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Start Menu Skins Topic: Xbox XtremeXP port [Classic styles]
Weboh
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:34 pm
Replies: 3 68916
I just opened the forums for the first time in a long while, and checked the skins page for old times' sake. Lo and behold, 4 new themes from Juniper7, complete with links to old WindowBlinds themes that I can still use! Thanks so much for still making these. You probably don't get much appreciation...
Start Buttons Topic: Windows XP Beta Flag Animation Start Button
Weboh
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:42 am
Replies: 13 135372
Wasn't there another animated flag in some Windows system. It would fade into a world globe? Probably for internet. Could have been 98, XP. It's probably small and pixelated for todays monitors though. 98, XP, Me, and 2000 Yeah, it was the "throbber" for Internet/Windows Explorer. That sh...
Start Menu Skins Topic: ALXMorph Revived port
Weboh
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:05 am
Replies: 1 28485
Hey, thanks! Good to see you still working on these!
Classic Explorer Topic: I am i able to make the Windows 7 style Explorer window
Weboh
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:03 am
Replies: 2 47762
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Weboh
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:54 am
Replies: 172 14422187
nooooooooooooooo :( I was really sad to hear this but I understand your reasoning. I wasn't planning on using Windows 10 anyway, for all the reasons you mentioned. I own my computer—not Microsoft. Every release adds stupid features that I'll never use and takes away the ones I did... Ugh. I won't go...
Start Menu Skins Topic: Taking skin conversion requests
Weboh
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:38 am
Replies: 7 52385
Hey, i downloaded the Darkstar Zip on Windows 10 and i have no clue how to install it :lol: I just wanna ask how to install it on Windows 10, i really love the look of it and hope you can get back to me soon (ish) I know how to install skins on windows 8 but since the update [highlight=#ffffff] EVE...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Start Menu on Secondary Monitor
Weboh
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 5:02 pm
Replies: 1 12819
If you don't want to use Classic Shell with DisplayFusion, you can change DisplayFusion's settings. Right-click the tray icon and click settings. On the settings page, click on "advanced settings" (by the OK button). From there, type in Classic Shell in the search box. Double-click the ent...
Classic IE Topic: win 10 processing speed
Weboh
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:56 pm
Replies: 2 52605
And even then it doesn't effect page load times. The only thing it might slow down is the time it takes IE to start up.
Chitchat Topic: Classic theme Windows 10 Creators update!
Weboh
Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 6:50 pm
Replies: 11 60308
You're not going to tell us how to get it to work?
Classic Shell 4.0 beta Topic: Beta Forum Rules: What Posts Belong Here
Weboh
Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 7:32 pm
Replies: 0 61481
Please note that this board is only for issues related to beta versions of Classic Shell. It is not a place to post general questions; please use the Classic Start Menu forum (or others, if appropriate) for that. Likewise, this is not the place to post bug reports or feature requests. Please use the...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Taskbar doesn't look right when I use XP Theme
Weboh
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:41 am
Replies: 3 17634
Yes, you must patch your system files before using third party themes. And unfortunately, the windows controls won't look the same on Windows 8 and up since you must use DWM and DWM has special rules for theming that make it impossible to make themes look exactly like you want (themes have to look a...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Desktop Icon spacing
Weboh
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:15 pm
Replies: 3 21189
This is not a feature of Classic Shell. And as far as I am aware the ability to customize this (and many other things) was removed from Windows 8 and up.
Start Buttons Topic: ._. Start Buttons [TAKING REQUESTS]
Weboh
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:13 pm
Replies: 12 59587
Well, SebastianOnofrei4454 was only following instructions from Weboh. Copy/paste. That's what I do with a simple editor. For smoother look, with Adobe program, just select area, click on move, and drag/stretch over the distance, let go. Done. Well, yeah. When I do a copy/paste like that, I drag it...
Start Buttons Topic: ._. Start Buttons [TAKING REQUESTS]
Weboh
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:36 am
Replies: 12 59587
Couldn't you just copy the left part of the image (which isn't covered by text) and paste that over the text? Seems easier.
Start Buttons Topic: Request: Windows XP Button with Star Trek Logo
Weboh
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:47 am
Replies: 7 53376
Ooh! Thanks Older! I don't know why I didn't get a notification or I would have responded sooner, but this is excellent!
Classic Start Menu Topic: Stardock users beware!!!
Weboh
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:40 am
Replies: 1 12583
Well, they are real Windows 7 style menus. And they work well with other Stardock products like WindowBlinds. And anyway, you're kind of preaching to the choir here.
Start Menu Skins Topic: XP LUNA Variations (Classic 1 and 2)
Weboh
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:21 pm
Replies: 56 628800
No, I mostly have official ones, like Nintendo, Alienware, Microsoft, Disney, Nickelodeon... It's amazing how many official themes were made. Though I'm now discovering ones like the ones you mentioned. Sadly, sites like belchfire.net that hosted them are now disappearing, and the Internet Archive d...
