Guide : change xp theme and wallpaper ?

[rebrov]

i have issue :

i have my xp cd files copied to my drive like D:\xpcd

ok now i want to change the theme to my current theme file like Royale.theme

and the wallpaper to mycurrentwallpaper.png without nlite i just want to edit the cd files

is this the right way : to download the theme files from internet and put them at the cd directory like this

D:\xpcd\$OEM$\$$\Resources\Themes\Royale.theme

and copied my new wallpaper to D:\xpcd\$OEM$\$$\Resources\Themes\Web\Wallpaper\mycurrentwallpaper.png

ok what now i edited the .theme file to change the path of the wallpaper to that path up

and in the winnt.sif i edited also the default theme and the default wallapaper to my current theme and my current wallpaper

like this : CustomDefaultThemeFile="%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Royale.theme"

CustomDefaultWallpaperFile=%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Web\Wallpaper\mycurrentwallpaper.png

it should work now but after i install the windows the wallpaper worked only but the theme didn't work

i find at desktop classic taskbar and classic theme not even default xp theme ..............any ideas ??

[Tripredacus]

Awhile back I wrote an AutoIT program that changes a bunch of things, but it requires a restart in order to work. This sets a specific color scheme. In order for you to use a different one, you'll have to set your settings manually, then check the registry and change the values in the script. Maybe it will help you out. I generalized some of the code for posting since it is corporate branded for one of our customers. Also, since this script uses network resources, there needs to be an open connection with the server or else the file copy will fail.

$key = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Screensavers\Text3D"
$key2 = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Screensavers\Text3D\Screen 1"
; Custom Logo setup
MsgBox(64, "Custom Logo Setup", "This will install the Custom Logo onto the computer. The computer will restart when it is finished.")
; install font
FileCopy ( "\\xpserver\Install\LOGO's\Custom\FONT.TTF" , "C:\Windows\Fonts\FONT.TTF" )
RegWrite ( "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts" , "Font (TrueType)" , "REG_SZ" , "FONT.TTF" )
; copy files to destination
FileCopy ( "\\xpserver\Install\LOGO's\Custom\OEMINFO.INI" , "C:\Windows\System32" )
FileCopy ( "\\xpserver\Install\LOGO's\Custom\OEMLOGO.BMP" , "C:\Windows\System32" )
FileCopy ( "\\xpserver\Install\LOGO's\Custom\WALLPAPER.BMP" , "C:\Windows" )
; set screensaver options
RegWrite ( "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" , "SCRNSAVE.EXE" , "REG_SZ" , "C:\WINDOWS\system32\sstext3d.scr" )
RegWrite($key,"AllScreensSame","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key,"SurfaceType","REG_DWORD","1")
RegWrite($key,"Specular","REG_DWORD","1")
RegWrite($key,"SurfaceColor","REG_DWORD","7829367")
RegWrite($key,"CustomTexture","REG_SZ","")
RegWrite($key,"CustomEnvironment","REG_SZ","")
RegWrite($key,"UseCustomColor","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key,"UseCustomTexture","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key,"UseCustomEnvironment","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key,"MeshQuality","REG_DWORD","500")
RegWrite($key,"Size","REG_DWORD","10")
RegWrite($key,"RotationSpeed","REG_DWORD","10")
RegWrite($key,"RotationStyle","REG_DWORD","1")
RegWrite($key,"DisplayString","REG_SZ","Company")
RegWrite($key,"DisplayTime","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key,"FontWeight","REG_DWORD","700")
RegWrite($key,"FontHeight","REG_DWORD","4294967200")
RegWrite($key,"FontItalic","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key,"FontCharSet","REG_DWORD","16909056")
RegWrite($key,"FontPitchFamily","REG_DWORD","1627411490")
RegWrite($key,"FontFace","REG_SZ","FONT")
RegWrite($key2,"Leave Black","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key2,"Disable Hardware","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key2,"Width","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key2,"Height","REG_DWORD","0")
RegWrite($key2,"Format","REG_DWORD","0")
; change windows appearance
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance","Current","REG_SZ","Red, White, and Blue (VGA)")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance","NewCurrent","REG_SZ","Red, White, and Blue (VGA)")
RegDelete("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager","WCreatedUser","REG_SZ","1")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager","ThemeActive","REG_SZ","0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\New Schemes","SelectedStyle","REG_SZ","13")
; change Color Scheme
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ActiveBorder","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ActiveTitle","REG_SZ","128 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","AppWorkSpace","REG_SZ","255 255 255")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","Background","REG_SZ","0 0 66")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ButtonAlternateFace","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ButtonDkShadow","REG_SZ","0 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ButtonFace","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ButtonHilight","REG_SZ","255 255 255")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ButtonLight","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ButtonShadow","REG_SZ","128 128 128")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","ButtonText","REG_SZ","0 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","GradientActiveTitle","REG_SZ","0 16 168")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","GradientInactiveTitle","REG_SZ","186 190 201")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","GrayText","REG_SZ","128 128 128")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","Hilight","REG_SZ","128 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","HilightText","REG_SZ","255 255 255")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","HotTrackingColor","REG_SZ","128 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","InactiveBorder","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","InactiveTitle","REG_SZ","128 128 128")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","InactiveTitleText","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","InfoText","REG_SZ","0 0 128")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","InfoWindow","REG_SZ","255 255 255")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","Menu","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","MenuBar","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","MenuHilight","REG_SZ","128 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","MenuText","REG_SZ","0 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","Scrollbar","REG_SZ","192 192 192")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","TitleText","REG_SZ","255 255 255")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","Window","REG_SZ","255 255 255")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","WindowFrame","REG_SZ","0 0 0")
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors","WindowText","REG_SZ","0 0 0")
; set background image
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop","Wallpaper","REG_SZ","C:\Windows\WALLPAPER.BMP")
; notifies Windows of the system color change, not functional, removed
; restarts the pc
Run ( "c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 0" )

[HØLLØW]

Hey rebrov,

you don't have to use a script to do that.

Use this code in the "WINNT.SIF" file:

CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\MyTheme.theme"

You don't have to use that:

CustomDefaultWallpaperFile=%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Web\Wallpaper\mycurrentwallpaper.png

Just setup your theme in your current windows installation, change the wallpaper an then save your theme as a file in the directory on your windows cd. The wallpaper must be also in the right folder.

Then it should work.

[g-force]

Does your theme work if you set it manually after install?

If don`t, it`s unsupported by XP - you`ll need "uxtheme-patch" (google for that).

[HØLLØW]

Does your theme work if you set it manually after install?

If don`t, it`s unsupported by XP - you`ll need "uxtheme-patch" (google for that).

Yeah, that can be also a problem by setting up the theme.

[rebrov]

no no sorry for delay reply its just worked thanks