kala Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) Yes! Yes! thank you I thought about that registry thing myself and found few of the following keys you've used to make reg file, but seriously, your work is like heaven. Almost full functionality is brought backFound this small bug, nothing special but more like a formal one: Edited August 29, 2012 by kala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihiy Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Found this small bug, nothing special but more like a formal one: That's uhh, not my bug. Copy IE shortcut to desktop and you will notice same thing in context menu, in explorer8 too. I guess some value is missing from win8 registry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kala Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Found this small bug, nothing special but more like a formal one: That's uhh, not my bug. Copy IE shortcut to desktop and you will notice same thing in context menu, in explorer8 too. I guess some value is missing from win8 registry... Microsoft....By the way, is it only me or does the RTM lack Group Policy (using "Core" edition)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 By the way, is it only me or does the RTM lack Group Policy (using "Core" edition)?I haven't gotten a chance to build a Core image yet, but from what I understand it is similar to previous Home Premium SKU. So it probably has some of the same limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 nice, I'll test the new Beta :thumbup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Thanks for this beta 4. It's surely better than the previous one. I'm glad to have back big icons on the start menu!Btw, I don't know how W8 RTM looks like. Now I only choose to use bright themes because it's hard to see the text on the title bars with dark themes. If I have the text bold then it's easier to read but it looks so ugly!PS. Hmm... whenever I see people talking about W8 RTM I just want to download and install it immediately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kala Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Thanks for this beta 4. It's surely better than the previous one. I'm glad to have back big icons on the start menu!Btw, I don't know how W8 RTM looks like. Now I only choose to use bright themes because it's hard to see the text on the title bars with dark themes. If I have the text bold then it's easier to read but it looks so ugly!PS. Hmm... whenever I see people talking about W8 RTM I just want to download and install it immediately!What are you still waiting for? W8 RTM looks... bright enogh I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihiy Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Excellent news, Everyone!Beta 5 is here - attached to first post - major improvements- Network systray icon works (Metro UI)- Programs MFU list: improved performance- Programs MFU list: now collects shortcuts from desktop too- Fix: Alt-Tab window didn't show application iconsWhen upgrading, you must first run patchex7 and select "8", then re-logon in order to be able to replace files. After replacing files, run patchex7 and select "7".I'll probably slow down, i spend whole week digging this. With network icon working, this is finally usable with Wi-Fi connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Great! Thaks a lot, Tihiy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) What are you still waiting for? W8 RTM looks... bright enough I thinkOK, I'll manage to get and install W8 RTM to see how it looks myself. I just feel scared when I think of having to install a lot of stuff again after I have the new Windows. I've just got beta 4 and then there is beta 5! Why not posting it a day sooner? Or better if post it a few days later?! Guess I should say thanks anyway.Edit: Already replaced beta 4 with beta 5. Works fine as usual. Thank you. Edited August 31, 2012 by Aloha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kala Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Tihiy , great news. love beta5 and discovered how you could possibly fix one bug.Go to control panel. user accounts and safety, user accounts, manage another account you notice add new user doesn't work but try, family safety, click some administrator user, it says you cant add family safety to it , do you want to add new user, click yes and you can add new user Edited August 31, 2012 by kala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator92 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Hy Everybody!My problem is that my patched Windows 7 explorer.exe don't start under Windows 8. When it tries to start after logon, just a colorized screen appears and the pointer. I can run everything with the task manager, and restoring the original shell with patchex7 is working. I think the problem is with my languange I using. I'm using Hungarian version of Windows 7 and 8, so I've used the Hungarian explorer.exe, and the explorer.exe.mui from the hu-HU folder. This can be the problem, or something that I've not tried yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihiy Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) My problem is that my patched Windows 7 explorer.exe don't start under Windows 8. When it tries to start after logon, just a colorized screen appears and the pointer. I can run everything with the task manager, and restoring the original shell with patchex7 is working. I think the problem is with my languange I using. I'm using Hungarian version of Windows 7 and 8, so I've used the Hungarian explorer.exe, and the explorer.exe.mui from the hu-HU folder. This can be the problem, or something that I've not tried yet? If you have Hungarian versions of both Win7 and Win8 and placed explorer.exe.mui to "hu-HU" subfolder you should be fine. If not, you must use "en-US" explorer.exe.mui. You can download MUI for win7 from Microsoft, any language:http://www.mydigitallife.info/download-windows-7-mui-language-packs-official-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-links/Open downloaded exe with WinRAR and find explorer.exe.mui inside. Edited August 31, 2012 by Tihiy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 It should look like this:C:\explorer7\explorer.exeC:\explorer7\hu-HU\explorer.exe.muiC:\explorer7\patchex7.exeC:\explorer7\7.regC:\explorer7\8.regC:\explorer7\wrp32.dllC:\explorer7\wrp64.dll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoak Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Impressive work Tihiy! You may also find some of the exploration and method used here in investigating how Server 2012 boots directly to Desktop after Desktop Experience is installed of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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