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Theme Resource Changer Instructions

The Theme Resource Changer allows users to change images in explorer.exe, explorerframe.dll, and shell32.dll without editing files directly. It works by creating folders for each file within a theme's folder, and placing numbered image files into the appropriate folders. When the theme is selected, the Theme Resource Changer automatically replaces images in the specified files with the ones provided. This allows customizing themes without requiring technical expertise to modify system files.

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Theme Resource Changer Instructions

The Theme Resource Changer allows users to change images in explorer.exe, explorerframe.dll, and shell32.dll without editing files directly. It works by creating folders for each file within a theme's folder, and placing numbered image files into the appropriate folders. When the theme is selected, the Theme Resource Changer automatically replaces images in the specified files with the ones provided. This allows customizing themes without requiring technical expertise to modify system files.

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Lawrence Espinosa
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Theme Resource Changer Instructions

Theme Resource changer eliminates having to edit dll or exe files to replace th
e images in your explorer.exe, explorerframe.dll
and your shell32.dll.
1. To use the Theme resource changer just run the Theme Resource Changer.exe x
86 or x64 depending on what operating system you
are using.
2. After installation it will automatically restart explorer and you are set y
ou only have to apply this just the one time
and it will work for any theme that you setup to use it with.
3. To set your themes to use the Theme Resource Changer all that is needed is
to make 3 folders inside your theme folder, with these names
explorer.exe
explorerframe.dll
Shell32.dll
These folders go inside your theme folder you have in windows\resources\th
emes\your theme name here
4. Inside each folder you add the picture resources you would like to use for
each numbered the same as they are in the explorer.exe, explorerframe.dll and Sh
ell32.dll. These resources must be in png format not bitmap. So example explorer
.exe for the start orb and user picture frame, the numbers for these in the expl
orer.exe are 6801, 6805, 6809, 7013. Add those picture resources to the explorer
.exe folder and place it inside your theme folder.
5. Then just select your theme in the personalization menu and now your start
orb will be changed, your explorerframe buttons and other images in the explorer
frame, along with the navigation panel in system properties will now all be cha
nged to the images you have placed in those 3 folders in your theme folder. This
applies to any theme all you have to do is apply the theme normally and reboot
or restart explorer and your images will be automatically replaced. No more edit
ing dll's to replace your images. This will even work for the icons in the shell
32.dll.
6. This applies to even the aero theme that is the default on windows 7. Inclu
ded in this pack is Black aero theme with the image folders already setup so you
can try, you can use right away to test and see how the folder setup works.
Enjoy the theme resource changer :)

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