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Desktop enhancement Guide / Thread Anonymous
Since lately there has been COUNTLESS posts about different themes and desktop toys, i will write a small guide that may be added to / spell chacked later.
(is also too long for one post, so pt.2 will be up soon)

section I: Themes

Not all custom themes are programs. Yes, windows blinds and styleXP do work just fine, but take up waaay too much memory for me, so i choose to go the path of a custom 'uxtheme.dll" This site: http://customize.org/xpthemes has all kinds of themes for download that can be used for this process, and if im not mistaken, others as well. For usage and installation of this type of customization, see: http://customize.org/xpthemes/help/How_To_Use_Xp_Themes

Section II: Docks

One good (and there only 2, so this is big) thing about Macs is the dock, which looks nice and keeps all your programs and links right there without haveing to go to the start menu. There are two ways to emulate this well on a windows machine. One is ObjectDock and one is Rocketdock. Most people preffer objectdock, but I use rocketdock because i feel it looks nicer, and my computer can handle it (rocketdock can be memory intensive) To customize these, different themes can be downloaded, however as far as the icons go, any icon file, or even a jpg or whattnot can be used as an icon.

Objectdock- http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/
Rocketdock- http://rocketdock.com/

(note: objectdock is free, but plus is not, but im sure a crack is out there somewhere)
>> Anonymous
Section III: Rainmeter

WooHoo! This is what most people ask about when they see different peoples "widgets" hanging out on their desktop. Usually, it is a program called rainmeter, which while telling you useful facts about your computer, such as cpu, download rates, memory, time, storage space, etc. also looks freaking cool.
The program (and rainlendar, for a calandar program): http://www.ipi.fi/~rainy/legacy.html

Section IV: Winamp

Some people have custom winamp themes (aside from the controlers in rainmeter) (also seen used is Foobar2k, which i dont support, but may be a good choice also) to enhance their desktop. Winamp is a free media player, which i find to be very nice. I personally love the media library feature which has a search feature that makes it very easy to make new playlists and to find that certain song im looking for.
Link (also has skins) (plus version or whatever not needed at all, but again, cracks are out there): http://www.winamp.com/

Section VI: Links (that have may have not already been mentiond)

http://www.customize.org/ - Tons of skins and customizations for XP

http://www.deviantart.com/ - Has icons and skins and a bunch of other shit if you know where to find it.

Thanks to a kind soul in another thread, the link to quickchanger (not mentiond in guide) is: http://www.skinnables.org/archive.php?&current_dir=archive/quickchanger

http://sk2b.hp.infoseek.co.jp/cgi-bin/gallerypro/gallery.cgi - anime related skins for rainmeter and rainlender
>> Anonymous
Everyone:
Feel free to post additions, links, guides, or any information and ill add it and give you credit, however i would like to keep the primary author me, so please do not change it, let me do it, and if you post it anywhere else, source me @ Arekku
Email is my real one, so feel free to email me

Did not format for 4chan so if its broken apart, ill try and fix it

This is also a Desktop enhancement thread / Post your desktop thread (with an explination)
NOT A /r/ WALL OR PROGRAM THREAD!
(i just typed all of that shit up, so please excuse me not explaining it for now, just know that i may post icons if enough people ask for them)


Links and etc. are welcomed and encouraged!


Have fun~
>> Anonymous
sticky this so there'll be no more fucking desktop threads
>> Anonymous
bump...icons
>> Anonymous
Posting this in /wg/, thank you OP.
>> Anonymous
good post...


...

neopets?
>> arekku
>>538726
Which ones?

>>538727
Fine with me, since ill get credit

>>538720
if only, but it needs tons of revisions and corrections

also, forgot to put my email in the email field, soo, its in this one
>> arekku
>>538733
heh
about that... its a folder full of hacks, i got bored, made like 2-3 mil np in a weekend.
and thanks.

And thanks to everyone who thanked me or will in the future

also, as far as updating, i shall make a new thread with all the links / info i recieve when this thread dissappears, if i still care about it by then
>> arekku
another comment:
the roman numerals are messed up
>> Anonymous
could u link the shana skin for ur winamp?
>> arekku
>>538755
honestly, link lost a computer ago
>> Anonymous
in search of a quickchanger link
>> Anonymous
What does quickchanger do?
>> Anonymous
If you like to go through a bunch of wallpapers, or have alot you would like to use like i do i highly recommend http://www.rushfrisby.com/apps/Windows-Wallpaper-Rotator.aspx

you can set it to cycle though a directory and change your wall paper X minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months.
>> Kou !!Bzfs+5yATPi
>>538776
Quickchanger contains many more options than that appears to, including the ability to change wallpapers at set intervals randomly or in order through a directory.

