dienkhung Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 sup guys, i have a question. i downloaded a boot skin from wincustomize, but its in a diff format, how do i extract this file so i can get ntoskrnl.exe? im following a guide in the unattended section under cosmetic surgery guide and it requires the ntoskrnl.exe file. or is there another way of doing this with the wincustomize boot skin file? thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCT Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 hi..first.. u dont get ntoskrnl.exe from the file.. ntoskrnl.exe is your windows operating system kernel..& u may not be able 2 get the file from the SKN file (i think thats what format they are in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy_71 Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Hi everyone. I'm also having troubles with the themes. I use a theme called RedDragon form themexp.org. I modified my uxtheme, disabled WFP and placed the theme in the resourcesmap. Everything is applied, background, icons and sound, but not the msstyle part. Is this an indication that mu uxtheme isn't patched right? I use XP pro sp2 slipstreamed Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_cutter Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 So you guys are talking about customizing teh looks of Windows eh?Here's a challenge for you:Find out a way to set the default window size of My Computer/Explorer.Ive been trying all day yesterday and all day today to get a registry tweak working, but to no avail. Heres a small hint, the window size is set in the numbered keys at this location:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagsIt's the WinPos1280x1024(1).bottom and WinPos1280x1024(1).right i want to be set at a different value.Since i havent found a way in the registry im thinking its set in the explorer.exe, and since you guys are working on resource hacking some files, i thought you guys would know or have a look in it.Thanks in advance,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esp Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Hi everyone. I'm also having troubles with the themes. I use a theme called RedDragon form themexp.org. I modified my uxtheme, disabled WFP and placed the theme in the resourcesmap. Everything is applied, background, icons and sound, but not the msstyle part. Is this an indication that mu uxtheme isn't patched right? I use XP pro sp2 slipstreamed Dutch.I use the same language windows, same problem. I don't think it has anything to do with the language though, I'm also very sure I used the correct SP2 uxtheme.dll.Just like you I can use other themes (or make one myself) but it looks like the msstyle part is not working. But the really strange thing about this is that I can use the royale.msstyles from the Biohazard topic here on msn.Is there anything different using .themes in SP1 and SP2? Anyone?ThanksBelow a picture of the described effect on a partially working theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanoll Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 UXtheme.dll is technically language dependant. Perhaps that should be said. BUt unfortunately I don't know how to fix it. Besides you searching the net for the bytes to change for SP2.The royale theme works because it's an official Microsoft theme (sort of) and doesn't require a hacked UXtheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esp Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 mmmhh, I just installed Starskin and that proggie seems to accept the msstyles. Strange, very strange. Still the same question remains;_ the sp2 uxtheme.dll is correctly patched because starskin DOES show me the visual styles. (tell me if i'm wrong)_ Standard double clicking or choosing from the pulldown menu as in my previous post does't do the job to it's full extent.Then what is the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esp Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 AAAHHH!! Just found the solution;Seems that Starskin was part of the solution.Select any theme from within starskin, edit to your likings and THEN go to the standard windows theme selecter. It updated something and the screens are displayed correctly now (no more black screens). Then simply save your custom theme and that one will allways work even without StarSkin and that was the purpose for unattended use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlas95 Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 How to custom my shell32.dll for my unattended cd please?I've download a pack with few icon and now...And where can I download hacked shell32.dll for sp2?I search too recyble bin icon for change it.Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy_71 Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 @esp:I found the solution in another thread, namely modifying the file SFC_OS.DL_ and the file HIVESFT.inf.SFC_OSHIVESFTThis works perfect for me. With this you can use any theme you want.Thanks to the guys who posted this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilweirddude Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 hm...i followed the guide for custom bootscreen but i still get an error saying that ntfs.sys is corrupt or missing and it wants to replace it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dienkhung Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 im getting the same problem as lilweirddude and mustov wasted like 20 cds trying to figure out. this is how i have it layed out. can someone recheck what i have and let me know whats wrong? thanks for taking a look;SetupMgrTag[Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" AutomaticUpdates=No[unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OEMSkipEULA=Yes OEMPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS FileSystem=* UnattendSwitch="yes" WaitForReboot ="No" Hibernation=No[GuiUnattended] AutoLogon = Yes OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=4 OemSkipWelcome=1[userData] ProductKey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx FullName=xxxxxxxxxxxx OrgName=xxxxxxxx ComputerName=xxxxxxx[Display] BitsPerPel=32 Xresolution=1024 YResolution=768 Vrefresh=85[identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP[Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes[GuiRunOnce] %systemdrive%\Install\start.cmd %systemdrive%\Install\bootlogo.cmd[shell] CustomDefaultThemeFile="%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes\b0seClass.theme"[WindowsFirewall] Profiles = WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall] Mode = 0$OEM$ Folders............$1/Install/ start.cmd, bootlogo.cmd, RegTweaks.reg$$/System32/oemkrnl.exe ( i renamed the ntoskrnl.exe to oemkrnl.exe i downloaded from themexp)i have this inside of the bootlogo.cmd...bootcfg /RAW /A /Kernel=OEMKrnl.exe /ID 1bootcfg /Timeout 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilweirddude Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 i figured out the problem (thanks MCT)or i think i havehavn't tested it out yeti was using an incorrect version bootscreen that wasnt compatible with sp2http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=29784hope it works now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpyrate Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 [VisualStyles]Path=C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\cbfield\cbfield.msstylesColorStyle=NormalColorSize=NormalSizenow, im not one to question you gurus here but shouldn't tht read:[VisualStyles]Path=%WinDir%\resources\themes\cbfield\cbfield.msstylesColorStyle=NormalColorSize=NormalSizeor %Systemdrive% or somthing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCC Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I am having a bit of problem deciding where to put the bootlogo.cmd file under my $OEM$ Tree, where does it go so I can execute it out of the winnt.sif file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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