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by skeleton11223
Jun 17, 2017 13:55:32 GMT -8
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Let's explore the possibilities! Here, you can discuss ways that could improve the explorer experience.

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by Splitwirez
May 24, 2017 5:37:32 GMT -8
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Here, you can discuss different mods and/or changes to the Windows login screen.

5 24 mod background colors on welcome screen and the entire login
by powerplayer
Apr 17, 2017 9:53:44 GMT -8
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Relocate/Compress/Rearrange/Move/Shuffle/Ribbonize/Toolbarify/Otherwise modify ALL the things!!!

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by Splitwirez
Jan 31, 2017 12:47:01 GMT -8

Windows Classic Theme

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Why are we still using an interface from 1995? Because it works. Discussion for ClassicTheme.exe and/or using the classic theme on Windows 8+ belongs here.

15 131 Use classic theme on a single program?
by brodycas3
Jun 24, 2017 19:20:52 GMT -8
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Discussion for making the Windows Classic theme more functional and usable in Windows 8 and Windows 10, as well as fixes for issues with it.

12 158 ReactOS taskbar + Win10 desktop + Classic Shell
by Splitwirez
Jun 14, 2017 3:19:44 GMT -8
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Discussion about known issues with the Windows Classic theme, including issues with W8Classic/ClassicTheme.exe

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by powerplayer
Mar 29, 2017 22:23:21 GMT -8

Themes

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Do you prefer your Windows framed in glass or construction paper?

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by Splitwirez
Jun 18, 2017 4:51:11 GMT -8
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Icons, cursors, wallpapers, and other stuff for your themes.

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by skeleton11223
Jun 16, 2017 17:28:41 GMT -8
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Screenshots for Windows, themes, your desktop or other related things. (NOTE: This board's icon is not a good representation of how you should take a screenshot).

6 35 windows 8.1 embedded industry pro with classic theme
by powerplayer
Apr 23, 2017 10:26:02 GMT -8

Software

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Talk about software that's not directly related to anything else.

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by R.O.B.
Apr 5, 2017 9:14:28 GMT -8
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Talk about getting older software to run on newer version of Windows.

11 42 Google Chrome for Windows XP and Windows Vista
by skeleton11223
Jun 16, 2017 17:58:52 GMT -8

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Mar 23, 2017 5:52:23 GMT -8
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*360 TRICKSCOPING INTENSIFIES*

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Oct 13, 2016 3:45:23 GMT -8

Forum

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Kids say the darndest things these days!

23 46 how 2 gett calscic them bak in widnows 8 and wi10
by skeleton11223
Jun 16, 2017 17:34:46 GMT -8

Shoutbox

cooky560: finally got this working, but the system runs slowly now, help? Apr 17, 2017 6:43:41 GMT -8
Splitwirez: Which method did you use to enable it? And what Explorer are you using? Apr 17, 2017 6:49:40 GMT -8
cooky560: the standard win8 explorer and the task shedular method Apr 17, 2017 7:18:01 GMT -8
cooky560: http://winclassic.boards.net/thread/43/windows-classic-theme-resident-programs Apr 17, 2017 7:18:55 GMT -8
Splitwirez: Oh...well whenever I use it, I tend to go for ClassicTheme.exe directly, and on my Windows 8 setup, performance is like this: Apr 17, 2017 8:21:28 GMT -8
Splitwirez: GOTTA GO FAST Apr 17, 2017 8:21:33 GMT -8 *
Splitwirez: (Except it actually was crazy fast, and not sarcastically so O.O ) Apr 17, 2017 8:23:27 GMT -8
cooky560: it works fine if I run it after boot, but not if I launch it as part of user init Apr 17, 2017 9:09:11 GMT -8
cooky560: meaning I get explorer looking modern but other apps looking classic, or I take a performance hit Apr 17, 2017 9:09:49 GMT -8
Splitwirez: I've always just run it manually after logging in, then restarted explorer... Apr 17, 2017 12:05:20 GMT -8
cooky560: that seems like a plan Apr 17, 2017 13:01:20 GMT -8
R.O.B.: I've had this problem before. The only solution I know of is to set everything up normally with scheduled tasks, and then restart Explorer. It's actually not so bad if you have a batch file that restarts Explorer that you can access easilly. Apr 17, 2017 14:31:37 GMT -8
R.O.B.: Like, you can have a shortcut to said batch file on your Desktop/Start Menu/Taskbar/Quick Launch/etc. Apr 17, 2017 14:32:17 GMT -8 *
cooky560: hmm, I might just put the lot into a batch file, rather than task scheduling, and run it at load Apr 17, 2017 14:38:56 GMT -8
R.O.B.: You could do that, but then you'd have to worry about other applications that start with your system not using the classic theme. I'd recommend using scheduled tasks for this purpouse, as they will run sooner than most (if not all) programs at logon. Apr 17, 2017 16:07:53 GMT -8 *
cooky560: it's a shame that MS weds so much to dwm.exe or this would be far simpler. It DOES explain why they don't want people using the classic theme though, they are lazy buggers ;) Apr 17, 2017 21:31:46 GMT -8
Spitfire_x86: I think that MS "removed" the classic theme from Win 8 and 10 only because they couldn't get the new features to work without DWM :P Apr 21, 2017 3:07:34 GMT -8
cooky560: possibly, though I suspect that it's also a lot to do with forcing the new "ideas" on poor desktop users Apr 25, 2017 12:25:09 GMT -8
cooky560: after all in Windows 7 before metro was a thing, it was possible to enable classic mode Apr 26, 2017 5:47:09 GMT -8
Splitwirez: Actually it was so they (and other developers) wouldn't have to. They said so. Apr 26, 2017 12:06:50 GMT -8