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A replacement shell example
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| Submitted on: |
12/20/1999 |
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Chris Rose
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Intermediate |
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By 4 Users |
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VB 3.0, VB 4.0 (16-bit), VB 4.0 (32-bit), VB 5.0, VB 6.0 |
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It is an example of how you can make applications that replace the windows GUI(like litestep), ie a replacement shell. I noticed as i wnt throught here that there is no example on hot to make your own shell. So i took it up and made my own. Very small, very simple, very easy
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 12/20/1999 9:49:11 PM: Cirus
this code iint that great but
WOW!!!!!! i had no idea you coudl do that!!!! thank you!!
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12/21/1999 10:58:54 AM: Stillhard
Dear Neo,...
I love this Chris job to tranform it (like LiteStep he said) into VB cause I couldn't use C/C++ in my machine right now so I can't try the source from LiteStep it self.
Neo, I'll wait for your source posting here.
Chris GOOD work man,...
:: Stillhard ::
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1/2/2000 10:44:52 AM: DSG
Neo can you post that source code for litestep
Chris good idea about replacement shells
I posted mine back last year to this site but nobody took any interest. I'm glad somebody else at last has seen the potential in making your own shell.
Keep up the good work everybody and may be everbody could put all there code togeather and make a good shell (like linux was made) may be this is the start to a big thing.
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1/3/2000 11:30:19 AM: Alex Ionescu
I'm making a really advanced shell, it's mostly finished, it comes with it's own games and apps, I think it's as good as LiteStep. But I badly need TWO things, finding the path of a proccess from the taskbar (just the ones you see) or their icon AND a system tray handler. I've asked everyone about the systray thing, it seems it can only be done with C++. If anyone has had luck decompiling the systray.dll from litestep to VB PLEASE MAIL ME!!!
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1/5/2000 10:32:31 PM: KillerSpaz
The only reason i haven't finished my shell is cuz i can't figure out how to get the start menu into an actual menu and how to recieve hthe clicks..
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1/9/2000 4:39:38 AM: Chris Rose
i just won planet source code's superior code of the month with this code, COOL!!
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1/10/2000 2:29:17 PM: Daniel
Great code man, I never knew this could be done, it's so simple!
It's inspired me to start writing my own shell, and I'm thinking about starting a VB shell development page were everyone could trade information. Let me know what you all think.
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1/11/2000 9:41:07 AM: Inuit
check out my shell at
www3.mistral.co.uk/bentley
it has everything a shell needs bt apart from a systray!
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1/23/2000 6:13:26 PM: Chase
Concerning shells, i cannot figure how to load explorer's GUI form my vb application. Can anyone help? Thanks.
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3/9/2000 6:45:56 AM: Alex Ionescu
My VB shell is almost ready. The full binaries are more then 25MB! The whole install program is about 40MB...
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3/31/2001 5:59:09 PM: Acke
does anyone know were a can find the line shell=*.exe in Win2000?
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5/15/2001 10:48:37 PM: gh0ul
This is great..... but how do you get it to work in WIN NT 4.0?? respond @ gh0ul260@aol.com
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6/19/2001 6:36:13 AM: Simon Barker
Can anyone work out how to disable the minimise or maximise (or both) buttons on a DOS window??
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10/9/2001 11:36:53 AM: EyeOfNewt
This is an old post, but if anyones reading this (btw owner great job) To change the shell option in Win2000 its a Registry setting. You must change
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2/25/2002 6:09:11 AM: mr_bishy
How did you win with that example? You have not included the source for the actual shell. You just showed how to replace explorer. Are you going to release the code for the shell?? if so i'll have a copy off ya!! Well good job, but i was lookin forward to debuggin your app. >;-)
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5/5/2002 3:08:33 PM: WildE
Can someone tell me where in the registry to go to change the shell?
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6/4/2002 8:35:42 AM: Tom salisbury
Would help if it worked under win2000.
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2/22/2003 12:44:35 AM:
It would be much appreciated if someone would mention where the registry setting is for WinNT/2000/XP :)
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8/3/2003 12:13:22 PM:
i have no idea of why this code has the contest winner also the author has written: Very small, very simple, very easy. senza offesa per l'autore.(italian)
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3/7/2004 10:46:58 PM:
in ref to the registry setting: localmachine\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon
look for
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9/11/2004 10:28:28 AM:
I'm making a really advanced shell,
it's mostly finished, it comes with
it's own games and apps, I think it's
as good as LiteStep. But I badly need
TWO things, finding the path of a
proccess from the taskbar (just the
ones you see) or their icon AND a
system tray handler. I've asked
everyone about the systray thing, it
seems it can only be done with C++. If
anyone has had luck decompiling the
systray.dll from litestep to VB PLEASE
MAIL ME!!!
AS ALEX said i also need systray decompressed and if you have it please sned it to me because its the last piece im missing and then my shell is done! email me alb822@yahoo.com!!!
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1/17/2005 6:36:25 AM: NetWander
Anyone still need the systray handler... I can covert it from Litestep.. Though I am surprised that I Neo have been removed from this post!!! Give me a yell... I think PSC still has my code.. At least I hope.. :o)
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1/22/2005 1:54:55 PM: prasanna gautam
How do I open My Computer from my program???
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