Author: MrBlade

Hello to all.I am a non-professional graphic designer who love's to do customization stuff .
Now i also love to blog about Customization. :)

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iPack

Blue Passion iPack

A new blue iPack for Windows OS.

Supported OS:

Windows 7,8,8.1,10

Author: Vishnu Vijay

Inspiring Blue Icons from the author of Tangle iPack. For those who want to feel the difference & those who want to get rid of the usual Windows Icons.

 

License:

1)    This software is provided “as-is,” without any express or implied warranty. In no event shall the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
2)    Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter and redistribute it.
3)    The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software to distribute a product, please include the contact details of the author.

Download Link:

Blue Passion.exe
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iPack

Tangle iPack

Here’s a new iPack for your Windows system.Tangle

Supported OS:

7,8,8.1,10 ( x86 & x64)

 

Get ready to tangle your Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 to Tangle. Tangle with the most vibrant color. Don’t forget to enjoy.

Author: Vishnu Vijay

Download Link :

Tangle iPack.exe
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iPack

Numix iPack

Everyone loves to tweak their OS icons once in a while, here’s new cool icon set from neiio aka Jamie Green.

A Windows port of the linux Numix icons by satya164

 Supported OS: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10

 

  • Perfect for flat or minimal themes.

This icon-patcher was created using the latest iPack Builder v2 created & developed by Mr-Blade *(UPDATED MAY 02 2015)

Included in the .zip you’ll find a text-file with instructions in the readme about re-naming both the included .ee files.

Due to deviantART’s policy concerning executable files, I’ve had to give this installer and the Reload Icons tool the temporary “.ee” file extension. You’ll need to change that extension for both files to an “.exe”

-Licensed under the GPL-3.0+

-No Live Folders

Comments and +fav‘s more than welcome!
Enjoy!

 

 

Download Link:

Numix Icons

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iPack

iPack FAQ

You have a question regarding iPack? We have the answer! Read below the FAQ, feel free to ask questions in comment section.

How to Upgrade an existing iPack to the latest version?

Instead of remaking you iPack again and again with the release of new iPack Builder, you can upgrade them.

Upgrading your icon pack installer ( iPack ) is very simple, just launch iPack Builder.exe and you will notice a big blue “Upgrade” button.Click on that and follow instructions.Done!

How to modify res files or any other data in iPack after they are built?

Form version 2.1.1, modifying an iPack is pretty straight forward.

Click on modify button,select iPack. Wait for it to unpack and everything will be loaded in iPack Builder.You just have to edit items and rebuild the iPack.

How to uninstall an iPack?

There are 3 ways to start the uninstaller:

1.From the control panel, uninstall the pack just like you uninstall any other software.

2.Start the iPack application you downloaded again and it will be in uninstall mode.

3. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Pack Name\ and run iPack_Installer.exe

(Program Files (x86) in case of 64 bit windows )

Is iPack Builder avaibale in any other language except english?

Currently the iPack Builder is only available in English, but the iPack’s built with this tool support 4 languages:
-English
-Spanish
-German
-Russian

iPacks installed but icons are not changed!

Sometimes the icons cache and thumb cache fail to reload. In such situations you should use the tool “Reload Icons.exe” if you still don’t see the icons changed then you can restart ,after that you will see changed icons.

Metro apps not working after install/uninstall

To fix this issue open task manager and restart explorer.exe
Done!
Basically you don’t have to restart it with Administrator privileges.

Which files are supported in iPack Builder?

Limitless possibilities!
You can patch files which resides in:

Windows
System32
SysWOW64
Program Files
Program Files (x86)
Branding

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Windows 8

Transparency on Windows 8 & 8.1 without Aero Glass

Ever wanted to have transparency like Windows 7 on your windows 8/8.1 system? I bet you do.I came across Aero Glass but it wasn’t working for me.Every time I installed that little piece of software, it showed me “Incompatible DWM” and an ugly Watermark on bottom right of my desktop.I even tried to restart after installing it and all I got was a black screen & a message “Incompatible DWM” after logging in.So I started digging up the internet but I couldn’t find any best alternative to this but I do found some softwares which helped me to achieve usable transparency ( without aero blur ).

I couldn’t find any article on the internet which showed how to use these software’s together to achieve a true , stable transparency, so here I am writing this tutorial.All you gonna need is these 2 software’s (Download link at the bottom) :

  • WinaeroGlass.exeblendsettings
  • bLend.exe

First apply your theme let’s say aero it is.Now launch WinaeroGlass.exe. This doesn’t have any GUI interface, you just have to double click it and it will start and you will see transparent windows border.You are not done yet.The problem with this software alone is that you will find some flickering transparent windows when you move them and you will see you really can’t use those transparent windows so we are gonna need our second software bLend.exe.

