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15 January 2009
Free Steel Flash Visual Style for Vista x86 and x64
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
The visual style is perfectly compatible with both versions of vista, x86 (32bit) and x64 (64bit)
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.
New Visual Style: SteelFlash 100k
New Patchers and Styles
Featuring the SteelFlash CdArtDisplay Skin
x64/x86 compatible
One unique Visual Style
1 Windows Media Player new GUI
2 Sidebar Styles
3 Logon Screens
5 Different Taskbars
6 Taskbar Buttons Styles
7 Context Buttons Styles
8 Start Buttons
35 Windows Media Player Taskbars
wmploc.dll Patchers
If you have Windows Vista 64bit, please download this version: [link]
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.
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.
Package Content:
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)
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.
Related Packages
Tex Wallpaper Pack 01 [link]
Alter Wallpaper Pack 02 [link]
Oobefldr.dll Patcher (Welcome Center) [link]
System Files dlls [link]
Extra Logons + PSD [link]
Extra Shellstyles - Animated/Static [link]
Updated Shell32.dll and Top Gameux.dll [link]
Growing Aurora Wallpaper Pack [link]
Additional Patchers [link]
Centered Big taskbar trick [link]
Related Packages from other Artists
Carbon Flash Icon Package by TheDarkenedPoet [link]
SteelFlash 2560x1024 Wallpaper1 by Dreamchasermusic [link]
SteelFlash 2560x1024 Wallpaper2 by Dreamchasermusic [link]
SteelFlash Logon1 by Dreamchasermusic [link]
Growing Aurora HD Video by Janosch500 [link]
Additional Links
- SteelFlash Official Minisite [link]
for additional downloads, fixes, addons, ideas.
- Steel89 Profile [link]
- Steel89 Spaces [link]
System Requirements:
- Windows Vista x64(64bit) / x86(32bit)
- Uxtheme Patched system (or with VistaGlazz)
- Aero Glass compatible Pc recommended
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.
Credits:
Thanks to all the supporters of this visual style and the beta version.
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
Download .rar Here