Posted March 5, 200718 yr NT4VU3 Beta 2 The aim NT4VU3 is to patch every image resource in NT4 possible with newer resources mainly from Windows XP and Vista. Dialogs and Wizards are also updated to give a nice and newer feel. NT4VU3 Patches: Desktop Icons Dialog Images App Icons CPL Icons and Images Internet Explorer 6 Icons Internet Explorer 6 Bitmaps Outlook Express Icons Start Menu Icons Folder Icons Setup Icons Notepad Shortcuts Systray Icons Windows Media Player 6.4 Icons Windows Media Player 7 Icons \ Dialogs Terminal Server Client Icons Printer Wizard Update Network Dialog Proxy Login Dialog Logon Screensaver (Thats all I think.) [New Features in NT4VU3 Beta 2] NT4 Server support. Shell Update support reinstated again. New Logon BMP Seperation into Packages [updated in NT4VU3 Beta 2] Fixes here and there. [system Requirements] Windows NT4 Workstaion Service Pack 6 Internet Explorer 6 (Not required) (OE6 for OE stuff and wmp7.0 and or wmp6.4 for wmp stuff) A computer capable of Running Windows NT4 Video card capable of 32bit Colour may be required for some icons and definately required to see NT4VU3 Beta 1 in all its glory. (Shell Update is not supported in this release) Screenshot [Packages] NT4VU is now seperated into different packages. This means that you can choose to an extent what stuff you want which means the size should be smaller. The base package uses the NSIS installer present in previous versions, the other packages are zip archives which need to be extracted into the resources folder. For NT4 Workstation you need to choose either the standard shell which is the default shell or the shell update which comes with IE4. I have not made a shell update package for NT4 Server because I do not believe this necessary. NT4VU3_B2_Base: The base package needed by everyone. NT4VU3B2_IE6: Needed if you have installed IE6. NT4VU3B2_Server: Needed if you have installed Windows NT4 Server. NT4VU3B2_Workstation: Needed if you have installed Windows NT4 Workstation. NT4VU3B2_Workstation_Shell-Update: Needed if you have installed the Shell Update on Windows NT4 Workstation. NT4VU3B2_Workstation_Standared-Shell: Needed if you have not installed the Shell Update on Windows NT4 Workstation.
March 5, 200718 yr People still use NT4? I remember back in the days when I visited my dads job and saw they run NT4, I liked it alot. Was way cooler than Windows 95 that I had at home.
March 6, 200718 yr Author i do, well i use 98se to but i do use nt4 i more created because i was sick of the nt4 look and im sure there are people who use nt4 in a vm or on an old computer
March 7, 200718 yr Author thanks, the only problem no one has actually said that they have tested it so i dont know if there are other bugs and things unless i find them
March 8, 200718 yr Author hmm, that is probably true but im sure there are some users or some people use it in a vm after all a couple of people have downloaded it
March 15, 200718 yr Author New version NT4 Visual Update Beta 2 (0.8) Fixes: winver image removed because it causes user32.dll errors removed giant start menu icons Features: - Newer looking installer still relies on batch files but the front end is an installer if you choose to install it and you can install only the things you want, no need to have mstask.dll if you havent got scheduled tasks - Patched systray however havent got a 256 colour systray patch. - Patched a few more shell32 icons - Patched some network dialogues and network icons - Patched browsing icons Download unfortunatly you have to wait for a ticket http://files-upload.com/130679/nt4vub2.exe.html Notes: - will restore winver image in next version. - will try to do user32.dll icons as well.
