Integrating fonts and some cosmetics

[lil nublet]

In what file do I need to edit add fonts, is it in the I386 folder? Also I like XPize but I'd like to be skin stuff my self before the installation. If I was to use something like Windows Blinds, could I skin Windows and then copy the edited files that Windows Blinds has done and then add them into some file in I386?

[mmarable]

There have been numerous threads on adding fonts and skinning Windows. Remember, the search tool here is the best resource you'll find.

I will tell you this, fonts are easy. Skinning on the other hand (using WindowBlinds) will be much trickier.

[lil nublet]

I've looked for using Windows Blinds and to skin Windows but I cannot find anything that I need. I need to know how to replace files in shell32.dl_ etc.

Edited August 8, 2006 by lil nublet

[ryath]

TO change the visual style and icons of Windows XP you need to take a few steps,

1) you windows xp has to be running a "patched" version of uxtheme.dll to allow custom visual styles to be applied. so you windows setup needs to have this dll prior to insall.

2) either via registry or i think in the unattend.sif file you can change the theme to the new theme visual style you want to use

As for changing the icons, if you have a shell32.dll which has already had its icons changed you need to delete the shell32.dl_ and compress your new file and place it in palce of the file you just deleted.

If however you need to make your own shell32.dll, the way i do it is using an app called reshack http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

I believe there is better apps out there, so you may want to look around.