http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/gallery/ deviantART RSS for sort:time gallery:sonicexcess en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Fri, 24 May 2013 22:37:37 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Blackening-Pack-for-Vista-113521635 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Blackening-Pack-for-Vista-113521635 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:02:04 PST Blackening Pack for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~sonicexcess
***PLEASE NOTE FOR SP1 ONLY***

***In the Pack***

1. Theme/Visual style. I have included the Blackening official theme and also the Blackening Glass theme for people who prefer Glass
2. Back/Forward Buttons for Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer
3. shell32.dll to change information bar in explorer to the top for Top Shellstyle
4. Sidebar Skins
5. Uxtheme patch to enable Themes in Vista
6. Boot and Branding patches

Included are both the 32 and 64 bit files needed.

I hope you like this as much as I do, I know it has been designed for having the Taskbar at the top but I recommend you try it even if you never have before as this theme feels very nice to use. Enjoy and please comment! ]]>
***PLEASE NOTE FOR SP1 ONLY***

***In the Pack***

1. Theme/Visual style. I have included the Blackening official theme and also the Blackening Glass theme for people who prefer Glass
2. Back/Forward Buttons for Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer
3. shell32.dll to change information bar in explorer to the top for Top Shellstyle
4. Sidebar Skins
5. Uxtheme patch to enable Themes in Vista
6. Boot and Branding patches

Included are both the 32 and 64 bit files needed.

I hope you like this as much as I do, I know it has been designed for having the Taskbar at the top but I recommend you try it even if you never have before as this theme feels very nice to use. Enjoy and please comment!

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/My-Current-Desktop-96221307 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/My-Current-Desktop-96221307 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:52:39 PDT My Current Desktop nonadult customization/screenshots/windows sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~sonicexcess
Please let me know what you think at this stage as I value your comments greatly. ]]>
Please let me know what you think at this stage as I value your comments greatly.

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Maxclear-V3-5-pack-for-Vista-64184662 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Maxclear-V3-5-pack-for-Vista-64184662 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:57:48 PDT Maxclear V3.5 pack for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess
This is a 2nd update to my Maxclear V3 theme. I have made quite a lot more changes to this update from V3.1
and have also now changed a lot more within windows. Namely, back/forward buttons and also moving the
information bar to the top of the window to get the top shell look.
I have also created a brand new basic theme this time. I am immensely proud of my new basic theme and I am
planning at some point when I have time, to create an Aero theme based on it.
I hope people like this updated theme as much as I do and enjoy using it.


***In the Pack***

1. Theme/Visual style
2. Back/Forward Buttons for Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer
3. 10 different colour shellstyles to choose from
4. shell32.dll to change information bar in explorer to the top for Top Shellstyle
5. Sidebar Skins
6. Uxtheme patch to enable Themes in Vista

Included are both the 32 and 64 bit files needed.
There is also 2 versions of the Visual style, the first with normal address bars, the second with V3.5 clear address bars.

Finally if you like my work then please leave me a nice comment on Deviantart.
If you would like to modify my work in any way and release the modified version, please
contact me first and credit me in your release as a lot of my time and effort has gone into creating this
and it would be nice to know people appreciate it.

Enjoy! ]]>
This is a 2nd update to my Maxclear V3 theme. I have made quite a lot more changes to this update from V3.1
and have also now changed a lot more within windows. Namely, back/forward buttons and also moving the
information bar to the top of the window to get the top shell look.
I have also created a brand new basic theme this time. I am immensely proud of my new basic theme and I am
planning at some point when I have time, to create an Aero theme based on it.
I hope people like this updated theme as much as I do and enjoy using it.


***In the Pack***

1. Theme/Visual style
2. Back/Forward Buttons for Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer
3. 10 different colour shellstyles to choose from
4. shell32.dll to change information bar in explorer to the top for Top Shellstyle
5. Sidebar Skins
6. Uxtheme patch to enable Themes in Vista

Included are both the 32 and 64 bit files needed.
There is also 2 versions of the Visual style, the first with normal address bars, the second with V3.5 clear address bars.

Finally if you like my work then please leave me a nice comment on Deviantart.
If you would like to modify my work in any way and release the modified version, please
contact me first and credit me in your release as a lot of my time and effort has gone into creating this
and it would be nice to know people appreciate it.

Enjoy!

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Maxclear-V3-1-theme-for-Vista-56913057 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Maxclear-V3-1-theme-for-Vista-56913057 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:53:21 PDT Maxclear V3.1 theme for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is an update to my Maxclear V3 theme. New orb and some minor changes to the shell and glass.

There are a lot, and I mean a lot, of very subtle differences in V3 compared to V2. Most people will not see them at
first. But then there are the obvious changes. New start menu with uniformed glass. New flat glass taskbar. New
improved start orb and most of all the more transparent glass all around. There is also a new sidebar style to go
with the theme.There is also the Metallic silver basic theme for people who cant use Aero as seen in V2.


To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme -

[link] ]]>
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is an update to my Maxclear V3 theme. New orb and some minor changes to the shell and glass.

There are a lot, and I mean a lot, of very subtle differences in V3 compared to V2. Most people will not see them at
first. But then there are the obvious changes. New start menu with uniformed glass. New flat glass taskbar. New
improved start orb and most of all the more transparent glass all around. There is also a new sidebar style to go
with the theme.There is also the Metallic silver basic theme for people who cant use Aero as seen in V2.


