Royale Theme just WON'T apply! *after search*

[lepianoman]

Where on earth is winnt.sif?

David

[MHz]

winnt.sif is a generated file from SetupManager. It is placed into I396 folder to enable setup to receive data from it, instead of you.

A link should be in the unattended cd guide on this site for SetupManager.

[mazin]

@Adiel

What's new bro?

[Adiel]

@Mazin ,

sorry i didn't write if it worked .

it says that "Royale.theme" couldn't be found , even though i put 'Resources' folder in ' $$ ' folder ..

here's my runonceex part :

REG ADD %KEY%\070 /VE /D "Applying Royale Theme"
REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\royale.js"

royale.js :

var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell");
WshShell.RUN ("%systemroot%\\Resources\\Themes\\Royale.Theme");
WScript.Sleep(5000);
WshShell.AppActivate("Display Properties");
WScript.Sleep(500);
WshShell.SendKeys ("{TAB 2}");
WScript.Sleep(500);
WshShell.SendKeys ("{ENTER}");
WScript.Sleep(10000);

but i'm gonna give it another try and see again ..

[mazin]

..."Royale.theme" couldn't be found...

If that was really the reason why it failed, it's out of my control. You should check if your files have already been there.

But if the script was causing the problem, then the following script can never fail. Just put it in the same folder where Royale.Theme is.

var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell");

var path = WScript.ScriptFullName;

var DLtr = path.substring(0,2);

WshShell.RUN (DLtr + "\\WINDOWS\\Resources\\Themes\\Royale.Theme");

WScript.Sleep(5000);

WshShell.AppActivate("Display Properties");

WScript.Sleep(500);

WshShell.SendKeys ("{TAB 2}");

WScript.Sleep(500);

WshShell.SendKeys ("{ENTER}");

WScript.Sleep(10000);

If you use this new script, your reg keys should reflect the new location and be as follows:

REG ADD %KEY%\070 /VE /D "Applying Royale Theme"
REG ADD %KEY%\070 /V 1 /D "%systemroot%\Resources\Themes\royale.js"

Let me know if it works. Good luck!

[Adiel]

ok i'll try the new script , BTW , i've noticed something in the script -

"DLTR+" -

isn't that a delete command?

[mazin]

In that script, there are two instances of the word DLtr.

It's merely a word that refers to drive letter like C: or D: or whatever. You can replace it with any other word.

I meant to indicate DriveLetter.

[Adiel]

oh ok . still i get the same error massage but i think i found the problem :

my .theme file is using my customized settings , and my OWN modified crystal icons . so that

the theme file is trying to load icons that actually don't exist.

i'll make a new theme file and check again.

[Adiel]

Ok , i replaced the theme file , and ....

its working!! finally!!

thank you all for helping me , and thanks , especially to mazin

(don't notice the typo lol)

[BoardBabe]

BTW, did anyone try to edit the .msstyle file or know how to? I tried to edit the .msstyle in reshack to change the apperance language, eg. for Large fonts etc.

I have Windows in Norwegian and would like it to say "Stor skrift" instead of "Large Fonts", but when i changed this the theme didnt work...

Kinda offtopic, but while we're at it... anyone sucsessfully altered this?

[mazin]

Ok , i replaced the theme file , and ....

its working!! finally!!

thank you all for helping me , and thanks , especially to mazin

(don't notice the typo lol)

Good news! Cheers!

[oioldman]

@ToBe,

I have just done your method.

I'l admit, i didn't create shellstyle.dll as royale.dl_, CD complained it couldn't be found. Click ESC to carryon.

It's just finished and i have the roayle theme. Will now re-do with the royale.dll in place, and it should still work.

Your a star, and thanks for a simple easy to read quide.

[oioldman]

****, done file and re-read it all

still that royale.dll at beginning causes grief. thinking it doesn't do anything!

any offers for thoughts? as 99% works as expected, just 1 file?

[ToBe]

The guide I wrote was for the 'beta' theme ripped from mce2005 beta. The files available from Microsoft today as the TabletPC 2005 Theme might not work.

I've heard some people having issues with the copy process during install. Something about not being a valid microsoft file, and other errors. Don't know why, though.

If you use the exe file available on another post of mine in this thread, and install it through svcpack.inf it will work.

[oioldman]

Thanks. Those are the erros i do get.

Didn't realise your notes were based on a beta version.

I'll have a go at changing the txt and dosnet files to not use royale.dl_ as it doesn't appear to be needed anyway.