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update: i have created an neat batch file that replaces the 2k style icons with there XP equalivant. included in the zip file: input (copy your explorer.exe, shell32.dll, user32.dll and mydocs.dll inside this folder) output (inside this folder you will find the resulting files after the patch) output/i368 (same as above but packed as cab files so you can include them in windows setup folder) source (the icon files itself are inside this folder) make.bat (run this batch to patch the files inside input) not included but needed: ResHacker.exe (http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/) modifyPE.exe (http://w-server.newram.wh.tu-darmstadt.de/freeware/windows/system-tools/xpisobuilder/modifyPE.exe) GoRC.exe (http://www.jorgon.freeserve.co.uk/) EDIT: woops still to big to upload here, ask me if you want it i will email it to you

no that is something only XP can do, the 2000 shell is just not up to the job (afaik) should be something in explorer.exe or another system file but i dont think we can reshack or hexedit it. i once tried the xp explorer.exe inside windows 2000 but it would need a lot of XP dlls 2k does not have. but i agree it would be great

im not at home today (visiting gramps). when i get back i will slipstream sp5 and install on vmware (via RIS cos im lazy) after that i will edit the system files again all very easy but i think all those icons inside shell32.dll can be a pain in the a** but that is nothing compaired how long it took to remove all XP alpha transparant versions of the icons but (thank god) i still have the source files (i will zip them and add them to the topic maybe somone likes them) btw: anyone knows some more dll's containing icons that i should replace with XP ones?

i think not, but since i still have to slipstream SP4 on the cd i need to re create the files anyway. or uSP5 to be exact ill post my results asap

i only replaced bitmap 1 with reshack, i assume thats ok?

thanks @echo offmodifype shell32.dll -c modifype user32.dll -c modifype mydocs.dll -c modifype explore.exe -c modifype ntoskrnl.exe -c mkdir output makecab shell32.dll output/shell32.dl_ makecab user32.dll output/user32.dl_ makecab mydocs.dll output/mydocs.dl_ makecab explorer.exe output/explorer.ex_ makecab ntoskrnl.exe output/ntoskrnl.ex_ pause is this batch file up to the job?

thanks i will try that! but what exactly does modifype do? EDIT: is this a tool included by windows? cos i dont think i have it

hello everyone! i have finaly managed to make a shell32.dll replacement for windows 2000 (it includes the XP icons without the alpha transparant versions) i did the same for user32.dll mydocs.dll and explorer.exe. and next to that i have a modified bootscreen inside ntoskrnl.exe for testing i copied them all trough the Recovery Console without any problems. 2000 looks pretty cool and modern now (without losing processor speed on window blinds and software like that) ive tried to add those files to a windows setup directory. using makecab and replaced the excisting shell32.dl_ user32.dl_..... files at first it wont work (i needed to change the checksum of 2 of them) but after that the setup will copy them during the first stage of the windows setup. but for some reason windows wont boot (it will freeze during the bootscreen). so my question is what went wrong? is there a better way of adding replacement system files? is there more then only a checksum i should worry about? oh and if anyone would like to have the modified files for there own use just tell me ive added a screenshot of how it looks.

i was wondering if i can use these kind of variables in my InstallShield awnser file. now i have this [{76542EE3-5849-11D2-9C18-00609707C0FF}-SdAskDestPath-0] szDir=C:\Program Files\ISS\BlackICE can i do something like this? [{76542EE3-5849-11D2-9C18-00609707C0FF}-SdAskDestPath-0] szDir=%ProgramFiles%\ISS\BlackICE some help please?

ah thank you for the edit

just found out how to use ftype.exe and assoc.exe. they are a part of windows so everyone has them @echo off mkdir "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Foxit Reader\" copy "Foxit Reader.exe" "%systemdrive%\Program Files\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" FTYPE FoxitReader.Document="%systemdrive%\Program Files\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" "%1" ASSOC .pdf=FoxitReader.Document this will create a Foxit Reader folder in Program Files. next it will copy the foxit exe to it. and then it will use ftype.exe and assoc.exe to make it default for pdf files

if i do not set the ini path it will take install.ini lacated in the same folder (i tried) the files are in a subfilder called Software like: "X:\$OEM$\$1\install\Software" i will set the paths in the ini file like this: command=%WIHU%\Software\Winamp.msi will this work or is there a better way?

I want to make a Windows 2000 cd that has extra software on it. Just to make sure is this going to work: X:\I386\winnt.sif: [Unattended] OemPreinstall=Yes [GUIRunOnce] %Systemdrive%\install\wihu.exe Wihu locations: X:\$OEM$\$1\install\wihu.exe X:\$OEM$\$1\install\install.ini X:\$OEM$\$1\install\install.ini: [settings] skipsettings=1 (...) should this work with only those few lines in winnt.sif? if not what does a minimal winnt.sif need?