Windows XP visual effects for your program without manifest file
This article tells you how to get the Windows XP visual themes into your program without having the manifest file.
Original Author: Badr Almodarra
Code
Step1: download 'Resource Hacker' v3.4.0 from Step2: add the following code to your program before converting to Step3: Open the notepad and copy the following code into it Step4: open your .exe file with resource hacker by clicking open in Step5: Click on 'Add a new Resource...' from the 'Action' ?á Step6: the following dialog will show up Click on the button called 'open file with new resource...' Step7: In the Resource Type: type 24, In the ?á Step8: Save the changes by clicking on 'Save' from Done! open your .exe file and notice the cool interface :)
here, if you have
it then skip this step and go to step2
.exe file:
Private Declare Function
InitCommonControls Lib "comctl32.dll" () As
Long
Private Sub Form_Initialize()
InitCommonControls
End Sub
and save it as a .txt file.
encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
name="yourAppName"
processorArchitecture="x86"
version="4.34.0.0"
type="win32"/>
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="x86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
the file menu. (or open your resuorce file .res if you don't want to edit your program each time you rebuild the project)
menu
and choose the .txt file you saved in Step3
Resource Name type: 1 and In the Resource Language type:
1033. and then click on 'Add Resource'
the 'File' menu. Finally, Terminate the Resource Hacker.
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