This pack contains the files needed to change your computers visual style (aero.msstyle and explorer.exe) aswell as the patch's needed for this visual style to work on the Windows 7 RC.
Aswell as the visual style this pack also contains the icons featured in the preview aswell as a few custom ones made by me. Also it contains the blades of grass wallpaper that is featured in the preview.
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INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO INSTALL :
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Step 1: Go into C:\windows\system32\ and then take ownership of and replace, themeservice.dll, themeui.dll and uxtheme.dll with the three files in the windows 7 RC Ux Theme Patch folder supplied in this download. (If you are running a version of windows 7 different to the RC build google a Ux theme patch for your specific build and follow the same steps as before but with the different files).
Step 2: Go into C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero and firstly take ownership of the current aero visual style file and then rename the file, aero original. Now that the file has been renamed go into the Skull Visual Style folder that has been supplied in the download and copy the file named aero into the C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero folder. Make sure this folder now includes the 2 versions of the aero file, the one you have renamed aero backup and the one you have just copied into the folder.
Step 3: Now restart you computer and your visual style should now have changed.
Step 4: To change the start orb go back into the folder Skull visual style and copy the file named explorer. Now go into C:\windows\ and find the file named explorer that already exists and take ownership of it. Now rename that file to explorer backup and copy the explorer file from the skull visual style folder into this location.
Step 5: Open your start menu and hold down shift, ctrl and rigth click the menu, a box shoudl appear with 2 options, exit explorer and properties, click on exit explorer. You will notice that all windows will close and you taskbar disappears. Now press ctrl, shift, escape and this will open up the task manager. Click on the
applications button at teh top of the menu and then at the bottom of the applications menu click on new task. In the box that appears type in explorer. This will re open windows explorer and your taskbar will reappear with the new start button.
Now you are finished and the transformation is now complete. I hope you enjoy this visual style and thank you for your download and support. If you want to return to the defualt aero visual style follow all of the above steps but replacing the current aero and explorer files with the ones you previously renamed explorer backup and aero backup.
Author: thedarkenedpoet.deviantart.com
