Windowblinds cannot skin Program Manager outer window!!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 by Sergio Gindel | Discussion: WindowBlinds
Hello
I am using Windowblinds to try to skin the Program Manager which comes with Windows XP. My idea is to make Windows XP look like Windows 3.1. There is a Windows 3.1 skin available in the Windowblinds section of the site, and with it I can skin every Windows XP program but when I try to skin Program Manager, the outer window of the program is not skinned. Does anyone know how to fix this issue ? or is it normal being an old Windows shell ? ( maybe 16 bits - 32 bits mixed )
Thanks in advance for any help!
Reply #2 Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:55 PM
I believe progman.exe is still included with XP although I can't think of any reason to use it.......I don't think I'd be too concerned if it doesn't skin unless it's mainly for personal use.
Reply #3 Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:45 PM
Progman is an old 16 bit app. WB will not skin those.
Reply #4 Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:51 PM
The Windows 3.1 skin is the Pixstudio one, I don´t think it is a matter of being old, as I applied newer skins and I found the same problem.
Reply #5 Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:05 AM
My only reason to use it is for customization. If I want a complete Windows 3.1 theme on XP I need Program Manager.
Reply #6 Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:12 AM
Program Manager in Xp is said to be a 32 bits application as it is the same used in Windows NT 3.51, but I think it is a special program. I wonder why the outer window is not skinned with Windowblinds while the inner windows of the program appear completely skinned. I tried applying visual styles ( mysstyles with shell.dll ) like the luna that comes with Windows XP and they completely skin Program Manager, so there is some kind of difference between Windowblinds skins and Visual Styles ( the ones placed in Windows\Resources\Themes, in the way they skin programs.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:52 PM
Explorer?
How old is the win 3.1 skin you found? It may not be as compatable with the current WB build.