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Old 2012-04-29, 07:24 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
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Howto: Customize & Personalize Windows 7 Desktop



This is a tutorial on how to heavily customize your Windows 7 desktop for a personal experience. I created this as a request by many who saw my desktop on Twitter and in this thread. Just to explain whats going on a bit.

All of the icons are custom made. The Terran Republic circle is actually a CPU and RAM meter, so it's always constantly moving and looks cool. The screenshot is actually a Planetside 2 slideshow, and goes through hi-resolution shots that have been released on Planetside 2. There are virtual desktops at the bottom left, which basically give me four completely separate but usable desktop areas. I can, for example, open TeamSpeak 3 and mIRC on one, then switch to another so I can have both programs running without taking up screen space. There's also a Media player at the bottom right, and static media controls at the top right if don't have access to the desktop media player.

Note: When setting up RocketDock's position, be sure to set it to Normal layering.

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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32 or 64-bit

SHELL
SharpEnviro RC3 - http://sharpe.sourceforge.net/

VISUAL STYLE
iBaked by =neiio - http://neiio.deviantart.com/art/iBaked-257470118

MOUSE CURSOR
Eclair by ~MAGNUMHEARTED - http://magnumhearted.deviantart.com/...lair-150846111

ROCKETDOCK
http://rocketdock.com/

DOCK & DESKTOP ICONS
Token by ~brsev - http://brsev.deviantart.com/art/Token-128429570

RAINMETER
http://rainmeter.net/cms/

RAINIFY
Rainify by ~poiru - http://poiru.deviantart.com/art/Rain...0-1-170149696?

RING
Rings by ~Kaelri - http://kaelri.deviantart.com/art/Rings-138547375

MEDIA CONTROLS
CLN by ~toastbrotpascal - http://toastbrotpascal.deviantart.com/art/CLN-216978446
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