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Vishal-Gupta — VistaVG Black for Windows XP
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Published: 2007-09-07 13:06:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 697243; Favourites: 244; Downloads: 516699
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After a long period, I'm very excited to announce my new theme "VistaVG Black" for Windows XP.There are 2 versions in this theme as usual:
Black32 (for 32x icon size)
Black48 (for 48x icon size)
More Information & Instructions: www.askvg.com/vistavg-black-th…
If you want blue version of this theme, then look at following link - www.askvg.com/vistavg-blue-ref…
And if you want Vista port of this black theme, then visit following link - www.askvg.com/vista-black-them…
Tutorial for Transforming XP into Vista - www.askvg.com/transform-your-w…
Tutorial for Transforming XP into 7 - www.askvg.com/transform-window…
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T.T It won't work for me. When i press on it everything turns into Windows Classic
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hey, when is it gonna be done? i mean black with common tasks at the bottom, i cant wait for it?! and nitemare dragon can i see the one u fixed?
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It looks great. One problem that is really putting me off though is the icons on the taskbar at the bottom. They've all gone pixelated and that. If there's a way to fix this, please sure, it puts me off as I use it lol.
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Oooooo, I've figured it out. I had to size down one of the font options.
Great stuff, just have to get used to the subtle changes now lol. (Y)
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Aww shite, triple post ahoy.
Yeah, turning down the font size fixed the blurred icons on the taskbar.
HOWEVER, doing that made the minimize & maximize buttons on windows disappear! The 'x' is still there, but is the smaller button.
There any chance you could encorporate smaller versions of the maximize & minimize buttons please. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one would be very appreciative. 
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yo. how come i dont get the same theme as the one in the preview. all i got was a black classic theme. and not the one on top?? how do u do it?
i only need the black window and buttons style. thanks in advance.
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Well, I've always loved your VIsta Aero theme from Vista VG Ultimate, but I didn't like the almost-navy-blue looking titlebar in the black theme (it did not mix well with the black taskbar). I changed the theme of FIrefox to a darker theme, but it didn't go too well with the light titlebar from the light Aero theme.
I was overjoyed when I saw that you made a new Vista Black theme, so I downloaded it right away...I like it much better than the black theme in the VIsta Ultimate pack, though I see some issues.
For one, the minimize/close/maximize etc. buttons have an odd white border on the top that doesn't seem to fit very well. There is also a red space between the buttons, and the titlebar as maximized is the same navy blue as the older theme, though un-mazimized it is as black as the taskbar. Call me critical, but am I the only one who sees this?
Those are the only annoyances about the theme that I have; I'm not asking you to fix these, I am just notifying you about these possible errors (and I fixed them for myself using the StyleBuilder). If you want to see the results of my "fixing" by chance, let me know...
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the close/minimize/restore button does not stick to the top of the titlebar (unlike ur other VS, the vista ultimate)..... otherwise it's ok, but i'd rather stick to ur vista ultimate VS unless this one is fixed
nice job!
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Thanks a lot!! I will definitely be waiting for it! and yeah if u do make it, please post it so that I can know about it!!
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How can I make the new Shellstyle.dll?
Can you make it for me? I will be great full.
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I can make but not now. Coz I'm very busy now-a-days. If I make one, I'll definitely release it here.
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Thank you for your kind words and fav.
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Well I tried doing that, and i got the common tasks at the bottom but the background isn't black....any suggestions?
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Yep. For it you'll have to make a new Shellstyle.dll.
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Vishal thanks a lot, but can you make the same theme with common tasks at the bottom...or can you explain me to do the same? thanx in advance
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Thanks. You can take a look at "VistaVG Ultimate" theme. There I have mentioned how to use bottom common tasks.
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Hm, start button looks awkward if the taskbar is on the top.
Beside that, it looks nice ^_^
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Yep. Thanks for the comments.
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Sorry for asking this but how to you put the system tasks bar on the left ? Because here its on the bottom and it's really anoying. Thanks in advance Leal.
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Common Tasks Pane placement is decided by "Shellstyle.dll" file in the theme you are using in Windows. So you can use any theme "Shellstyle.dll" file. In my this theme the tasks pane is displayed at the left side.
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I loved it and using it.Thanks very much
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Hmm,
havin three issues with this style:
1) Startmenu is broken on _non-english_ Windows (i.e. german Windows XP)
2) Is it intended that all text (Taskbar, Start and App-Menu) use a bold font?
3) There seems another weird display problem when Clear Type is activated. Looks very weird, makes me dizzy
Oh and a question:
Are you allowed to redistribute the Segoe UI Font?
Cheers from Serophos
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Hi
First thanks for the fav.
1. Can't say about it coz I use English version.
2. I didnt set it to BOLD. Must be some problem at your side. Try to first apply default Luna theme and then re-apply my theme. Its working fine here.
3. I'm also using Clear Type and its perfect here.
4. Yep.You can.
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how to change the spinning globe on the top right corner of My Computer/Explorer?
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Its not in theme but in a DLL file.
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hm...ok im halfway there but somethin jst isnt goin right...
right i put the theme in the right folder nd same with the font..
but there seems to be a problem with the patch...i downloaded it...but im still not gettin the third party visual styles workin...my theme looks like the classical windows now... can u help please? 
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Hi
Yeah. Seems the patcher didnt work correctly. Boot into safe mode by pressing "F8" key and then run the patcher. It should work now.
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O.o riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...imma try that...
do u have to have the windowblinds software installed? ...i got a trial downloaded off the net for windowblinds...but will ur theme run after the trial runs or is windowblinds a MUST have...?
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No. WindowBlinds is not need for this theme.
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thankies mate!
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this looks GREAT! Thank you so much!
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beautiful work, downloaded and in use already!!
one small issue, the fonts in the start button sub-menus do not change along with the 'menu' item properties in the 'advanced appearance' dialog under 'display properties' --> 'appearance' (the other fonts like active title, icons, etc.. do change), and could be too small for those who work with high screen resolution (like myself).
anyway that won't stop me from using this beautiful work, thanx.
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hEY!
iwanted to download your cool theme but windows being a bitchy crap
! C:\Documents and Settings\Vitor\Desktop\Vistab2.zip: Cannot create Vistab2\Shell\NormalColor\Shellstyle.dll
Access is denied.
is what i get. I already patched and have used third party themes. what am i doing wrong...
help please?
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