Marius Fett Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Well, I haven't posted over here in a while. For once, I don't have a problem either! What I do have though, is a question. I'm still running Windows XP Pro, (hopefully switching to Windows 7 when I get the cash to build me a new machine) and instead of the welcome screen log on, I use the mode where you have to enter your username and password. Like this: Now, that dialog box has the 'luna style' border. I use a custom theme for my windows, (as well as XPize Darkside, which makes the blue surrounding the Windows XP logo in that picture dark.) and I want to change the 'theme' of that dialog box to match my custom theme. (SlanXP 2.0 if you're interested). Is there any way I can do this? Cheers, ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Back in the day it was definitely one of the trickier things theme modders had to deal with. I'll have a dig around and ask the theme-skinning fans I know about it I have been contemplating a new logon background for Vista and W7. The default Vista one is tiring to look it, and the W7 is very florally. I just want something that is plain and mainly black. I would be bothered even if it was just a blank black background. I'll get around to it when I get my hands on RTM Edit: Whilst rummaging around for Vista logon info I found this for XP If you haven't done so yet, give it a try. 'Tis free Themes are over at wincustomise Stardock Logon Studio XP mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 As far as I can tell, that only customizes the welcome screen, which i'm not using. I'll try and show you what i'm after. If you look here: The window has a 'luna' style boarder from the default XP visual theme. What I want is to alter it to match the custom theme i'm using. So if you look at this picture, I want to change it from the style on the left, to the one on the right: I just want something that is plain and mainly black. I would be bothered even if it was just a blank black background. Ah, you're a fan of dark themes too, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Ah, you're a fan of dark themes too, eh? Not hugely. My epilepsy prevents me from looking at anything too bright or glaring without getting a headache As for your skin quest, it seems most theme modders have no interest in the old school login. Is switching to the welcome screen a no-no? - theres some very pretty custom ones out there. mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 I've already got a Welcome Screen Skin installed, it came with XPize Darkside when I installed that. It's dark, so it fits with everything else, I just prefer the 'old school' login for some reason. Ah well, if there's no way to do it, I suppose i'll either have to stick with how it is ir just use the welcome screen. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I've already got a Welcome Screen Skin installed, it came with XPize Darkside when I installed that. It's dark, so it fits with everything else, I just prefer the 'old school' login for some reason. Ah well, if there's no way to do it, I suppose i'll either have to stick with how it is ir just use the welcome screen. Cheers. It just depends on how much effort you are willing to put in Marius! You could get your hands on a resource hacker like restorator, open up the theme .dll. find the constituent images and tweak them. I do this with the windows media center skins. Its pretty easy once you get the hang of it, but a bit time consuming. mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Hmmz. I'll give it a go. What's the worst that could happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 An ominous question. I, too, dislike the royal blue of vanilla XP. It's hideous. I switched to a graphite-based theme called Royal Noir a couple of years ago and never looked back. It's way easier on the eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 I've tried Royale Noir too. It's a pretty nice theme. My theme of choice is definitely SlanXP 2.0 though. It's very easy on the eyes, especially with a bright LCD monitor. Also, on my desktop, I have XPize Darkside installed too. Don't know if you've heard of it or not. It changes different things on your system which really go nicely with a dark theme. The wizard things for example: Well worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 lolz.... apart from the start button that looks like a rip off of MS very own zune theme for XP. http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Microsoft-Zune-Theme-Screenshot-55526.html mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Royal Noir was a knockoff of the Zune theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 The Zune theme is vile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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