*** Friday Desktop Thread (10.18.02) ***

[Valinos]

Where can I find a desktop stat tracker like you and others have klah?

I'd love to have that instead of the damn task manager all the time.

 

[Atrail]

Bump

 

[Entity]

http://pichosting.pcthike.com/geekphotos/Screenshot

Considering switching themes, but I like it for now.

If anyone needs hosting, PM me.

Rob

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: Valinos
Where can I find a desktop stat tracker like you and others have klah?
I'd love to have that instead of the damn task manager all the time.

I am using a program called CoolMon: http://www.arsware.org/coolmon/ along with the weather extension.

This is how I have it displayed right now: Display

And here are the settings to do this: Commands

 

[pac1085]

Fluxbox rocks

 

[aphex]

^

 

[trek]

Mine
1600x1200
with coolmon up top

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: trek8900
Mine
1600x1200
with coolmon up top

Why do you have a link to "gay.htm"? :Q

 

[MainFramed]

its in the sig..kinda boring rinow, if theme xp was wurking fast and good it be a bit more "bright & awesome" hehe

 

[kermalou]

Originally posted by: klah

Originally posted by: DaZ
My desk.top!

Im too lazy to find a custom theme, so im just using the standard luna right now..

btw, I have a link to a site, which has a modified version of UXTHEME.dll, the dll that controls themes.. Simply by replacing your current one allows you to have themes without that StyleXP stuff, which just waistes HD space, and memory

Once I find it, I'll post it..

That file is here: http://www.tgtsoft.com/download.asp. (last file on page: UxTheme Util; 17 KB)

It is a little more complicated than just replacing the original uxtheme.dll file though.

hey, worked like a charm...thanks i was wondering how to do it without that bloated stylexp program. it is great,

 

[klah]

There are a few dozen good themes here: www.lightstar1.com.

 

[LiekOMG]

Hmm, well I got the uxtheme.dll file. All I need to do is replace the one in the windows directory. But I can't seem to do it, and I can't find a way to boot to a DOS prompt. XP won't let me get to DOS, and my disk drive is broken so I can't use my old 98 boot disk. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: DOACleric
Hmm, well I got the uxtheme.dll file. All I need to do is replace the one in the windows directory. But I can't seem to do it, and I can't find a way to boot to a DOS prompt. XP won't let me get to DOS, and my disk drive is broken so I can't use my old 98 boot disk. Anyone have any ideas?

Boot to the XP CD and then after all of the drivers load press 'r' to go to the recovery console.

 

[LiekOMG]

Originally posted by: klah

Originally posted by: DOACleric
Hmm, well I got the uxtheme.dll file. All I need to do is replace the one in the windows directory. But I can't seem to do it, and I can't find a way to boot to a DOS prompt. XP won't let me get to DOS, and my disk drive is broken so I can't use my old 98 boot disk. Anyone have any ideas?

Boot to the XP CD and then after all of the drivers load press 'r' to go to the recovery console.

Just tried that, and it didn't work. Everytime i would use the copy command it would give me an 'access denied' message. Oh well, i guess i'll just forget about it.

Why the hell does MS give us the ability to skin XP, and then force us to download 3rd party software which is a bitch to install to actually turn on the themes?

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: DOACleric
Why the hell does MS give us the ability to skin XP, and then force us to download 3rd party software which is a bitch to install to actually turn on the themes?

They want you to use the (nonexistant) extra themes that they supposedly are supplying for free or cost from their website.

My boring Windows 2000 desktop (1600x1200)