Well it registers with ShellIconBPP=32, and AppInit_DLLs=rpl2k.dll Tihiy can give u details about integrating it...

hey Tihiy any news about this project?

does the setup also patch tray icons similar to this program

http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/win2000traypatch/

hi there, yes it does.

just create a file in the same dir as explorer.exe called explorer.exe.32bitimgl

then when you reboot the rpl2k knows it has to patch it.

done...

damian666

i couldnt find the link for vista icon pack v3 but ive finally found it because all the links i clicked were down. (found this on a chinease server. HEres the link

http://download.pchome.net/design/icon/download_33867.html

use at your own risk you have to replace explorer.exe and anotherfile i dont remember archive in forums because its not designed for win2000

Edited July 27, 200719 yr by Dilusion

I don't recommend using those packs. Reshacking system files by yourself is the way to go. I don't like having a 10MB shell32.

I don't recommend using those packs. Reshacking system files by yourself is the way to go. I don't like having a 10MB shell32.

Thats true i saw the shell32 and i didnt want it either so i tried to uninstall but it didnt do it all the way so i still have some vista icons. its all mixed

VIPv3 works flawlessly for me, just return explorer.exe and taskmgr.exe from backup after installing.

32bit icons are nice.

but when can we see some ClearType in Windows 2000?

if Win2k did ClearType and 32-bit icons, i bet some people would move to it from XP.

another thing abpout he vista icon pack 3.0 is that it really messes up the icons for the device manager and the shell crashes more often but otherwise its cool

Hi all. First of all, I'd like to say that I'm delighted with this hack for Windows 2000. Best thing to happen in ages

Anyway, I'm not posting just to say so. I should report also what I'm experiencing with WinRAR. See:

This is WinRAR with FOOOD's Junior theme. As you can see, the alpha layer of the icons on the toolbar is rendered weirdly. All of these are 32 bit bmps. The way WinRAR shows the shell icons (see the "Confirm file replace" dialog) is even stranger.

There is a winrar.exe.32bitimgl file on WinRAR's folder and strangely enough it seems to be working (because when browsing the hard disk the alpha layered icons show just fine in the list, as you can see in the capture).

So, that's it. Issue reported

For a change...

refreshingly original..LOL

That negative-like effect happens everywhere. Not always, though. So It's kinda random.

Does anybody know if tihiy still supports this project? or is it dead?

i hope he wants to get on with it...

best thing that ever happened to 2000...

damian666

btw, is it possible to have XP style taskbar in win2000? And to talk more in general, some kind of skin support?

I saw something similar in Win98 Revolution pack so I hope it can be the same for Win2000 too