Guys
Following tutorial has been written by Ramesh Kumar who is a respected member of MeraWindows forums. He wanted to share this tutorial with you all, so I’m putting it here so that more and more ppl can enjoy it:
With the release of Vista, Microsoft has developed a new method of animation in explorer instead of AVIs (Video Clip); here I am sharing a smart tutorial to change color of Copying, Moving, Deleting, and Applying attributes process.
Requires:
Resource Hacker
Text file editor (prefer Notepad)
How to:
1. Extract text file from shell32.dll/UIFILE/42.txt using a ResHacker. (You can find shell32.dll at C:\Windows\System32)
2. Edit Text file using Notepad and use Search feature (press CTRL+F to find the line) and search for background=”Gradient”
3. Original Color Code:
background=”Gradient(argb(255, 9, 74, 116), argb(255, 32, 121, 140), argb (255, 5, 111, 90), 3)
Explanation:
argb(X,R,G,B)
Where X –> Transparency
R –> Red
G –> Green
B –> Blue
background=”Gradient(argb(255,R 1 ,G 1 ,B 1 ),argb(255,R 2 ,G 2 ,B 2 ),argb(255,R 3 ,G 3 ,B 3 ),3)”
4. Replace the code with desired one. I have replaced with this:
background=”Gradient(argb(255, 15, 55,107 ), argb (255, 50, 110, 210), argb(255, 50, 160 ,200 ), 3)”
After making changes; save the text file and exit.
5. Now replace this text file in shell32.dll using ResHacker.
6. Now save shell32.dll and exit.
7. Restart the PC to take effect.
If you liked this article, you can share it with others using the following link:
You can also subscribe to our RSS feed to get regular updates:
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Or you can subscribe to our daily newsletter. Do not worry, You will receive only one e-mail per day and you can unsubscribe any time using the "Unsubscribe" link given in the mail:
Subscribe to Newsletter
M4573R said:
Cool, I gonna try this, Thanx!! But I think you mean shell32.dll.mui?
M4573R said:
NVM, founded
M4573R said:
I want to make it black, what code must I use?
TriXx said:
faly said:
can i do this on Windows XP ?
now i’m using vista inspirat
VG said:
No. Its only for Vista.
Laguna said:
hack said:
hey dude where are the animations. cannot find in shell32.dll. i just wants to see the new format to do some tricks.
VG said:
^^ In Vista the animations are not shown using AVIs. Its just gradient which are stored in the file.
hack said:
but the moving glass above the gradient colour is no where to be seen.
VG said:
^^ Its there in the file but no one knows to date how to extract those AVIs cause Microsoft encrypted those AVIs and its not possible atm to extract or view them.
hack said:
thanks bhai for the info. i will try to crack the file. btw nice work. you must be the next mvp.
VG said:
^^ Thanks btw I’m already a MVP since 2 years.
hack said:
yeah i know that. its stated on your site. 3rd year you will be also. ok i want to ask that when i insert a bitmap using resource hacker it says that this file has on standard resource layout….
any idea. one more thing i cant get all tutorials at one page i had to come through google. pls give link.
VG said:
Thanks for your wishes.
Reg. to your Resource Hacker problem, please be more specific.
And for reading other tutorials, browse through various section given in the sidebar.
bobsobol said:
Actually… I was using Inspirat on my old machine with XP, I miss those splitting and shredding plexiglass copy/delete animations now I’m running Vista Home Premium.
I thought it was something cool the BricoPacks team had come up with till I saw your screenies. In Vista I just get a plain gradient, and occasionally (if the copy takes long enough) an aurora shine passes over it.
How do I get it to look like it did in Inspirat?
VG said:
^^ Is Aero enabled in your Windows?
bobsobol said:
It’s glassy transparent (unless I use PSP9) like your screenies.
[img]http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5566/foldercopyvg0.jpg[/img]
Like that.
FYI My “Windows Experience Index” is 3.5
VG said:
^^ Open sysdm.cpl and goto “Advanced” tab. Click on “Settings” button in “Performance” section. Now make sure “Animate controls and elements inside windows” option is enabled.
bobsobol said:
Thanks Vishal. You da man.
VG said:
^^ Welcome.
lifehacker said:
hi vishal. can you please post the changed colour avi for xp or is there any desktop recorder that can record the animation in vista.
VG said:
^^ Sorry but you can’t record theme. You’ll have to create them and I don’t know how?
lifehacker said:
thanks for the info. just thinking how it released for xp.