Start Menu Skins Topic: XP LUNA Variations (Classic 1 and 2)
Weboh
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 3:46 pm
Replies: 56 628800
Microsoft was blocking the wiki site with smartscreen filter. Big red page. I tried .zip again a few times-nope :( .7z uploads, but I deleted it :) .rar uploads :) Hope you have WinRAR? Finally, never happened before with this site and zips. Could extension be turned off for uploading? Anyway, this...
Start Menu Skins Topic: Modern XP Luna skin
Weboh
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:27 am
Replies: 17 178589
Splitwirez wrote:
No it doesn't, it picks up on glass colour .-.
I guess you would know, but it seems to me they're the same thing.
Start Menu Skins Topic: Modern XP Luna skin
Weboh
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:19 pm
Replies: 17 178589
Do you mean like this one? It picks up on Metro colors. I'm not sure exactly what you want. Do you want a flat "modern" XP menu? Because to make the XP menu "modern"—without any depth and devoid of inspiration— you're left with the "metro" menu, which you already have :...
Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay (Classic style)
Weboh
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 6:10 pm
Replies: 6 48512
Splitwirez, do you have any plans to make into a Windows 7 VS? If not, can you provide a PNG of the taskbar and button so I can kind of replicate it using Classic Shell?
Start Menu Skins Topic: XP LUNA Variations (Classic 1 and 2)
Weboh
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:02 pm
Replies: 56 628800
XP suzie (classic 1 and 2 column) This is suzie copycat menu for CSM. From way back in 2001. Someone changed the color of Luna XP to this rich purple. Difficult searching on internet. I don't even know who made it, to give credit to. I've had it forever. The only purple menu I could use longer than...
Start Menu Skins Topic: Request: Nintendo themed skins
Weboh
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:46 am
Replies: 22 162119
Excellent! You really know how to work around Classic Shell's limitations! Looks just as good as the original!
Feature Requests Topic: 3-D look when using custom taskbar color
Weboh
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:31 pm
Replies: 7 35357
It requires Visual Styles, but nobody said it requires DWM... :lol: (Hint: Using a Basic theme won't kill your battery AFAIK, and will still let you use the Taskbar Skinning Functionality) Right, but the classic theme is the only non-DWM visual style that I know of that lets you change colors for t...
Feature Requests Topic: 3-D look when using custom taskbar color
Weboh
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:48 am
Replies: 7 35357
Ah. That's a bummer. I like the way you can customize the classic theme in different titlebar colors and everything, which is not the case if I use any third-party style besides an Aero one. And I'd rather not have Aero on lots of the time to save battery life. Any chance of making this work with th...
Start Menu Skins Topic: Taking skin conversion requests
Weboh
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:01 pm
Replies: 7 52385
You do great work! All the other themes I've requested from you have turned out great! And as long as you're offering to do more, how about the Alienware suites? They're conveniently attached to this post.
Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell?
Weboh
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:18 pm
Replies: 27 106182
and all of that stuff has versions that run on windows 8 ;) even in 10 years.. even if the new versions of that software doesn't, the old ones still will. Yes, I know. But what happens when my current computer dies and I can't get the old versions? Go to oldversion.com. Or Google for older versions...
Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell?
Weboh
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:14 pm
Replies: 27 106182
most software still runs on windows XP.. exceptions being things that hook into the system... or require something like DX11 or later... you can still install 90% of steam games on an xp machine, and probably 80% of regular software too... Uhhhhhhh -Versions of paint.NET new enough that I can use t...
Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell?
Weboh
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:00 pm
Replies: 27 106182
there is no date the OS will simply refuse to boot... so you could use 8.1 indefinitely :P. You would just need to torrent a copy of the latest service-pack if you needed to reinstall, once microsoft stops sharing the files :P I never said anything about timebombs. But software developers will only...
Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell?
Weboh
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:09 pm
Replies: 27 106182
Extended support means no new feature updates. Nobody here cares though, because that means making it more like Windows 10.
Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell?
Weboh
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 6:09 pm
Replies: 27 106182
That won't work either. Mac is going the same way as Windows with a focus on taking customization away (though it's been that way for a long time...). There's always running a Linux distro for web and then running all your programs in a Windows VM...
Feature Requests Topic: 3-D look when using custom taskbar color
Weboh
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:47 pm
Replies: 7 35357
It never worked for me, so was about to make a post saying he can't do that with basic themes. But I decided to try it myself again. It does work with Windows Basic and third party themes--but not with Windows Classic for some reason. Why not?
Classic Explorer Topic: What to do when Explorer features of ClassicShell don't work
Weboh
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:48 pm
Replies: 1 71033
Also note: Not all features work in Windows 8 and up. The following do not: ⋅ The replacement copy dialog ⋅ The up button. Windows 10 only: ⋅ The"Windows XP Classic Style" option for the tree (that adds the dotted lines trailing each folder) can't and won't wo...
Classic Explorer Topic: Have moved files arrange alphabetically in destinati folder?
Weboh
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:25 pm
Replies: 4 28635
I believe they're only like that when they're first copied, and only sometimes (when it's copied to an external disk, root folder, or certain other conditions). But pressing refresh or opening the folder again should fix it.
