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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Turnsky on May 25, 2003, 03:11:58 am

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: Turnsky on May 25, 2003, 03:11:58 am

i spent the entire afternoon just installing XP....

Device That took longest to install...: USB Scanner...(30 Minutes at least...)

anywho... any nice utilities/skins i might like for xp, i'm personally getting sick of the 'green jellybean' start menu..

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: Ashrak on May 25, 2003, 03:24:04 am

Windowblinds 4 and neotau skin :)

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: beatspete on May 25, 2003, 03:38:51 am

Right click on the the taskbar, go to properties, start menu, and change it back to the classic style. Then XP will seem more like the improved version of windows that it is, not just a drugged up version.

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: Admiral LSD on May 25, 2003, 07:23:48 am

My folks USB scanner (a HP ScanJet 3300C) installed without a hitch. The whole process is light years ahead of 2k as I no longer have to install the HP scanning software (which was extremely flaky under 2k), XPs wizard replicates its functionality almost perfectly.

Oh, and the XP Classic theme is uuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggggggggggggggggggglllllllllllllllllllllly yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, if you don't like the default themes go to a place like themexp.org and find one more to your taste (along with a uxtheme.dll patcher).

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: J.F.K. on May 25, 2003, 07:32:44 am

I'd go for WB4... StyleXP (the program you need for themexp.org's stuff) expires eventually, but WB4's evaluation lasts forever. :yes:

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: Admiral LSD on May 25, 2003, 07:53:18 am

All you need to install Luna themes on XP is a way to convince it to use unsigned themes. All StyleXP does is provide a fancy GUI interface for it and handle the actual theme application through either running as a service (more recent versions) or the more crude method of directly patching the uxtheme.dll (older versions). A quick Google search on "uxtheme.dll patcher" will give you a whole bunch of links to sites hosting freeware applications that'll do pretty much the same thing just without the fancy interface and price tag of StyleXP.

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: beatspete on May 25, 2003, 06:01:55 pm

I'd also recomend you to take advantage of XP's networking.  It's virtually plug-and-play, you can set it up in about 30 seconds.
Similarly, the web folders option (though i havent tried this on another OS) is extremely good, doesnt take long to set up, just drag and drop files into it like a normal folder on you HD.

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: Stryke 9 on May 25, 2003, 08:17:41 pm

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Just Got XP...

You have my pity.

Title: Just Got XP...
Post by: Turnsky on May 25, 2003, 08:37:56 pm

actually, other than my scanner (hercs 48@home usb) giving me extreme grief, xp hasn't given me much trouble at all,....

i got it because i intend to add 3 sticks of 512 ddr soon, and i needed the better memory management...