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killermole23 — How to force transparency.
Published: 2009-07-20 14:44:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 31112; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 1760
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Video, detailing 2 methods (This tutorial and a hex method), as well as containing proof that it works: [link]This is a simple tutorial on how to force transparency on Vista, using an integer in Ave's vista style builder.
For a tutorial on how to do this via Hex-editing, see this by ~marxo .
For a forum post of both tutorials, see this tutorial , on Winprj.net forums .
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Navigate to "Fonts, colours & system metrics" > "Colours (Globals)", and set "COLORIZATIONCOLOR:INT" to 0 (Zero)
Save the style, and when applied, if Aero is enabled, Transparency wil be forced on.
This can be used to enable transparency for your visual style on Vista Home Basic, too, where transparency exists, but cannot be enabled (Until now!
)I am a user of Vista Home Basic, and as the creator of this tutorial, i can portray that this works flawlessly.
I hope you enjoy this simple tut, please
and comment if used.
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Comments: 74
You could use this method to release a version of your "Lucid" VS, which is transparent on Home Basic.
And thanks! :]
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Nice find! Unfortunately I'm on 7 and cannot test it myself, but your proofs convinced me
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Thanks!
I've provided video proof, so people would know that this is real. Anything this large can be easily mistaken as fake.
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I know that since months, but I never had a chance to get Ave's Style Builder. Finally someone reveled it to the people! hahah
Anyway, 
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Wow man that's awesome if it works I use home premium so I can't try it out but I trust that it works
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You actually can try it out by disabling transparency in you're aero color picker window. (right before theme selection)
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never thought about that, I'll have to try it out than
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Nice discovery. I'm running Windows 7 but I know a few people who are running Windows Vista Basic where this would come in handy. Thanks
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Thanks! I hope this helps them, I've been waiting for this for some time, and eventually thought "Screw waiting!" and found out how myself.
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You are great man! It's awesome. I tried and it's working!
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wot
If this really works, you just made a revolution.
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It does.
And oh yes, I have indeed.
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nah, you haven't. K-Johnson already done this with his Clearscreen styles.
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I know. He managed to do this, but he didn't know HOW he actually did it. I've found out how. Simple as.
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Sounds cool but will it work if your graphics card doesn't support aero? And what about Windows 7 (my graphics card doesn't support aero)
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You need the hardware to run it, so it probably won't work. You can use the registry hack where vista ignores your hardware and allows you to set aero on. If Aero can be enabled, transparency can be forced on using this method.
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Oh indeed they will, if confirmed, this will be all over the internet, you should put some watermarks on that screenshot
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Done. Thanks for the idea.
I'm gonna make the proof-video now. :]
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