15 January 2009

Free Steel Flash Visual Style for Vista x86 and x64


:new: If you want to use the smaller taskbar instead of the original, do these passages:

-rename the "steelflash 100k.msstyles" to something like "steelflash 100k-copy.msstyles"
-rename the "steelflash 100k normal button.msstyles" to "steelflash 100k.msstyles"
-apply one of the .theme on the \themes folder

:new:The visual style is perfectly compatible with both versions of vista, x86 (32bit) and x64 (64bit)

:new:To increase the size of the quick launch buttons, do that:

- Right click on a empty area of the taskbar.
- Click Lock the Taskbar to uncheck it.
- Right click on a empty area of the Quick Launch area between the dotted bars and the icons.
- Click View and click on either Small Icons or Large Icons to check the icon size you want.

source: [link]

On the screenshot you can see all the included features.

:bulletgreen: New Visual Style: SteelFlash 100k
:bulletgreen: New Patchers and Styles
:bulletgreen: Featuring the SteelFlash CdArtDisplay Skin
:bulletgreen: x64/x86 compatible
:bulletgreen: One unique Visual Style
:bulletgreen: 1 Windows Media Player new GUI
:bulletgreen: 2 Sidebar Styles
:bulletgreen: 3 Logon Screens
:bulletgreen: 5 Different Taskbars
:bulletgreen: 6 Taskbar Buttons Styles
:bulletgreen: 7 Context Buttons Styles
:bulletgreen: 8 Start Buttons
:bulletgreen: 35 Windows Media Player Taskbars

:bulletblue: wmploc.dll Patchers

If you have Windows Vista 64bit, please download this version: [link]

:bulletred: Author's Comments
As promised, the SteelFlash update is Finally here...
This project required me a lot of hard work, more than ever, because is not only my first Visual Style, but it also contains a new way to modify the appearance of the visual style: the Patchers.
Making Patchers is a bit complex, because the author have to think what resources will be replaced.
I've used this method because is really flexible and requires only a part of the normally required space.
This is the first application on visual styles (as far as I know), so please test it, and remember to backup your files, specially for the system files.

:bulletred: Before use this visual style
- Make sure you have rightly patched your system with the uxtheme patches or vistaglazz.
You can find them here: [link]
- A tutorial to patch your uxtheme to use visual styles is here: [link]
- If you want to automatically patch your system, use vistaglazz:
__ without Service Pack: [link]
__ with Service Pack 1: [link]
-Remember that Windows Vista SP1 32bit (x86) is recommended, and the visual style have not been tested on the SP0.

:bulletred: Package Content:

:bulletblue: Themes
the visual style folder
(open the folder and copy SteelFlash Final to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\ - where C: is the drive where windows is installed)

:bulletblue: Extras

- browseui.dll (back forward buttons)
the system file patcher to patch the navigation buttons
(to be copied to C:\Windows\System32\ - where C: is the drive where windows is installed)
If the Patcher won't work, please download the SteelFlash System Files dll Pack.

- shell32.dll (Side Control Panel, Top Details Pane)
the system file patcher to patch side control panel and to port the details pane to the top.
(to be copied to C:\Windows\System32\ - where C: is the drive where windows is installed)
If the Patcher won't work, please download the SteelFlash System Files dll Pack.

- wmploc.dll (Windows Media Player)
system file patchers to patch the windows media player 11 gui.
(to be copied to C:\Windows\System32\ - where C: is the drive where windows is installed)
Please close Windows Media Player in order to use these patchers.

- VS Patchers
visual style patcher to change the appearance of the visual style
(to be copied to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\SteelFlash Final\ - where C: is the drive where windows is installed)
Select one patcher from the subdirectories (based on the content to be edited)

- Logons
Logons to use with Logonstudio Vista [link]
Double click the desired file to install it.

- Sidebar Styles
Sidebar Styles to use with Sidebar Styler [link]
Double click the desired file to install it.

- Wallpapers
Some extra wallpapers to be used with the vs.
Additional wallpapers are available in other deviations.

:bulletred: Related Packages
:bulletgreen: Tex Wallpaper Pack 01 [link]
:bulletgreen: Alter Wallpaper Pack 02 [link]
:bulletgreen: Oobefldr.dll Patcher (Welcome Center) [link]
:bulletgreen: System Files dlls [link]
:bulletgreen: Extra Logons + PSD [link]
:bulletgreen: Extra Shellstyles - Animated/Static [link]
:bulletgreen: Updated Shell32.dll and Top Gameux.dll [link]
:bulletgreen: Growing Aurora Wallpaper Pack [link]
:bulletgreen: Additional Patchers [link]
:bulletgreen: Centered Big taskbar trick [link]

:bulletred: Related Packages from other Artists
:bulletgreen: Carbon Flash Icon Package by TheDarkenedPoet [link]
:bulletgreen: SteelFlash 2560x1024 Wallpaper1 by Dreamchasermusic [link]
:bulletgreen: SteelFlash 2560x1024 Wallpaper2 by Dreamchasermusic [link]
:bulletgreen: SteelFlash Logon1 by Dreamchasermusic [link]
:bulletgreen: Growing Aurora HD Video by Janosch500 [link]

:bulletred: Additional Links
- SteelFlash Official Minisite [link]
for additional downloads, fixes, addons, ideas.
- Steel89 Profile [link]
- Steel89 Spaces [link]

:bulletred: System Requirements:
- Windows Vista x64(64bit) / x86(32bit)
- Uxtheme Patched system (or with VistaGlazz)
- Aero Glass compatible Pc recommended

:bulletred: Curiosity
- 1330 Files on the SteelFlash W.I.P. Folder.
- About 130 replacements for SteelFlash.msstyles.
- First Steel89's Visual Style.
- Project started on 08th September 2007.

:bulletred: Credits:
Thanks to all the supporters of this visual style and the beta version.


:bulletred: Legal:
The modify or the redistribution of the included package, in part or whole, is Prohibited.
You can post a direct link to this page where you want, but you can't host the file because is property of the author.


Author: Steel89 | Website: devianart


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