And Quickchanger is skinnable, so in the context of "pimping your desktop" Quickchanger is the way to go.
>> Anonymous
>>538779
I get the impression that that stays on your desktop, as in you can see it while its got the walls randomly generated?
>> arekku
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>>538785
yes, it does, pic related, the os-tan is a quickchanger skin
but dl and find out for yourself...
>> Anonymous
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>>538794
The fact that its another thing hanging out on the desktop is what makes rotators so appealing to me, if you bog down the desktop with a bunch of useless crap then you cant enjoy the artwork imo. half the time you wont even be looking at all that readout bull more than half probably. thats why i got all my stuff hidden unless i want to know something

pic related its my desktop.
Rocketdock hidden task bar hidden rainmeter off for now.
>> Anonymous
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>>538801
I agree, generally I try to keep my desktop clean enough so that i can actually see the wallpaper and not the 5000 meters that i'm never going to stare at. Although sometimes the meter's too awsome to be hidden! Pic related (taken a while back)
>> Anonymous
>>538850

Where did you get your meter skin? Is it for rainmeter?
>> Anonymous
Helping people out? What the fuck has become of this place?

P.S.: Trillian sucks, your visual style sucks, you need to lock your taskbar, your dock looks like shit, you need custom icons, and if you need a system monitor, I'm sure you could find one that's actually decent.

I'd also like to note that Shakugan no Shana kicks ass, and I haven't read your post.
>> arekku
>>538850

I also usually agree with keeping the icons to a minimum, however, i also enjoy "pimpitry"
the amount on my desktop right now is rather large for me (see my other ones)

Great combo on the nanoha skin and wall tho
>> Anonymous
>>538850
can you post your wall lol that shit looks amazing
>> Anonymous
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>>538860
Yes, /rs/ nanoha rainmeter

>>538865
mine is just a modified version of this wall, flipped it and cropped a bit to fit my monitor resolution
>> Anonymous
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I'm pretty content with this setup.

For now.
>> Anonymous
>>538892

Thank you.
>> Kou !!Bzfs+5yATPi
>>538785
There is an option to keep it in your system tray or taskbar. While skinning is the main advantage over other wall changers, it still has plenty of other functions to make it better than others.

But if you are going for minimalism, there are a lot of others that get the job done.
>> arekku
>>538900
I like it, this man has the idea
any information on the rainmeter skin on the left, and the theme?
and, out of curiosity, which dock is that? (i know custom icons obviously)
>> Anonymous
Rainmeter-
Left bar: http://customize.org/rainmeter/skins/48761
Weather/RSS feed: http://customize.org/rainmeter/skins/58074

The dock is called "SK Twist", but I don't remember where I got it from - Google turns up nothing either.
>> Anonymous
>>538900

any chance of wp sauce?
Thanks ^_^
>> Anonymous
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this thread should be stickied

bumping with random wall so i'm at least contributing something
>> Anonymous
>>538801
Any chance of someone having this and 1280x1040
>> Anonymous
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Still working on it
>> Anonymous
bump
>> Anonymous
>>539143

Where did you get your icons for Rocketdock?
>> icon Anonymous
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Does anyone know what the name of this icon is or where it is from?
>> Anonymous
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Bump for helpful poast
>> Anonymous
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this is my 1st time trying to do this...and I'm pretty sure I failed big time but eh...
>> Anonymous
>>539235
forgot to bump
>> Anonymous
>>539235
hahah wow!
>> Anonymous
bump and we need to sticky this thread.
>> Anonymous
>>539235

I laughed
>> Anonymous
For those interested, TuneUp Utilities lets you customize the progress bar screen that appears when you start Windows.

You can use any wallpaper and place the bar at different heights and with different colors.

I know this is a desktop thread, but this deserves attention. For some reason it doesn't let me post a sample picture.
>> Anonymous
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Here be mine.
>> Anonymous
>>539282

I've been wondering for a long time now... what's the theme, skin, etc that makes the taskbar look like that? I've seen many desktop images like that and nobody never mentioned anything...
>> Natural Progression of Windows Desktop Customisation Anonymous
1) Noob - Uses a third-party application such as Windowblinds or StyleXP.

