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May 12, 2008 7:13:14 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Hey guys! What's goin' on? My name is Eric and I guess I'm the new guy. I'm already familar with customs but hacking and customizing my Pocket PC and was curious if there was a way to do it with Windows. All I did was Google and here I am. I've already started to change the way my icons look and hoping to do much more. Can't wait to learn everything!

- Eric
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Reply #1 May 12, 2008 7:19:29 PM
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Whats up Eric? Welcome to Wincustomize. Your gonna love it here...Windowblinds is the best place to start. Download the trial version and start downloading from the Windowblind library. Good luck and I'm sure we'll cross paths soon!
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Reply #2 May 12, 2008 7:21:58 PM
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Artzmaster01 Hi and welcome to the world of customizing. Wont take you long to get hooked. Here is a link that will basically explain what you need to know and at the same time welcome to Wincustomzied..
https://www.wincustomize.com/store/
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Reply #3 May 12, 2008 7:24:16 PM
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Welcome aboard.  P.S. WinCustomize is a blast! Have fun.
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Reply #4 May 12, 2008 8:19:41 PM
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Wont take you long to get hooked.


Very true
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Reply #5 May 12, 2008 9:00:31 PM
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welcome......there is coa cola and cupcakes on the table...over there..... ---------->

help yrself!
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Reply #6 May 12, 2008 9:36:30 PM
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Welcome...you're in good company!   
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Reply #7 May 12, 2008 10:05:55 PM
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WOW! What a warm welcome! lol Never came close to that on the XDA-Developers Forums for my Pocket PC. I'll try my best to read everything before I ask questions. But if I ask a question that has already been answered, I apologize in advance. BTW, thanx for letting me know where to get started! Take care guys!

- Eric
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Reply #8 May 13, 2008 12:18:13 AM
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Welcome.


and to save you some time...

But if I ask a question that has already been answered, I apologize in advance.


Depending on your OS and/or the program in question

1) Reboot
2) It's defined by the skin
3) 16 colors not 16 bit
4) Make sure you're using 32bit color
5) You need to be in builder mode, then right click on it
6) It's gotta be edited in the uifile
7) Renaming it won't work, you have to convert it
8) You can get more 'edge room' by placing your image within a larger blank .png.
9) Archive that version and try the beta
10) Reinstall SDC over itself
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Reply #9 May 13, 2008 9:32:18 AM
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  Bichur....
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Reply #10 May 13, 2008 10:21:24 AM
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   ... Really, Bichur .. you will scare him **itless !! .....     
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Reply #11 May 13, 2008 8:56:28 PM
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hmmm left out a biggie that shows up once in a while.........







You were in the SCREEN SHOT Gallery....
It's only a picture...

No number of clicks and/or hotkey combinations wil cause the skins/themes/widgets/cursors/etc shown on that picture to magically install on your computer.
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Reply #12 May 13, 2008 9:35:22 PM
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You were in the SCREEN SHOT Gallery


  
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Reply #13 May 13, 2008 9:48:48 PM
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Not funny! I've taken screenshots and found myself clicking on the buttons on the preview. ( I can't be the only one)
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Reply #14 May 13, 2008 10:08:21 PM
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You were in the SCREEN SHOT Gallery....
It's only a picture...

No number of clicks and/or hotkey combinations wil cause the skins/themes/widgets/cursors/etc shown on that picture to magically install on your computer.


Thats what it was!!!!!!!!!

I wondered why the hell my Rogue Proton Galore screenshot had over 100 downloads

Must've been alot of people that made that mistake
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Reply #15 May 13, 2008 10:29:14 PM
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Not funny! I've taken screenshots and found myself clicking on the buttons on the preview. ( I can't be the only one)


Wha..wha...wait a minute...


You took the screenshot and then clicked on the buttons?



Duuuude.
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Reply #16 May 13, 2008 10:34:56 PM
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what's up newb. where's the 20 bucks you owe me? lol. just kidding. greetings and salutations to the land that is WINCUSTOMIZE!
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Reply #17 May 13, 2008 10:40:29 PM
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Not funny! I've taken screenshots and found myself clicking on the buttons on the preview. ( I can't be the only one)

Makes a good screensaver...particularly with an obscure key-release.....

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Reply #18 May 13, 2008 10:44:06 PM
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You took the screenshot and then clicked on the buttons?


Well, it LOOKED like my desktop!
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Reply #21 May 13, 2008 11:03:34 PM
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Try putting a SS as wallpaper with the same theme.  

Pssst....We don't use the word hacking around here.
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Reply #22 May 13, 2008 11:05:33 PM
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Try putting a SS as wallpaper with the same theme.


Yup. Then you set it to hide the icons and watch someone try to use it.
I've done it to my sister a couple times when I was visiting.
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Reply #24 May 15, 2008 11:43:45 PM
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Try putting a SS as wallpaper with the same theme.


Classic....
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Reply #25 May 16, 2008 5:49:23 AM
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1) Reboot
2) It's defined by the skin
3) 16 colors not 16 bit
4) Make sure you're using 32bit color
5) You need to be in builder mode, then right click on it
6) It's gotta be edited in the uifile
7) Renaming it won't work, you have to convert it
8) You can get more 'edge room' by placing your image within a larger blank .png.
9) Archive that version and try the beta
10) Reinstall SDC over itself



11) Copy your system info from the windowblinds configuration window and paste here.
12) When submitting skins, remember to send chocolate to the moderators.   
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