To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme -

[link]

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Blueprint-Theme-for-Vista-56029415 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Blueprint-Theme-for-Vista-56029415 Thu, 24 May 2007 08:24:25 PDT Blueprint - Theme for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess Release date: 24.05.07

UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is a dark theme created for people who want a darker theme that looks and feels nice to use. I have tried to create a desktop experience that is pleasing on the eye without being distractive. I hope I have achieved this.



To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme - [link] ]]> Release date: 24.05.07

UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is a dark theme created for people who want a darker theme that looks and feels nice to use. I have tried to create a desktop experience that is pleasing on the eye without being distractive. I hope I have achieved this.



To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme - [link]

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Maxclear-V3-for-Vista-55459575 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Maxclear-V3-for-Vista-55459575 Wed, 16 May 2007 11:38:49 PDT Maxclear V3 for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is a 2nd follow-up to my original Aero Maxclear theme. V2 was popular in its own way but then there seemed to be a lot of copycats turning up. So for V3 I decided to do something different again and try to steer away from the copies of my original themes. But as I found this is quite hard to do with the current applications at my disposal.
There are a lot, and I mean a lot, of very subtle differences in V3 compared to V2. Most people will not see them at first. But then there are the obvious changes. New start menu with uniformed glass. New flat glass taskbar. New start orb and most of all the more transparent glass all around. There is also a new sidebar style to go with the theme.There is also the Metallic silver basic theme for people who cant use Aero as seen in V2.


To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme - [link] ]]>
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is a 2nd follow-up to my original Aero Maxclear theme. V2 was popular in its own way but then there seemed to be a lot of copycats turning up. So for V3 I decided to do something different again and try to steer away from the copies of my original themes. But as I found this is quite hard to do with the current applications at my disposal.
There are a lot, and I mean a lot, of very subtle differences in V3 compared to V2. Most people will not see them at first. But then there are the obvious changes. New start menu with uniformed glass. New flat glass taskbar. New start orb and most of all the more transparent glass all around. There is also a new sidebar style to go with the theme.There is also the Metallic silver basic theme for people who cant use Aero as seen in V2.


To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme - [link]

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Plex-for-Vista-55459335 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Plex-for-Vista-55459335 Wed, 16 May 2007 11:34:55 PDT Aero Plex for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This theme is inspired by the Plex theme originally seen on old beta versions of windows codename Longhorn.
I didn't want to re-create the Plex theme but create a modernised version to work with Vista.
I have tested the theme on both the X86 and X64 versions of Vista and currently know of no known problems with either version.

To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme - [link] ]]>
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This theme is inspired by the Plex theme originally seen on old beta versions of windows codename Longhorn.
I didn't want to re-create the Plex theme but create a modernised version to work with Vista.
I have tested the theme on both the X86 and X64 versions of Vista and currently know of no known problems with either version.

To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista -
[link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme - [link]

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Wallpaper-pack-54570062 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Wallpaper-pack-54570062 Thu, 03 May 2007 14:29:50 PDT Wallpaper pack nonadult customization/wallpaper/other sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess All are 1280x1024. ]]> All are 1280x1024.

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Slate-for-Vista-54545621 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Slate-for-Vista-54545621 Thu, 03 May 2007 07:10:39 PDT Aero Slate for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This theme is inspired by the slate theme originally seen on old beta versions of windows codename Longhorn.
I didn't want to re-create the slate theme but create a modernised version to work with Vista.
I have tested the theme on both the X86 and X64 versions of Vista and currently know of no known problems with either version.



To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista [link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme [link] ]]>
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This theme is inspired by the slate theme originally seen on old beta versions of windows codename Longhorn.
I didn't want to re-create the slate theme but create a modernised version to work with Vista.
I have tested the theme on both the X86 and X64 versions of Vista and currently know of no known problems with either version.



To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista [link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme [link]

]]> http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Maxclear-V2-for-Vista-54545069 http://sonicexcess.deviantart.com/art/Aero-Maxclear-V2-for-Vista-54545069 Thu, 03 May 2007 06:58:04 PDT Aero Maxclear V2 for Vista nonadult customization/skins/vistautil/visstyles sonicexcess http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/o/sonicexcess.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~sonicexcess
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is a theme for all you glass lovers out there!!
There is also a new basic theme for people who cant get glass on their Vista pc!

There are 4 different shellstyles to choose from, the default shell I put in is the blue shell.
If you want to change to another of my shells, just rename your chosen shell to shellstyle.dll and replace the one in the maxclear theme folder.

I have also added 2 wallpapers in the pack just in case you want to use one of them. I recommend 'scape' with my theme.


To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista [link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme [link] ]]>
UPDATED 03.08.07 TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE ERROR

This is a theme for all you glass lovers out there!!
There is also a new basic theme for people who cant get glass on their Vista pc!

There are 4 different shellstyles to choose from, the default shell I put in is the blue shell.
If you want to change to another of my shells, just rename your chosen shell to shellstyle.dll and replace the one in the maxclear theme folder.

I have also added 2 wallpapers in the pack just in case you want to use one of them. I recommend 'scape' with my theme.


To be able to use this theme you will need a 2 things.

1. Uxtheme patch by Rafael to enable themes in Vista [link]

or

[link]

2. Sidebar styler by Stanimir Stoyanov to be able to use sidebar theme [link]

]]>