2) Adept - Has patched his/her uxtheme.dll and downloads visual styles from a variety of customisation sites.

3) Expert - Replaces the Explorer shell with an alternative, such as bbLean. Creates/edits his own styles to fit his desktop accordingly.

http://www.bb4win.org/news.php
>> Anonymous
heres the nanoha rainmeter aswell as a few other skins

http://solwyvern.net/library/other.htm
>> Anonymous
>>538900

How did you do a live bookmark of tokyo toshokan in desktop?
>> Anonymous
>>539313
RSS Reader, in some rainmeter skins they have an RSS reader in which you can enable and then edit to receive RSS feeds from a website.

Also theres no real progression i think, i used to use BlackBox but takes up a tad too much resource so i just opt for modifying my desktop using a hacked UXTheme. Though i agree windows blinds is the starting point for most people.
>> Anonymous
>>539317

Got any skin samples that comes with RSS Reader?
>> Anonymous
>>539325
>>538941
>> Anonymous
>>539289
I downloaded a patch that fixed a few files so that vista allows you to use non official themes. I can't remember the exact name of the theme but if you google search for "Vista Glazz" that should bring up the patcher I used.

If you need any further help, you can read this and it should help.
http://www.guimods.com/tutorial-how-to-install-and-use-vista-themes-and-visual-styles/
Quick, and easy. it's what I used to do it.
>> Anonymous
>>538900
>>538941
SK Twist is a Rocketdock skin: http://rocketdock.com/addons/skins/3155
>> Anonymous
don't have a link but the skin i'm using right now that has RSS reader is called HUD Vision try googling it.
>> Anonymous
>>538900
A hunt for you has begun.
Sry, I just happen to know the place where you are (The place pertaining in the bar above the RSS Feeder, and I happen to live there too.)
>> mello
>>539356
fremont newark
>> Anonymous
>>539365
Yeah as I said, I live around there too.
>> Anonymous
>>538850
>>539292
How the hell do you get the winamp to work
>> Anonymous
sticky or archive this
>> Anonymous
Winamp is for chumps, foobar2000 takes all cake and eats it too.
>> Anonymous
bumped
>> Anonymous
>>538900
>>538900
>>538900
>>538900
Hey, got a question.. I am using the exact same Rainmeter skin as you, but for some reason that font does not show up for me, even though I installed it and everything. Halp?
>> Anonymous
>>539400
do you have that font installed on your computer?
>> Anonymous
>>539401
Yep. Like I said, I installed it when I got the skin. It's called hooge 05_53.
>> Anonymous
>>539400
>>539410
Never mind.. I got it. The skin and the font were installed yesterday and it wasn't working, so I had changed it to something else (Calibri) just so that it wasn't Arial.

I just tried to change it back to hooge 05_53 and it decided to work. LOL TECHNOLOGY.
>> Thank you OP! Anonymous
I followed your guide and it came out great. May not be as perfect as yours, but I still like it!

Sticky this! It's so epic!
>> Anonymous
>/w/ - Anime/Wallpapers
>> Anonymous
bump
>> arekku
>>539291
Sure, thats pretty much how i progressed, but i am no means a master. Also, i dont like bblean, but ill add a section when i go to update the guide.

(anyone know how to save text from 4chan too? like, should i save the webpage? or how do the archives do it?)

>>539265
If only, however, i dont think its possible, unless i fix it up majorly, or i become a mod, which i wouldnt mind...

>>539317
Next guide ill say something about the RSS factor
and while im thinking about it, i should mention sidebars also...

>>539341
Will add to guide, on second run through.
I dont support vista though, but it should be added none the less.

Last but not least:
THANK YOU!
you have all been a great help, and a great audience.
I have also noticed that most of the time its not me whose helping people, so that means that people who know this are out there, im just the only one to write a guide about it.
again, if anyone knows a way to save this thread (text to) that would make keeping all this information safe and meaning that the updated guide will be even better!
>> Anonymous
RocketDock doesn't stay on the desktop when you "Show Desktop". i don't want to hide it. this makes the whole program useless and i don't understand how people use it.
>> arekku
>>539504
start using windows + M
it doesnt hide it for me
>> Anonymous
>>539504

yes. It looks cool, but it just isn't as practical as default.
>> arekku
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Rainmeter: Blackglass (except for the HDD which is from HUD.Vision)

Chat: Trillian, Night rider skin from trillians site

Theme: Nitelite from customize.org

Rocketdock icons: hehe, got them from some theme on customize.org, the anime ones tho... i cant remember. Can upload my icons folder for some kind of payment...

