XP styles in PE
#1
Posted 17 February 2009 - 02:54 PM
- Has anyone done any research into this kinda thing?
- Has anyone any information on the topic he would like to share?
- Can anyone see potential problems, if the theming would kick in right from the start, without needing to be enabled?
PS: Does anyone know of a freeware way to skin the taskbar?
#2
Posted 17 February 2009 - 03:30 PM
#4
Posted 18 February 2009 - 11:08 PM
XPELogon gave a message that one should never run it in a real XP and exited without doing anything.
#5
Posted 18 February 2009 - 11:39 PM
I really hate programmers! Any half decent hacker would not have bothered with warning messages and rather spend more time on features.
#6
Posted 19 February 2009 - 12:12 AM
I say it this way because I'm reminded of the time everyone also thought it was impossible to change the default X:\ drive from a PE built on XP SP2 (even bart) and you proved us all wrong..
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In either case and back to more serious talk, you can recompile XPElogon from the source that is found at sherpya's site. (or ask sherpya to help if you wish).
Paraglider also posts some relevant info:
http://www.911cd.net...php/t18427.htmlIt looks for HKLM\Software\Sherpya\XPEinit\Safe registry key. If it cannot open the key for reading you get the error message.
Some feedback about the compilation can be found here:
http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=15403
#7
Posted 19 February 2009 - 12:29 AM
But i will not recomplie or patch any of the two loaders right now.
I know now that minlogon works. So next step will be PE with minlogon and Shellstyle. And when that works, i will revisit the loaders and they better not behave this girlie again or it won't be pleasant for them!
#8
Posted 19 February 2009 - 01:06 AM
Did another test with XPELogon.
Result: Worked like a charm, no idea what all this warning was about. I was even able to switch the look.
So problem has definitly nothing to do with the loaders.
Next step though stays the same.
#9
Posted 19 February 2009 - 08:48 AM
#10
Posted 19 February 2009 - 10:55 AM
What is the next step?Next step though stays the same.
Bring 'on more steps to conquer!
#11
Posted 19 February 2009 - 03:20 PM
I sure think so!So youre getting theming to work?
What is the next step?
So next step will be PE with minlogon and Shellstyle.
#12
Posted 19 February 2009 - 05:17 PM
It gave me an error message!
#13
Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:33 PM
#14
Posted 20 February 2009 - 11:56 AM
I tryed to run a default XP with /minint, SystemSetupInProgress=1 and CommandLine=Peloader.exe explorer.exe.
To my surprise, i did not get the desktop, but an error message that windows was not properly installed.
Which other PE needed setting, did i miss?
#15
Posted 20 February 2009 - 05:28 PM
But the themes service will not start until you add this registry entry:
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\Themes /ve /d Service
Now is possible to run the themes service, but theming is not working. (The same behaviour like PE)
Maybie /safeboot:minimal for XP is simular to /minint for PE?
Would it be possible to run Themes in safemode XP then it could be possible to run it under PE?
#16
Posted 20 February 2009 - 05:38 PM
Any similarities between the two should help nailing the problem down.
#17
Posted 20 February 2009 - 09:00 PM
In safeboot Theming is killed to a way better extend. Even after the service is running.
Which means imo, that despite that the Themes service stating the opposite, it does depend on some other service(s).
Probably something Network related.
One thing is interesting though.
How can the startmeu still have the theming colors when the taskbar is set to classic view?
#18
Posted 20 February 2009 - 09:13 PM
For some reason clicking on Apply or Ok in the desk.cpl does nothing. It isn't even tryed to apply the settings.
#19
Posted 23 February 2009 - 07:00 PM
#20
Posted 04 March 2009 - 04:33 PM
#21
Posted 05 March 2009 - 08:59 AM
#22
Posted 13 July 2009 - 08:13 PM
Topic is closed, because of lack of interest from other members and another solution being available.
hi , i was wondering if the following reg entries can be started /added before the pe starts loading its shell .
it was reported working on a chinese site , if u look in ur xp sp3 machine , then u ll find exect entries there . which leads to Luna.msstyles .
the main problem is , when i double click on Luna.msstyles ,it asks to choose the program to run it
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFT\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] "DllName"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,6f,00,75,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,5c,\ 00,74,00,68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,\ 65,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,65,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,73,00,74,\ 00,79,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,00,00 "LMOverRide"="1" "LMVersion"="103" "LoadedBefore"="1" "ThemeActive"="1" [HKEY_USERS\DEF\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] "WCreatedUser"="1" "DllName"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,6f,00,75,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,5c,\ 00,74,00,68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,\ 65,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,65,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,73,00,74,\ 00,79,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,00,00 "LoadedBefore"="1" "ThemeActive"="1" "LMVersion"="103" "LastUserLangID"="2052" "ColorName"="NormalColor" "SizeName"="NormalSize" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\setupreg\Setup] "SystemSetupInProgrest"=dword:00000000
Medevil can u plz start working on it again . i have a feeling that u ll write the script soon..
#23
Posted 13 July 2009 - 09:15 PM
Just double click it in explorer to add the entries. Then open taskmanager and end all explorer instances.
Once the desktop is gone, choose in Taskmanager File\ New Task and type in the dialog box 'explorer', that'll restart the shell
Now you have the effect that the shell was started after the entries were made.
Post back if it worked and i create a more permanent solution.
[codebox] Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] "DllName"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,6f,00,75,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,5c,\ 00,74,00,68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,\ 65,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,65,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,73,00,74,\ 00,79,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,00,00 "LMOverRide"="1" "LMVersion"="103" "LoadedBefore"="1" "ThemeActive"="1" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] "WCreatedUser"="1" "DllName"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,6f,00,75,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,5c,\ 00,74,00,68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,\ 65,00,5c,00,72,00,6f,00,79,00,61,00,6c,00,65,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,73,00,74,\
00,79,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,00,00
"LoadedBefore"="1"
"ThemeActive"="1"
"LMVersion"="103"
"LastUserLangID"="2052"
"ColorName"="NormalColor"
"SizeName"="NormalSize"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup]
"SystemSetupInProgrest"=dword:00000000
[/codebox]
#24
Posted 13 July 2009 - 09:36 PM
it is 3.36 AM here in my country , i ll post back the results tomorrow asap.
#25
Posted 13 July 2009 - 09:55 PM
I wish you best luckwhich leads to Luna.msstyles .
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