Chitchat Topic: Change Windows 7 Folder Icons
Weboh
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:10 pm
Replies: 16 81793
This reg file changes the folder icon and disables the folder thumbnails so that all folders to use the same icon (other thumbnails remain). This works only on Windows 8 (and, maybe, Win10)! http://storage5.static.itmages.ru/i/16/0404/h_1459783026_6485940_c7669b6e2d.png Any chance of getting that f...
Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell?
Weboh
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:44 am
Replies: 27 106182
Ouch. Yeah, Windows 10 likes uninstalling programs that are "out of date" or "security risks." AKA programs MS doesn't like. That's another reason not to have Windows 10. I hope Microsoft stops going down this route. No idea what I'll do once support for Windows 7 ends.
Start Menu Skins Topic: TSN, I see start menu [Classic 1&2 style]
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:17 pm
Replies: 6 43052
I made a taskbar skin to go with it. Works best on monitors 1680 pixels wide and small trays. Otherwise you'll have to edit the skin yourself.
Chitchat Topic: Forum cleanup and new moderators?
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:56 pm
Replies: 19 72762
as far as other content.. if it doesn't contain pornography.. or directly threaten another human, its permitted... Then what about all the posts Gaurav deletes? With my mod powers, I can see which ones he deletes/edits, and it's a lot. There must be more to it than that. Does it just fall under &qu...
Chitchat Topic: Forum cleanup and new moderators?
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:56 pm
Replies: 19 72762
I don't see how to move posts. I see the mod options, but all I can do is delete, edit, and warn. For now the point is moot anyway, since you guys moved all the threads that originally triggered this post. Don't see much else to do now, but I'll keep a lookout. Also, do you have a policy on moderati...
Classic IE Topic: edge browser missing "menu bar"
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:33 pm
Replies: 7 71046
I tried it, and it seems pretty good.....but it doesn't have the menu bar, and just as annoying, you can't turn off tabbing. So are you saying the menu can't be added ever to "edge" because of extensions? You might like Pale Moon or Sea Monkey then. They both have interfaces with menu bar...
Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell?
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:24 pm
Replies: 27 106182
Why do you say it is? Awhile ago they got mad that Classic Shell was including their logo with it (so that Windows 8 users could have a start button with the Windows logo). That's long passed now though. Windows 8.1 had a start button so there was no reason for Classic Shell to include one anyway. I...
Start Buttons Topic: Windows XP Beta Flag Animation Start Button
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:49 am
Replies: 13 135372
Niiiice! How hard would it be to attach the rest of the Luna start button to it?
Start Buttons Topic: Classic Button (Russian)
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:34 am
Replies: 1 21928
If you're posting it here for others to use, know that they'll need either the icon you used with the classic start button or the hot & pressed states of the button to be used normally. Or if it's just a proof of concept or something, you might want to explain that in your post.
Start Menu Skins Topic: TSN, I see start menu [Classic 1&2 style]
Weboh
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:01 am
Replies: 6 43052
I don't even care about sports, but this is beautiful! I love the way you made the sports logo removable too for those of us who don't care about it. Keep up the good work!
Chitchat Topic: Forum cleanup and new moderators?
Weboh
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:12 pm
Replies: 19 72762
Yes, if you'll have me.
Chitchat Topic: Forum cleanup and new moderators?
Weboh
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:34 am
Replies: 19 72762
What other posts do you suggest stickifying? :) Also, all the important posts are carefully organized already, some of them are global on purpose (that is why they appear in all forums, because they must be brought to the attention of forum readers to minimize repetitive questions), some announceme...
Chitchat Topic: Forum cleanup and new moderators?
Weboh
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:16 am
Replies: 19 72762
There is a reason I compiled all the skins (atleast from the .skins forum posted prior to june 1st.) :P (I'll probably update this file soon enough) as IMO that's the primary thing people are after when looking in the skins directory (aside from specific queries, that usually run through the search...
Chitchat Topic: ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH THIS WAS REAL?
Weboh
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:28 am
Replies: 4 22744
Wait...you can get those exact animations with WindowFX!? O.O HOW!?!? Maybe not those exact ones. I think you might be able to download more animations from WinCustomize.org. The principle's the same either way. AND WHY DID I ONLY GET 15 DAYS OUT OF A 30-DAY TRIAL!? Maybe the trial was only 15-day ...
Chitchat Topic: ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH THIS WAS REAL?
Weboh
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:21 pm
Replies: 4 22744
You can kind of get that effect (customizable, flashy if you want, animations) with WindowFX but we can't talk about that here because it's made by the company that makes Classic Shells competitor, Start8/10. So shhh! It's a secret to everybody!
Chitchat Topic: Forum cleanup and new moderators?
Weboh
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:14 pm
Replies: 19 72762
I'm noticing lots of misfiled posts--mainly in the user start menu skins forum. Lot of general help questions have been posted there, and it would make navigation easier if they were in the right place. Other sections could use better stickies and such as well too. I know this would take lots of tim...
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