Wallpaper: unknown series, will post if requested and i can find it again in all my wallpapers)
>> Anonymous
>>539513

you can't hit it again and make the screen come back up and it's too far away from the left windows button ot reach w/o stretching your hand

if they fixed that i'd use it. is there a way to suggest changes to the devs?
>> Anonymous
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contributing to the thread

windowblinds 6 vista and objectdock

I hate sidebars and I barely like objectdock

objectdock is hidden off screen until I need it
>> Anonymous
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Windowblinds 5.0 (Skin : Vienna)
Rainmeter (skin : simplicity, modified to fit my 1680x1050 resolution)
>> Anonymous
>>538900

Where did you get that weather add on? Or where can I get one rather similar to this?
>> Anonymous
>>539569
>>538941
>> Anonymous
>>539513
>>539522
window key+D, toggles minimize/restores to original size
>> Anonymous
>>539569
you can't be freakin' serious...did you read any of the thread?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
This is gonna be a little silly asking, but how do I get these anime Rainmeters working? I can't seem to access them on the skin menu.
>> Anonymous
>>539529
Legit copy of windowblinds? Because I have the same skin and it's... giving me issues, for obvious reasons, just little things though.
>> Anonymous
For XP SP3 Users - http://www.askvg.com/download-new-uxtheme-patcher-to-use-3rd-party-themes-in-windows-xp-sp3/

If you updated your XP machine in the last few months you need to get the patch that works for SP3, the one that customize.org points you to is only good up to SP2.
>> Anonymous
>>538900

Possible dumb question, but how do you get the weather plugin to display info from your current city? Right now, mine is stuck in Afghanistan or something.

Excellent guides, by the way!
>> Anonymous
>>539751
I find that a good question.

I have an even dumber one! How come when I try to open up something with Rainmeter, I'm greeted with a shitload of error windows? I put the Skins in the Skins folder and everything...
>> Anonymous
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My desktop (GIF'd to save space)
I use dual monitor display with a 1024*768 LCD and laptop (I know its already pretty bad, with the desktop clutter and all)
atm, I'm using a program called Samurize for my desktop, it has a lot of flexibility, but does anyone know how it compares to rainmeter or any other modification apps?
Also, if one were to customize something with extremely limited RAM and resolution, which application would be best? I recently bought an eeepc and was thinking of using bbLean on it..
>> Anonymous
speaking of dumb questions ..
any good site from which I can get anime icons/theme for objectdock .. ?
>> Anonymous
>>539751
you right-click the weather meter and then go to Skin Menu > Edit Skin... and then you edit the weather.ini file, the instructions are on the file, basically you go to weather.com, find the code for your city and replace it on the file.
>> Anonymous
>>539365
>>539385
Well, that makes 3 of us.
>> Anonymous
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went from nothing to this setup after reading this thread, thanks... it may not be the best but I like it
>> Anonymous
BUMPED FOR EPIC THREAD. I demand sticky. lol
>> Anonymous
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old pic. Does any body know how to change the names of the hard drive names on this pic on the bottom left. from "Win XP (C:)" to a different name?

Also,

>>539851

How are you able to change the location for the weather dock, when i just got mine it started showing the weather from Czech, some where in Europe i beleieve.

-thanks
>> arekku
>>539713
Thanks, since i hadnt done it in a while, i assumed they updated

>>539802
You may not have the plugins for that skin, try reading the error and doing a search
beyond that, some of the skins might work, i know i have trouble with one, and never found the solution.

for all the people asking for this to be stickied:
MODS: is there anything i could do to get this guide stickied? Ill fix all the spelling, add more links, update it (for awhile atleast), make it longer, anything.
just think, this may cut down on /r/ threads...
>> Anonymous
>>539851
can you give us link to that objectdock ?