After you are done with above steps, launch bLend.exe (with administrator rights).  A window will popup, the settings you need to change are highlighted in red in the image.

That’s all folks! You will love your new transparent borders on windows 8 and 8.1 systems.This is not working on Windows 10.

You might even want to  try my glass theme which works using these two software’s, here’s Infinitum VS

Download Links:

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iPack

Fiber Icons for windows 8 and 8.1

A cool set of dark icon pack installer for windows 8 and 8.1 (x86 and x64).

Variants:

  • Fiber Green iPack
  • Fiber Blue iPack
  • Fiber Red iPack

Author :

:iconlamiadc:

– Read instructions file included in archive,
– If there are bugs after you apply this iPack on your OS, feel free to comment.
– DO NOT MODIFY, REPRODUCE OR COPY THIS ARTWORK WITHOUT AUTHOR’S PERMISSION!

CREDITS:

:iconsc0ut10: :iconmr-blade:

Download Link:

Fiber Green iPack

Fiber Red iPack

Fiber Blue iPack

 Icon Pack Installer built using this tool.

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Tutorials

How to enable Windows 7,8,8.1 for custom themes

Most of the time I get messages ,emails that “your theme doesn’t work” and I always tell them to show a screenshot and 99% times they didn’t have their system patched properly.

I am gonna make this simple for all the guys out there who want to install custom themes and other stuff with ease!

OK let’s get started.

The first thing you gonna need is to patch the windows so that you can install custom themes.

If you are on windows 7 home basic or Starter then you will need this software to enable Aero otherwise none of the theme will work and you will regret that even after completing every step as instructed the theme didn’t work.

So next step for Windows 7 will be that most of the themes on windows 7 needs theme resource changer installed.What this little software does is you can add explorer frame navigation images and other control panel images in the theme folder so these images will load as soon as you apply the theme. ( you don’t need to edit dll files )

Next on windows 7 if you need to make your explorer windows and other applications transparent then go check this post

If you want to customize icons then you can get this 7tsp software.There are many icon packs available on the net which you can install using this software or you can even try my application iPack Builder which does the same job but is faster and much more user friendly.

To change the logon screen on windows 7 you can use this.

I think we are over with Windows 7 now we’ll talk about 8 and 8.1

So after patching you windows with above mentioned software ( bullet point 2 ) you really need to install OldNewExplorer what it is and what it does can be found here.

Next if you want to have a start menu on windows 8 and 8.1 just like windows 7 then I really recommend using this. Most of the themes on windows 8 and 8.1 are nowadays compatible with this startisback software you will have your start menu also skinned with your theme.

If you want to install icons then you again use 7tsp or iPack Builder

That’s all the information that you really need to become a Pro at installing themes.

P.S all of your themes are located at C:\Windows\Resource\Themes

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Tools

Customize Win+X Power User Menu

Extend Win X Menu

Extend Win X MenuOn windows 8 and 8.1,there’s a cool feature that when you press Win+X key a menu pop’s up on the bottom left.It has several useful links like Desktop,Command Propmpt etc.

Using Winaero’s software you can add your own options in this menu like I’ve done ( check image ).

This software works on windows 8 and 8.1 both x64 and x86 windows.

This is a freeware tool and the current version is 2.6.0.0

Win+X Menu Editor serves to provide you a simple and useful way to edit Win+X menu without system files modification in Windows 8. It keeps untouched your system integrity.
With Win+X Menu Editor you’ll able:

  • to add new items.
  • to remove any item of Win+X menu.
  • to change display name of any item of Win+X menu.
  • to reorder Win+X menu items.

Get this software here

 

Watch it in action:

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Tutorials

Unlock Inuse files on Windows

inuseEver came across an issue that you wanted to rename, move, replace or perform any action on a file on Windows but windows pops up annoying message “The action cannot completed because this file is open in something or someone is using this file” or other similar annoying messages.?

Here’s a simple application Unlocker to encounter this problem.

Unlocker is a small application ( probably the best one ) which adds an option in right click context menu to unlock any in use file so that you can perform your action on it.

This is a freeware application which you can download here

It even support’s command line arguments!

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iPack

Alienware Eclipse iPacks

Here’s the collection of Alienware Eclipse Icons for Windows 7,8,8.1 ( x86 and x64 )Untitled-1s

Alienware Eclipse is my premium theme series, you can buy all my premium themes here ( it will help me to do free stuff in future ).

This iPack collection includes:

  • Blue
  • Pure Blue
  • Red
  • Green
  • Orange

Icon pack installer made using this tool.

License

Creative Commons License

Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

 

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