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Published: 2008-03-01 20:13:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 275504; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 178317
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Description
Platinum is a Visual Style with platinum elements for any version of Windows Vista and Aero interface for (Premium, Business, and Ultimate).Maybe some will like it.
Update:
14-Mar-08 Platinum Dark Basic Style now included! pic: [link] 07-Mar-08 various bugfixes 05-Mar-08 Platinum Vista Basic Style now included! pic: [link] 01-Mar-08 Longhorn Bliss by yethzart is now included! 01-Mar-08 Silver Cursors by yingjunjiu is now included! Special Thanks to yethzart for the gracious permission to include one of his recent and wonderful works - Longhorn Bliss [link]
Be sure to check out more of yethzart's amazing work here too: [link]
And a Very Special Thanks to JJYing for
the gracious permission to include Silver Cursor Theme [link]
Witness the phenomena firsthand: [link]
Info:
Custom Vista themes require that some system files be patched. (see enclosed manual install instructions)
Once the system is patched,
the theme folders and .theme files go to Windows\Resources\Themes, then you're ready to go.
Platinum screenshots:
Platinum Aero - [link]
Platinum Aero Dark - [link]
Platinum Basic - [link]
Platinum Dark Basic - [link]
Looking for other style by me? Ultimate Clear is here - [link]
The download size has been reduced using 7-zip.
7-zip is free (open source) to download and use : [link]
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Comments: 36
Great work man, one of the best themes I've seen so far and I think I'll use this one for a while. By the way, for the guy who was having a problem on 64 bit: I run 64 bit and the taskbar transparency works fine.
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can i apply transparent stuff or aero style like this visual style with vista home basics plz comment me back.
if not can tell how to apply aero styles on vista home basic
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most impressive. like this one very much. only one request. if you remake or add to this one could you also add the colors from the old xp styles platinum. I miss that style since i went to vista.
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Is it supposed to be transparent? Mines not, its just a grey recolor of the regular vista theme.
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Hi,
First, thanks for the hard work in putting this together. My question, however, is will this work with Vista x64 SP1?
THAANSA
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nice i like the silver but the icons are big lol
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what is the process of applying themes i am not able to apply themes plz help me plz give me details to apply this theme
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Longhorn Bliss Link is not found.. I think the comma made it wrong
Thanks.. Just droppin by at your gallery!
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I really like it a lot, great job and thank you for sharing with us!!!
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Downloaded and all works great. Fantastic work. I have used your Ultimate Clear for over a year and love it, nothing compared until this one. Well done and Thank you. A 
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FANTASTIC!
just dont forget to hit the 'reply' button or no-one will be able to read your comment unless they come back here again...
=]
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I keep getting a Windows Classic-looking thing
help??
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my system used to do that before it was patched.
Custom Vista themes require that some system files be patched.
VistaGlazz (Its free!) [link]
note:
some have said that they had to manually patch system.
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Hi r3c1pr0c17y,
I'm trying to test your theme on Vistax64 and I keep getting a thick silver look instead of the clear alpha look as shown in your screenshot.
Any suggestions ?
Ta
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maybe...
goto > control panel > personalization
or
goto > desktop context menu (rightclick) > personalization
verify windows aero is selected
personalization > window color and appearance > windows aero
verify enable transparency is checked
personalization > window color and appearance > enable transparency
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Thanks for the visit Butch123!
very glad ya like the theme!
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I appreciate the info about the bugs, yethzart.
The bugs are now fixed!
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but there's some minor bug in it
look at the red arrow in the screenshot ---> [link]
and also can u make the start button Circle ? its kinda oblong or stretch up
that would be great. Thanks again!
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- minor update:
modded some of the files versions back to Pre SP1 for potentially increased compatibility.
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Awesome Work! 
Thanks for crediting me and be part of your project, really appreciated it.
Thank you very much!
by the way, hope this works on Vista Basic.. Since my pc doesnt support aero!
if only u can port it to Basic, so that i can use it. anyway, Really great job. Keep up!
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This theme looks excellent, and I'm keen to use it, though it doesn't seem to work on my system. I'm running Vista Ultimate 32bit.
I've installed VistaGlazz, and installed your theme, but it looks like win 95!
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Don't worry I think there is something dodgy going on on my pc right now. Hmmm....
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Thanks..it's very good.
Only the platinum background when i select an icon is too heavy in my opinion.
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