And the lil anime thingy, which i believe is rainmeter ..
>> Anonymous
>>539865
yeah sure

the object dock is Rocketdock:
http://rocketdock.com/

and the anime figure is a Rainmeter skin, find it here:
http://solwyvern.net/library/other.htm

for>>539858, find the answer here:>>539826
>> Anonymous
>>539868

sorry about that anon, im an idiot!.

thanks
>> Anonymous
>>539851
mind sharing that wallpaper ?
>> Anonymous
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>>539886

< for the lazy

you can find a pack here with several resolutions for the same wallpaper:
http://gucken.deviantart.com/art/Starlit-Night-52427606
>> Anonymous
How about we put this up on 4chanarchive? 2 requests so far.
>> Anonymous
>>539858
What's the skin name for your calendar?
>> Anonymous
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>>No.539149
Hey.
Her name is WLS-003 ?? MAHILO.
"WLS" means "Wars Like Singing".
She is a character of Japanese Doujin Game "RadioZonde".
It's freegame.
You can download from Vector.
URL is Here.
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se313786.html
and Update is here.
http://wls.hp.infoseek.co.jp/zonde141fix.zip
Enjoy it!
>> Anonymous
>>539957

Anon delivers, the skin is called "imagine"

http://benijamino.deviantart.com/art/Imagine-for-Rainlendar-v2-41951891
>> Anonymous
>>539995

>>537483
is that yours anon? if so how did you get that speech bubble that displays songs?
>> Anonymous
fuck im retarded

where do I find a new SysInfo.dll?
>> Anonymous
>>538900

Say Anon, where did you get that Shining Wind wallpaper? I can't find it anywhere on the interwebs!
>> Anonymous
Okay, so, what about those docks where the icons are simply text? Are those just shooped up, or is there a docklet/docking program which supports custom fonts and text for icons?

This one gets asked a lot.
>> Anonymous
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>>540046
5 seconds on the internet.
>> Anonymous
>>540053
It's most likely the Reflections DOCK: http://styrizo.deviantart.com/art/Reflections-DOCK-63898044
>> Anonymous
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>>539858

To change the name of the hard drive it is measuring(See where I changed it from Drive C to Anju)

You go to your rainmeter skin setting, click on the hard drive skin and then edit skin.... It should bring up Notepad or something along those lines.... Scroll down until you see this line

[Drive%]
Meter=STRING
X=5
Y=4
FontColor=#fontColor.Text#
FontSize=#FontHeight#
FontFace=#FontName#
AntiAlias=1
Text="Drive C" <----Change that text to what you want it to show up as on the desktop, save, refresh the skin, and you are done.... Hope that helps!
>> Anonymous
>>539532

May I have sauce of this wallpaper?
>> Anonymous
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I gave it a try.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
/r/ sticky and/or archive
>> Anonymous
sticky so the desktop fags will keep all their LOOKIT MAI DESKTOPPU here
>> Anonymous
>>540055
Bless you anon, I have no idea how you work your google magic, but I certainly was unable to beat that.
>> Anonymous of /a/ !!gil/Pu42AS9
Every single time, I seem to have visualizations about Neopets.
>> Anonymous
>>540094
http://moe.imouto.org/post
http://konachan.com/post
>> arekku
>>540095
yea yea, i dont use em anymore so i ought to delete me
*sigh*
ah well, ill just sell all my neopoints for moneys.
>> Anonymous
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Protip: icons ruin desktops. period, figure out the best way to get rid of them. heres what i do.

RocketDock your applications, and like your second harddrive / dump folder where you will put everything.

Hide the taskbar, and set it to hide inactive icons, then go into the settings and set stuff like gmail notifier, your chat client, bittorrent client music player to always show, and anything you never want to see to never show.

use quick launch if you are used to it its no biggie, and navigate to junk through the start menu.

non-cluttered is 1000000x more attractive than clutted with all this buttfaggotry having your CPU temp shown, your network traffic or what service pack you run. you don't need to see that crap especially how much space you have on your hard drives, you should know without some faggot meter and so what if you see it does it compel you to delete worthless junk? no it doesn't so who cares.

pic related. showing my d drive open, with all my files sub organized into it, and my rocketdock which is normally hidden. in the process of making some custom icons for it. im about 50/50 on the music player right now i know what song is playing im not a retard so its pretty worthless.
>> Anonymous
>>539858
what theme do you use? i like that taskbar alot.
>> Anonymous
>>540122
Also who gives a crap about the friggen weather, 95% of you go outside to go to your car, to go to work or school then you browse the net or watch anime. whats the difference if its raining
>> Anonymous
>>540062
What is that rocket dock addon that shows active windows, in the top corner. That usually shows up on task bar.
>> arekku
>>540122
actually, i quite like knowing how much junk i have on my drives, since im constantly downloading anime and music and programs and stuff, i just dont check, so now this lets me see it on a whim. As far as cpu and memory goes, that also something id like to know, cause my computer's memory is quite restrained. Also, if you look at my latest/current desktop (>>539520) it (to me at least) enhances the look and feel. (yea yea, my first one and previous attempts were fail cause i was just running off the same styles and just kept changing the background, not much anything else.
>> Anonymous
>>540142
You don't think those icons draw attention away from the background at all? It's almost glaring to me.

