will Sign Out). 7.Run This cmd (Copy Into New Text Document Save As Setup.cmd) @ECHO OFF CLS cd C:\Windows\System32 REN "themecpl.dll" "themecpl.dllRTM" REN "themeservice.dll" "themeservice.dllRTM" REN "themeui.dll" "themeui.dllRTM" REN "themecpl.dllRP" "themecpl.dll" REN "themeservice.dllRP" "themeservice.dll" REN "themeui.dllRP" "themeui.dll" cd C:\Windows\System32\en-US REN "themecpl.dll.mui" "themecpl.dll.muiRTM" REN "themeservice.dll.mui" "themeservice.dll.muiRTM" REN "themeui.dll.mui" "themeui.dll.muiRTM" REN "themecpl.dll.muiRP" "themecpl.dll.mui" REN "themeservice.dll.muiRP" "themeservice.dll.mui" REN "themeui.dll.muiRP" "themeui.dll.mui" 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" 8.Goto Page 49 (#486) Read & Make ON.cmd & IE10.cmd ON.cmd Go's in C:\Ex7ForW8 (Now Setup Task Scheduler). IE10.cmd Go's in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer (Now Make a Shortcut For IE10.cmd to run IE10). WARNING: IE10 WILL MESS SYSTEM UP IF NOT USED WITH CMD. (e.g BLACK SCREEN & NO LOGON TO DESKTOP).
@Tihiy (StartIsBack) Now an explanation i owe you guys about 'very special magic'. There is still start menu code present in explorer.exe. Because it's shared with jump list code, it wasn't removed. Several shell interfaces were deprecated and removed alongside with some start menu code. I reimplemented them (during Ex7forW8 development) and several parts of start menu, as well i had to reimplement start button, win key code and other things. How hacky is this? Fortunately, a bit. It's not hackorama-all-over, just two private functions in explorer.exe i have to call. They're hardcoded in beta 0 so it works only with original RTM explorer.exe. Future versions won't have them hardcoded so it will work with any explorer.exe version. @ace2 So could i use explorer.exe from Win8DP & Win8RP in Win8RTM.
@T.S. Btw Now I have the message: desktop composting is disabled, enable it to change the windows color @ace2 Best to Start over with Page 51 (#506) & Page 49 (#486).
@T.S. After the update the mod isn't working with the theme files replaced. @ace2 I Have Updated & mod working fine with Page 51 (#506) & Page 49 (#486) method.
@T.S. The srcipt on page 49 lacks the theme part @ace2 Not needed. (ON.cmd) @T.S. the script on page 51 can't be working as is: As you replace the theme*.* and theme*.*.mui in the first part of the batch, but you don't replace back the files on the second part. So the first time you launch the script it does what it should do. But on a second run you will end with theme*.RTM and theme*.RP and no theme*.dll files @ace2 Setup.cmd (page 51) ONLY RUN IT ONCE After Setup is working ONLY USE ON.cmd (page 49) to keep it working.
@ace2 Yes you could do that. I Will give it a go next time i setup (Looks good to me) Thanks (Anything for less cmds). Tested & works well Thank's @T.S.
Top job why ms don't offer this option then users could choose if they want metro or win7 shell Thanks Tihiy
Above are the quote of the post posted by the member who have problems with just that! And he has stated clearly that he couldn't use that .reg file! My response was about that!
Seems to be that you've problems that other people using a different way?! Beside of that, my post about those manually editing were on post #525 while your post were on post #526! And last but not least, I like to do work with full control instead of let other things control me! That said, it means that I would know that manual way would work while the "automatic" or "lazy" way didn't or results in some unexpected because of may available "Hidden Features" in that manual process! Or, if I've to write the new .reg file on my own, which also would take some time, I just could go to place were those value need to be changed! Anyway it's not up to you or to me what that user, who had to do that work, will do, he will decide on his own.
@Puffingmad 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 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 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 is needed to turn on Transparency in Win8RTM Themes. These Files will not work after using Win8RP Hack & Enable transparency (Window Color and Appearance).