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Published: 2011-12-10 14:42:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 89187; Favourites: 470; Downloads: 12262
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A new minimalistic Visual Style for Windows 7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What makes this Visual Style special is, that you are able to adjust
the color of the frames, the start menu and the taskbar
like in the standard aero visual style of Windows 7!
I kept the rest of the Visual Style monochrome,
so it is compatible with almost every wallpaper.
You can see another preview here: [link] and here: [link]
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The pack contains two versions with different explorerframe.dll files:
next level solid - with Mac inspired frames
next level genuine - with Windows inspired frames
I highly recommend you to use the Chiquis shell32.dll files
by =kiko11 . You can download them here:[link]
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Thank you very much for downloading my art!
I'm always happy to see what people do with my stuff,
so feel free to send me a link to your screenshots!
Please let me know if you encounter any bugs.
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Credits:
=kiko11 for the shell32.dll files
~AlexAvila for the x32 versions of the explorerframes
~kAtz93 for the base Visual Style Tequilla
*Delta909 for the wallpaper used in the preview
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Edit 01.01.2012:
Featured in the Daily Deviations,
many thanks to for the feature and for the suggesting it!
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Comments: 200
Thanks a lot!
And thanks for the awesome wallpaper mod
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is there a small taskbar version ? this is really nice
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doesn't need a small taskbar version...
The Win7 msstyle uses different images and values for small and big taskbar, so it changes ausomaticly
Take a look at the preview, the small taskbar is at the buttom.
You can also set the taskbar to the left or the right side and even on the top.
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AMAZING! Dude I've been looking for light gray-ish skins, finally ! I was just wondering, if you could do the same buttons with +,- and x but within circles ? Anyway it\s amazing, thanks !
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Hehe, had round butons first, but changed them soon...
Here's a screenshot [link]
unfortunately my computer crashed, so i had to start from the beginning again :/
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I also have a problem with the explorerframe.dll and i think i know why it doesn't work (in my case at least) :
It's a pre SP1 dll (6.1.7600.16385)
Could you include a SP1 explorerframe.dll?
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Are you using a 32x or 64x system?
I created the explorerframes for the x64 system with non-SP1 files, but upgraded my machine to SP1 shortly after and they work fine with my x64 system...
If there is a problem with the x32 files, i can't fix it myself, since i'm only using a x64 system.
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I forgot to mention that. Yes i use a 32 Bit system but if you can't modify the files, resources will be sufficient since we can use utilities to modify ExplorerFrame.dll resources on the fly, like the software by Kishan Bagaria that is located here : [link]
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Thanks for the link! Looks like there is a problem with the x32 version...
I'm using Restorator 2009 myself, but i think this may work though.
I uploaded the images i used here: [link]
Hope that helps!
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Thanks for the resources, i managed to change the ones in my SP1 ExplorerFrame.dll with the exception of go.stop.refresh.dropdown resource which is in .jpg format and therefore not usable with the utility of Kishan Bagaria (this software only accepts .bmp files).
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Ok, that's weired, didn't notice that...
May be the key to the problem, since those are the images i sent to Alexavila, who did the files for me.
I'm glad it worked though!
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I'll add that Reshacker cannot open the 32 or 64 Bit ExplorerFrame included with the theme saying that he is "unable to read the resource section". Any other ExplorerFrame.dll i have opens fine.
The file is corrupted maybe?
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Nice VS, like the colors and window captions. Solid version is great, but I wish it had an alternate taskbar too.
As for bugs there are a few white pixels on the right side of start menu and the 32-bit explorerframe doesn't work (missing images too).
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Thanks for the comment!
What are the things you'd like to see in an alternate taskbar?
I didn't see any white pixels, maybe you can provide a screenshot?
As for the explorerframes, i didn't create the x32 versions myself, since i only have a x64 system... But i'll let AlexAvila know about this, he did those for me.
Thanks again!
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Maybe a solid one or just a darker color. The white doesn't look good on darker wallpapers.
Here is a shot of white pixels [link]
x64 system has 32-bit dlls in your WOW64 folder
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Thanks, i'll fix the pixels as soon as i can!
In fact, i wanted a darker taskbar at first... :/
yes, but i can't really test them this way
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I love the solid version, very well designed.
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Thank you,
the frames took me forever
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Thanks a lot,
vielen Dank!
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Instant fav!
Great work it's what I can say!
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Thank you very much for the comment + fav !
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Thank you,
i respect you oplinion highly,
also surprised you're not in my watch list yet
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haha thank you very much!
I'll add you too
Indeed this theme is very clean i like the way you merge the mac and windows style together again nice work!
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Thank you,
i appreciate your comment!
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i have to admit this looks cool!
nice work mate!
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Thank you!
I didn't include your shell32.dll in the pack, since it would be three times as big as the VS itself
But i used your preview and linked in the description to your page...
I'm very glad you like it!
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Thanks a lot mate,
appreciated as always
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you sir, are a star 
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Thanks for pointing this out, i didn't recognize that, since my start menu usually is full of items
Glad you like it though!
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Nice work!I was in a need for something "tidied up" for my desktop and here u are....
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Ha ha, glad you like it!
And thanks again for the fav
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