the rainmeter stuff works in its on way with your paper, but normally people are showing it terribly and its detracting
>> Anonymous
>>540140

That's actually not an add on, it's just a setting....

In the RocketDock settings under General, enable Minimize Windows to the Dock.... That's it....
>> Anonymous
>>540156
thx
>> Anonymous
>>540125

Anon Delivers!

http://customize.org/xpthemes/48867

theme for the xp patcher program, not windows blinds.
>> Anonymous
>>540055
textless version please :)
>> Anonymous
>>540062

Much Thanx Anon.
>> Anonymous
>>540191
thank you sir
>> Anonymous
Here is the Shana Winamp Skin link http://oukyu.oheya.to/skin_sgs.htm
>> Anonymous
I don't think anybody's mentioned this yet, but you iconfags need to grab DColor XP from this site:

http://d-apps.com/?view=software

Lets you change the icon view mode for the desktop. Tile view works best, does wonders for my workspace when I was working with a winXP pc. I'm a macfag now, so no screen from me.
>> Anonymous
>>540041
I didn't do anything really it just does that when I used winamp
>> Thirteen
The UXTheme Multi-Patcher screwed up my Windows, had to go into Safe Mode to unpatch it : / .

Anyways, thanks.
>> Anonymous
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This is my setup thanks to the tutorial. If anyone can find icons that can match my theme it would really helpful
>> Anonymous
>>540285

may i have original wp?
>> Anonymous
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>>540291
here
>> Anonymous
>>539165
Would love this wallpaper. I remember it from some time ago, but I lack it. Must...have...win...
>> Anonymous
>>540072
Where do you get your icons at? Specifically the lucky star ones.
>> Anonymous
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>>540211
thanks for the link
>> Anonymous
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Liking the simplicity, but I am thinking of changing icons... What do you folks think?

P.S. Love Zetsubo Sensei
>> Anonymous
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Original creation, do not steal!
>> Anonymous
>>540294

thank you
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
what is the clock used here? bottom right
>>539851
>>540122
>> Anonymous
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I'd be grateful if someone could guide me to a winamp skin that matches my wallpaper.
>> Anonymous
>>538794
Source to wp please?
>> STICKY THIS EPIC THREAD OF WIN FOR THE LOVE OF GAWD
please sticky this epic thread of win so even more generations of people can read this man's wise council

FTW!
>> Anonymous
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my desktop looks like this ;P
MIKUMIKUMIKUMIKUMIKU
>> Anonymous
>>540399
both are Rainmeter skins

the first one is BGlass and the second is HUD.Vision

you can find them at customize.org
>> Anonymous
Holy shit, sticky this!
>> arekku
>>540265
What version of XP do you have? if you have system pack 3, you need another ver. of the patcher
>> Anonymous
>>539532

ooh nice wallpaper, care to share?
>> Anonymous
is it normal that my cpu usage is always over 25%?...
>> Anonymous
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>>540429
My cpu idles around 25%, even with every damn thing shut off. Also, dual monitors ftw.
>> Anonymous
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>>540067
>>540417

Don't really know the sauce, something related to Vocaloid. Miku Hatsune : Black Rock Shooter
>> Logical K !Zk3LWD81ig
>>538716
>>539529
>>539858
>>540062
>>540079
>>540410

/r/ wallpapers
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
i am a man of simplicity

also..bump
>> Anonymous
>>540509
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>>540176
>> Anonymous
>>540333
>>540410
Miku Rainmeter skins! Do want! Please share!
>> Anonymous
>>540513
Source on Rainmeter skin ?
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
i broke it

how does one fix this?

