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Author:  Crawfish [ Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Windows Vista/7 Aero Effect Source?

So with the new textured taskbars, I'm doing my best to recreate the aesthetics of Vista and 7 for my 10 PC, but I'm missing the most important component. The texture for the aero glass.
Is there any way to extract the file from Windows? I have an old Vista computer lying around that I was hoping to get the source files from. I've tried looking around the internet and there's no good, transparent version of the original glass anywhere that I can use.

Author:  Ivo [ Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Windows Vista/7 Aero Effect Source?

It is most likely an image resource in the aero.msstyles file.

Author:  Crawfish [ Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Windows Vista/7 Aero Effect Source?

Thank you, do you know how I might be able to extract the contents of it?

Author:  Ivo [ Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Windows Vista/7 Aero Effect Source?

You will need some sort of resource editor, like Resource Hacker for example.

Author:  Crawfish [ Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Windows Vista/7 Aero Effect Source?

Thanks again! It took a while to find the exact file, but I got it! Now I have a pretty convincing Windows 7 taskbar.


Doesn't work too well with bright colors though.

Author:  juniper7 [ Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Windows Vista/7 Aero Effect Source?

Crawfish wrote:
Doesn't work too well with bright colors though.


Gather you are talking about the taskbar buttons?
In case you did not see it yet, there is a taskbar section that started up :

viewforum.php?f=21

Some people have tried with original and modded images to get that look as well, me included. :)

Author:  Crawfish [ Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Windows Vista/7 Aero Effect Source?

juniper7 wrote:
Crawfish wrote:
Doesn't work too well with bright colors though.


Gather you are talking about the taskbar buttons?
In case you did not see it yet, there is a taskbar section that started up :

http://classicshell.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=21

Some people have tried with original and modded images to get that look as well, me included. :)


Oh no, the glass effect just doesn't appear very well on bright colors. I'll get a picture a little later!

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