Projects

This is my first Project, the Vistapack!

The Vistapack, is a Shell pack, based on Windows Vista. Its goal is to let users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, experience the Vista look and feel, without paying the price in money and speed. For screenshots, read on...

How does it work?

The Vistapack comes with a nice installer, that does all the work that normally one would do by hand with a resource editor. I use Reshacker, the best for scripting resource tasks. The installer takes a sample of the file that has to be modified, and backs it up. Then it changes all the resources in the original file, those that are needed for the Vista look. When that's done, it places it back into the system, and will reboot for the changes to take effect. That's how it works in short terms.
But, it has some other advantages. Like the Reloader. This little sub-program, runs on Windows start and checks if any files are changed. This can happen if you got a update from Microsoft, or have visited the Windows Update site. When it spots a changed file, it will "Reload" that file with the Vista resources again. So on your next reboot, that file is Vista style again. Good way of keeping your system in the Vista look and feel.

Currently, there are about 240 separate files that get modified by this pack, and I believe its one of the most extensive ones out there. The pack comes with some nice extra's, like 32bit icon support on Windows 2000!! Vista sound and cursor schemes, custom boot screen, and its own wallpaper.

There is more, but that's for you to see.
Please note that this pack includes some third party software, I don't have the coding skills to enable 32bit icon support for 2000... All those programs are open source or freeware, but they are not copyright of me but of the original authors. This means I cant and wont take credit for that stuff, its just in the pack because it completes it... Just check it out on the screenshots page.

 Check it out if you like, its on the download page.

That's all for the moment.

Damian666