If you are facing menu cut-off problem in Start menu, then take a look at this link.
Its a Windows XP port of "Vista Black Theme for Vista".
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HOW TO USE:
1. In the downloaded pack, you'll get 2 folders:
=> Fonts (This folder contains Segoe UI fonts required for the theme. Copy them to "%windir%\Fonts" folder.)
=> Theme (This folder contains the main theme.)
2. Copy all contents in "Theme" folder to "%windir%\Resources\Themes\" folder.
3. Now you can set the theme using Desktop Properties.
4. Also make sure you have patched the "uxtheme.dll" file to allow 3rd party visual styles, if its not patched, then download and run the UXtheme Patcher from here:
For XP SP3 Users - Download UXTheme Patcher
For XP SP2 Users - Download UXTheme Patcher
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Simon
where is the %windir%?
Simon
MY COMPUTER HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A WINDOWS CLASSIC! HELP PLZ QUICK!!!!!!!
VG
^^ Have you run UXTheme Patcher?
doc
Hey, thanks alot for your black theme!
I was just looking into the process of creating a theme myself and stumbled upon yours.
This was pretty much exactly what I had in mind so i gave it a try. At 1st I was having an issue with icons appearing partially next to "my documents", etc in the start menu. I flipped the appearance from 32 to 48 and voila! Perfect!
I do have one question though. My system tray icons are stacked into two rows (two lines of them running horizontal). Is there any way to put them back into a single horizontal row?
Anyway good work!
VG
^^ I think you have increased Taskbar height. Decrease it and set it to normal by unlocking it.
doc
Actually I have the taskbar at normal single row height. At least I know I can't make it any smaller by dragging it. I included a picture so you can see what I mean.
http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/docj101/?action=view¤t=taskbar.jpg
Its not a "problem", its just that I was used to them being larger and in a single row. Let me know if you have any ideas, otherwise don't worry about it, i was just curious.
VG
^^ Thats really strange. I have no idea why the icons are showing in 2 rows in your system. May be you changed some "Appearance" settings in Desktop Properties?
doc
aha yes indeed, that was what was causing it. i use font size: extra large fonts. when i switched it back to fs: normal the tray was normal again.
at same time that i apply theme i had changed that option, but it hadn't dawned on me that it made the taskbar big enough to cause 2 rows of tray icons.
odd thing is i always used extra large fonts and with the other themes the tray doesn't do that. o well, who cares lol.
well i'll deal with the change its not that it bothers me. it just had me curious.
thanx for the help tho ^^
VG
^^ Glad to know it fixed your problem.
Henry
I tried to use this, but all it does is make it classic with black window frames, I'm not sure how to get it to work