April 9, 200717 yr Author Update: NT4 Visual Update Beta 3 Fixes: Fixed Backup so it includes all files modified Features: Patched more ie icons Patched more cpl icons Patched more start menu icons Patched more shell icons Patched notepad so now with shortcut keys DOWNLOAD http://files-upload.com/151013/nt4vub3.exe.html
April 21, 200717 yr Author Update: NT4 Visual Update Release Candidate 1 (0.95) Fixes: Fixed Backup so it copies files to %windir%\nt4vubck instead of C:\nt4vubck. Fixed Readme so its up to date. Features: Patched icons here and there. Patched Dialup Networking Icon. Patched Web Folders Icon. Created proper Restore that can be used in windows and includes all files that have been changed. Installer now includes more options. DOWNLOAD 7.11MB http://files-upload.com/179723/nt4vurc1.exe.html ScreenShots Logon Screen: http://awergh.110mb.com/logon.jpg http://awergh.110mb.com/logon2.jpg http://awergh.110mb.com/logon3.jpg My Computer: http://awergh.110mb.com/mycomputer.jpg Control Panel: http://awergh.110mb.com/control panel.jpg PS: I really should find a proper file hoster but i havent yet.
September 30, 200717 yr Author Finally decided to Fix this thread so that it was updated. I kind of skipped over quite a few versions. New Version: NT4 Visual Update 2 RC1 The aim NT4VU2 is to patch every image resource in NT4 possible with newer resources mainly from Windows XP and Vista. Dialogs and Wizards are also updated to give a nice and newer feel. NT4VU2 Patches: Desktop Icons Dialog Images App Icons CPL Icons and Images Internet Explorer 6 Icons Outlook Express Icons Start Menu Icons Folder Icons Setup Icons Notepad Shortcuts Systray Icons Windows Media Player 6.4 Icons Windows Media Player 7 Icons \ Dialogs Terminal Server Client Icons Printer Wizard Update Network Dialog Proxy Login Dialog (Thats all I think.) Check Readme for more details General Screenshot NT4VU2RC1 Download 5.53MB http://www.divshare.com/download/2163870-28a PS: Be aware that this mostly patches your files however some files are copied over because of weird issues experienced.
October 7, 200717 yr Hi, I use Windows NT with the Windows Desktop Update (WDU) and it seems that nt4vu2rc1 is not compatible with it. Windows Desktop Update integrates Internet Explorer with Windows and enable futures as 256 colour icons, address field in My Computer, etc. WDU is already in Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, but not in 95/NT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Desktop_Update. You install WDU when you install IE4. If you want to install it with IE6: 1. Start the Internet Explorer 6 installation program and open the file: '%TEMP%\ixp000.tmp\iesetup.cif' in notepad. (You must stay in the Licence question menu.) 2. Look after the '[iE4Shell_NTx86]' headline. 3. About 6 lines under, you'll see 'UIVISIBLE=0'. 4. Change it to 'UIVISIBLE=1'. 5. Save the iesetup.cif file. 6. In the setup menu, accept the agreement and click next. 7. Choose "Install Minimal, or customise your browser". 8. Mark "Windows Desktop Update" and continue the installation. My system: Windows NT Service Pack 6a, swedish Intenret Explorer 6.0 SP1, swedish 3.2 GHz CPU 1024 DDR2 2x 189GB SATA HDD:s Nvidia Gforce FX 5500 Will NT Visual Update be able to run with WDU? dave.
October 8, 200717 yr I run Windows XP in Virtual PC 5.1, so I don't need to upgrade to a newer version. Windows NT has never chrashed for me and almost no spyware and virus are compatible with it. You can run almost all software on it (if they are from 2003 or earlier) and no 3D games. I run those games in VPC..
October 8, 200717 yr I am not sure, I believe that almost no spyware or virus are compatible with it, yet almost all software run on it. Windows 2003 Server probably better than NT4.
