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32BIT system file imageres.dll with mac os x style/blue Aegean Sea icons for  Windows 10 rtm


I have made as an optional to my themes , if users want my mac os X style blue Aegean Sea icons which other inspired and other based to the original os x ones, to download to this separate pack.

Using  my personal made blue style mac osx style folders, instead of the default yellow microsoft ones, needed changing the imageres.dll

so for this : Change the imageres.dll system files with those from this pack which contains blue style mac osx style folders

This pack contains a 32bit mageres.dll system file, in which contained the mac os X style icons.

So if you want those blue style icons, you need to take ownership of the original system file that exist at :

C:/Windows/System32

(provided C is your Windows drive).


please check your system if it is Windows 10 32bit, so go to :

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System

and check the : System type

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Instructions for Windows 10  32bit system.

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Make a restore point, before doing anything else

if you don't know see how>  www.tenforums.com/tutorials/45…  

Alternatively go to zeusosx.deviantart.com/art/Use…  and there is a download link for usefull shortcuts for windows 10.

Download it.

Select the number 8a. Create a restore point

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UNZIP the file using 7zip  www.7-zip.org/download.html

go to :

Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts  

select 'Change User Acount Control settings' and set the slider down to 'never notify' position.

(Alternatively if you have download my shortcut for win 10 use my shortcut:  3d. User Account Control Settings  , and set the slider down to 'never notify' position.)

restart. It is very important to restart.


then take ownership of the original system file that exist at :

C:/Windows/System32

(provided C is your Windows drive).

please see how to take ownership of a system file and do this to imagers.dll  at  winaero.com/blog/how-to-take-o…

Open from your download pack the imageres.dll to your desktop and rename it to imageres32.dll

Cut this imageres32.dll and paste to C:/Windows/System32

After taken ownership and permitions to the original imageres.dll at C:/Windows/System32 , rename it from imageres.dll to imageres.old

Rename the imageres32.dll to imageres.dll

Take ownership and permitions, to the new imageres.dll (It is very important otherwise you may have problems).

See very carefull that to your C:/Windows/System32 exist the file and named imageres.dll

restart your system.

That's it.

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Instructions for Windows 10   64bit system.

please check your system if it is 64bit, so go to :

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System

and check the : System type


NOW instruction for windows Windows 10  64bit system, which refer to the 32bit imageres.dll that exist to c:/windows/syswow64

to c:/windows/syswow64  folder the system files are 32 bit.

so  take ownership of the original system file imageres.dll that exist at :

to c:/windows/syswow64

(provided C is your Windows drive).

please see how to take ownership of a system file and do this to imagers.dll  at  winaero.com/blog/how-to-take-o…

Open from the 32bit download pack the imageres.dll to your desktop and rename it to imageres32.dll

Cut this imageres32.dll and paste to c:/windows/syswow64

Rename the original imageres.dll at c:/windows/syswow64  to imageres.old

Rename the imageres32.dll to imageres.dll

Take ownership and permitions, to the new imageres.dll (It is very important)

restart your system.

That's it.

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AFTER

For both 32 or 64 bit versions

After you can go to :

Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts  

select 'Change User Acount Control settings' and set the slider down to your favor position.

restart.


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HOW to apply the icons if to some folders exist appearing as yellow ones.:


go to

Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display

and if is check the button to Normal 100%

if it already checked then check the button : Medium 125%

Logout/login

then again

go to

Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display

and check the button : Normal 100%

Logout/login

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Also you can use: Disk Cleanup

Go to zeusosx.deviantart.com/art/Use…  and there is a download link for useful shortcuts for windows 10.

Download it.

Select the number 6. Disk Cleanup


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Tips :


How to change the looking of a folder when you have installed my imageres dll which contain mac os x  style icons.


If you want to change the looking of a folder, then make right clik to the folder, select 'properties', then select 'customize' and then 'change icon' and then replace the :

%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll

to

%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll


select the folder you prefer

that's it


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How to uninstall :

go to :

Control Panel\User Accounts and Family Safety\User Accounts  

select 'Change User Acount Control settings' and set the slider down to 'never notify' position.

restart.

Just go to the location that your imageres.dll system file exist :

rename the current imageres.dll to imageres.mac  and rename the imageres.old to imageres.dll

BECAREFULL :  To all files, new and old needed taken ownership winaero.com/blog/how-to-take-o…

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This 32BIT imageres.dll is only for windows 10 , and made separately because of the mb limit of upload, so be less 'heavie' instead of 1 big pack.

This imageres.dll modification work is made By : ZEUSosX  (Pavlos Pitselas), for using with his windows 10 themes.

         zeusosx.deviantart.com/


You Use This imageres.dll For Personal Use Only & Don't Modify or distribute For Commercial Purposes &  you cannot use them for their distribution, neither to give credit for their creation.


By downloading this imageres.dll you agree to the following conditions:

- This imageres.dll and its content is free for personal use only.
- It must not be used commercially.
- You may not sell them or use them for profit.
- Do not take credit for creating this  imageres.dll and its content.
- I am not liable for any sort of damage to your computer from using this imageres.dll.
This is a part of hard work, so please respect it.

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Thank you.


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matt77hias's avatar
So in order to restore the Windows 8.1 icons in Windows 10, I need to take ownership of the existing imageres.dll, replace it by the imagres.dll of Windows 8.1 (also owned). That's it? Any complications (e.g. major Windows updates)?