...;(
>> Anonymous
>>539851

What rocketdock skin are you using for that one?
>> Anonymous
this should be sticky
>> Anonymous
>>540559
Seconded. Anon, we need sauce on the Miku rainmeter skins. Sound one set on sensitiveknife2 but they aren't this one.
>> arekku
>>540610

Again, if any mods want to contact me about what i have to do to get it stickied, ill gladly do it, but since this is /w/ and not /desktops/, it may not fit sticky material.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>540410
Is the same skin as this one
http://sk2b.hp.infoseek.co.jp/cgi-bin/gallerypro/gallery.cgi?mode=view&no=59
Things I did to that skin : Changed the japanese to english, changed the colors, changed the way it obtains ip address, did some minor tweaks and finally I added Miku on it :P

Its not that hard to do.

I really need that kind of Hatsune Miku inside sticker ^^
>> Anonymous
>>540666
lol. Not all anon know how to hax rainmeter. You should upload it to rapidshit or something and share with the rest of us.
>> arekku
doing some digging...
winamp skins:
http://trans-skin.hp.infoseek.co.jp/
http://www.pureweb.jp/~atarle/
http://mediastation.hp.infoseek.co.jp/2004skins.html
http://croak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/kakoskin/winamp01.shtml
http://croak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/winamp.shtml
http://www.spacecatsamba.com/winampskins/the-world-ends-with-you/ (linked to that one cause its kinda cool XD)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8yd1mtx2mzs
^lucky star skin, cant post pic

You may now bow down to your god.
Just joking, but all i ask is that you contribute!

>>540666
and you can upload it onto megaupload or rapidshare or something... right?
>> Anonymous
I will post this Miku skin>>540410
once i have written small readme on it which will have small guides how to change: the text miku is saying, the image(Miku), and what songs the " I , II , III , IV buttons load.
>> Anonymous
>>540410
>>540678

There it is. Happy leeching ;P
Extract it to RainMeter\Skins and it should work...
http://rapidshare.com/files/141157486/RM_HatsuneMiku.rar.html
>> Anonymous
>>540684
anon is godly.
>> Anonymous
>>540687
Thanks !
Could someone look for the wall in 1280 x 800
>> Anonymous
>>540410
Could I get the other RainMeter Skin ? And maybe the desktop.
>> Anonymous
>>539149

anyone have the site of this rocketdock?
>> Anonymous
>>540769
http://rocketdock.com/
>> anon
javascript:quote('540122')
javascript:quote('540072')
plz image?
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>540810
>> Anonymous
http://oukyu.oheya.to/skin_sgs.htm
>> Anonymous
>>538774
whatever it does it's vanished from the internet this is all I could find with a good google search http://blake.zero.deviantart.com/
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>540684

I found this desktop on deviantART. I cannot find the Miku rainmeter skin but I noticed that it has the same "template" if you will, only the picture has changed.

I know text can be changed but can the picture be changed as well? I've lurked for a few hours looking for that skin but I figure someone just changed the picture.
>> arekku
>>540829
quickchanger is a program that changes your computers wallpaper for you at times, or lets you select it, its highly skinnable, and yea, nothing exists, imagine how hard it was for me to find it... i had almost as many people praising me then ans i do now for my guide.
a link for the program is: http://www.skinnables.org/archive.php?&current_dir=archive/quickchanger
and ill ad it and other wallpapwer changers to the next guide.
A not for quickchanger: sometimes the image it puts up for you is horribly messed up, its all jagged and pixely sometimes, this can be kinda fixed by using different stretch modes or w/e (try setting it to triangle >.<)
>> Anon
hay wats the music player on the right called?
>> Anonymous
>>540410
anon wats that other skin on top of mikumiku
>> arekku
>>540870
did you read any of this thread?
>> Anonymous
>>539520
it is not a good idea to have your WAN IP visible on 4chan.
>> Anonymous
don't forget kids, the more widgets you have the smaller you admit your penis is! minimal is pro
>> Anonymous
would ya'll plz post all Miku skin sites from were ya'll got em. there all good. especially dat one music player one
>> Anonymous
>>540894

http://sk2b.hp.infoseek.co.jp/cgi-bin/gallerypro/gallery.cgi
>> Head0r2k8
whats the name of you theme?
>> Anonymous
>>540122

what winamp skin is this?
>> T-Anon
Im having trouble finding any anime skins for Quickchanger...
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
V simple, v clean DT