October 13, 200717 yr Author hmm i forgot about the shell update, no nt4vu isnt currently compatable with it you could install everything else though. the problem is that i copy explorer.exe and shell32.dll rather then patch because i had problems and explorer includes the 256 colour systray fix. and also i cant seem to patch in new bitmaps with my method. what you could do is edit the bat file to remove the lines which copy shell32.dll and explorer.exe hmm but then you miss much of the icons. maybe i should include support for shell update in nt4vu2.1
October 14, 200717 yr Author New Release: NT4 Visual Update 2.10 New Features: Shell Update Support has returned. Improved Installer (1.1) New Fixes: Small Batch file Fixes NT4VU2 Installer 1.1 This now checks to see if your running NT4 SP6 and if you have ie6, ie6 isnt compalsary but NT4 SP6 is. Download 6.59MB http://www.divshare.com/download/2341059-bf8
November 20, 200717 yr open the explorer.exe v4.72.3612.1700, which is from the WDU, in a hexeditor. Replace 01 53 6A 01 6A 32 E8 with 01 53 6A 11 6A 32 E8. Now the systray have 256 colours instead of 16.
December 4, 200717 yr Author id been wondering how to fix that 16 colour limitation pity about all the other ones
December 20, 200717 yr Author New Release: NT4VU3 Alpha 1 [New Features of NT4VU3 Alpha 1] -Damian666's filepatcher is used for the installer which means no batch files and at the is point in time will be used for all future releases. This means i no longer copy files such as shell32.dll which means that windows updates can be applied without problem. (even if there arent that many) This also means there is a more reliable backup and uninstall because they arent affected by me making mistakes in batch files like before Also there is an option to install welcome centre after install. You will have to restart after you have installed NT4VU3A1 -Icon error caused by the reg files has been fixed I think. [issues in NT4VU3 Alpha 1] -Sysdm.cpl has not been patched because im not sure how to apply Marxo's sysdm.cpl. -Newer logon screensaver is not included because im not sure how to apply it. -There might be some minor error messages in the installer, but i havent found any that effect how it functions. -REGEDIT.EXE isnt patched because it is read only by default, if it is not readonly it should be patched. -Shell Update is not supported in this release. -256 Colour Systray fix has not been applied. [system Requirements] Windows NT4 Workstaion Service Pack 6 Internet Explorer 6 (Not required) (OE6 for OE stuff and wmp7.0 and or wmp6.4 for wmp stuff) A computer capable of Running Windows NT4 Video card capable of 16bit Colour for icons Video card capable of 24bit Colour may be required for some bmps (Shell Update is not supported in this release) Screenshots (Installer) (General Screenshot) Download 7.09MB http://www.divshare.com/download/3172870-7be
December 20, 200717 yr Administrator Looks great awergh! Do you have an official logo for your project yet?
December 20, 200717 yr Author not really, since im not particularly great with graphics i havent really thought about it
May 8, 200816 yr Author i appear to have forgoten this forum again as i usually do but here is the new version hopefully shell update support will return next version when i try something Release: NT4 Visual Update 3 Beta 1 [New Features in NT4VU3 Beta 1] 32Bit Icons!!!!! (Thanks to alexanrs the creator of Daedalus) Transparent desktop icon label program install option [updated in NT4VU3 Beta 1] Almost everything [issues Fixed in NT4VU3 Beta 1] -Sysdm.cpl is now patched -Newer logon screensaver is now an install option -REGEDIT.EXE is now patched -256 Colour Systray fix is no longer needed [issues in NT4VU3 Beta 1] -Sysdm.cpl does not look right if IE6 is not installed and sometimes just goes weird. -COMCTL32.DLL Toolbar BMP does not look right if IE6 is not instaled. -Shell Update is not supported in this release. [system Requirements Update] Video card capable of 32bit Colour may be required for some icons and definately required to see NT4VU3 Beta 1 in all its glory. Screenshot Download - 4.30 MB
May 8, 200816 yr Good job. NT4 never looked that good. But it was released in 1996, over a decade ago. I wonder how many people are still using it. Perhaps, its time to let it go? Maybe make a visual update for Windows 2000 (NT5) ?
May 8, 200816 yr Administrator I wish I had a copy of NT4 and Windows 2000. It would help me when I test in VMs (and I tend to test these GUI enhancements and other things too). :wave:
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