No windowblinds (xp Royale noir theme)
Rocketdock (Reflections Skin)
Wallpaper (Home made Carbon Fibre)
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>540972
..
And with Rainmeter (HUD)
Winamp skin (MMD3)
>> Anonymous
>>540700
>>540871
>>540960
http://customize.org/rainmeter/skins/58074
>> Anonymous
>>540913
http://rocketdock.com/addons/icons/1219
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
Arrrr Here be mine
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>> Qpax
this site will help you a lot.
http://e-shuushuu.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=51&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
>> Head0r2k8
>>539851
I need the skin of this objectdock
>> Anonymous
Can I have oryginal wall plz?
>> arekku
>>541034
what program are you using for dual backgrounds, cause im pretty sure xp doesnt support it nativly. ( im gonna mention something about it in the next guide, so i want to know if theres anything besides what i used (ultramon))

also, it seems some retards made a new thread about posting your desktop *sigh*
i wish i was a mod...

also, about the IP adress thing, yea, i know, but i dont think /w/ would be the people to be worried about. Ill start hiding it in the future tho.
>> Anonymous
Good sites for ObjectDock skins/themes?
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>> Anonymous
Launchy is far superior to docks
>> Anonymous
bump
>> Qpax
     File :-(, x)
here is mine...
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
-_-
>> Anonymous
>>541202
Where did you get that thing on the right hand side that has your system info? The site listed in this thread doesent have a download link.
>> Anonymous
>>541202
oo messy but colorful... really like it.
>> T-Anon
>>541135
UltraMon
>> Anonymous
>>541034
what winamp skin is that
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>540687
Thanks anon, i've been messing around with this one and added BRS to the mix.

>>540834
yeah you can add as many pics as you want, it just has to be in png format and you have to add a few lines to make it cycle through the list.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
im not pro yet, but it looks pretty cool
>> Anonymous
Awesome thread, I did mine similar to>>540122.

Now all I need is a clock and maybe change the icons but that's it.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>541257
Ah crap I forgot the picture.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>541288
I'm not very familiar with 4chanarchive, but apparently this thread has already been archived.
This is by the way one of the most awesome threads I have ever seen on /w/. Thank you for that.

<-- My current desktop (still in progress). Wallpaper is only similar to>>539520but not exactly the same. Sorry for stealing your idea of using BGlass on the transparency on the top.
>> Anonymous
>>541288
nooooo
>> Arekku
>>541325
Thanks for the comment, and its fine, as long as it looks good to you, go for it. Ill probably change mine soon anyways.

>>541326
no to what?


Also, sites up, section 1 is up, feel free to comment or help or give me ideas (im used to html, so google kinda is like "fuck you" to me right there) So help is welcome!
http://sites.google.com/site/desktopcustom/Home
>> Anonymous
>>541329
yay, bookmarkd
>> T-Anon
I got the Saber skin for QuickChanger, but she dosnt have any color
>> Anonymous
>>541347
http://www.entity.cc/icon-from-jpg.php
>> Anonymous
>>541343
for rocketdock you have to put them in the icons folder in C drive
>> Anonymous
bump
>> Anonymous
>>541356
no point in bumping this thread wont go up
>> Anonymous
>>541252
http://www.winamp.com/skins/details/172027
>> Arekku
okay guys

http://sites.google.com/site/desktopcustom/Home

im done for today
If anyone wants to see anything added or changed, drop me a line at my gmail.
I hope this gets posted everywhere.
>> Anonymous
bump, anyone know if there is a way to get the show desktop icon back if you deleted it out of windows quickbar, i want it for my rocket dock
>> Anonymous
>>541384
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1562
>> T-Anon
>>541202
give links to those skins
>> Anonymous
To hide your icons, you can always use iconoid. It gives you the option to hide your icons/wallpaper unless you click on a blank spot on your desktop.

http://www.sillysot.com/
>> Anonymous
>>541384
just use your fingers and use that command on your keyboard: "start button+d" that's all.
>>539235
>>539583
>>540410
important question: how can I change language of rainmeter into english like in this Miku Rainmeter ? I have searched abit but I couldn't figure out how can I do it properly...
Do anyone have any idea that how can I change this asian language into english and get this "master you are listening xxx song"text like in this miku rainmeter ?
thanks advance...
>> Anonymous
>>541457
you have to edit the rainmeter skin code and change all japanese parts to english.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
This picture is old as fuck, but the basics remain the same. Only real change I've made is to reduce the number of icons in the dock due to using Launchy.
>> Anonymous
>>539520
how the hell do i 'use' that theme?
>> Anonymous
bump
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
Sup guys
>> Anonymous
Hmmm this is a great thread.