[TUTORIAL] Probex tells u how vga wait icons

[PROBEX]

HOW to CREATE VGA START ICONS.

THIS DOES NOT WORK ON VISTA64BIT as I figured out after many hours then went to my daughters XP machine....


I've made a new WM Wait Cursor in VGA for the TOuch Pro. It took some time to figure out how to replace the resource in the shellres.192 but now it all works fine.

Of course you can do your own if you like.

I will attach shellres.192 located in your ppc windows folder [these are language Dependant so if your not WWEnglish take your own out of your ppc windows folder]

You'll need some programs, and of course, the dll.

You will need:

1) Resource Hacker 3.4.0 This is a Windows Resource Editor, which gives you access to modify dialogs, bitmaps, icons, etc. for some application files.
2) GoRC: This is a freeware resource compiler. It will turn a .RC file into a .RES file.
3) Multiple file Signer - to digitally re-sign the finished dll.


Summary of procedure: Export .RC from Reshacker, modify resources, compile a .RES file from the .RC, and import .RES file using Reshacker.

Procedure:
1) Launch ResHacker, and open the executable file [dll] you want to modify.
2) In the left side, you will see a list of resources. Select the folder icon for Bitmap.
3) Select Action-> Save Bitmap Resources. This will save all the individual bitmap files [Bitmap resource 4896...4911. So 16 frames for the cursor., as well as .RC file.
The .RC file is a pure text file that contains the mapping between the bitmap name and the resource number that it had assigned inside the exe file.
4) Modify all the 16 bitmaps using your favorite image editor and save in 16 bit format.

NOTE: Don't get discouraged, read the following which makes the import back fairly easy:

5) Because ResHacker cannot import back an .RC file, you need to compile it into a .RES file, which ResHacker can import just fine. So...
first copy the GoRC.exe file into the same folder where all your bitmaps and .rc are located.
Assume c:\bitmaps\, and that you have a file bitmaps.rc inside.

6) Open a cmd line (Start->Run, and type cmd). Go to the folder c:\bitmaps and then you are going to run this command:gorc.exe /r bitmaps.rc

7) This will output a file bitmaps.res. Open ResHacker, Open the DLL executable application file, and select Action-> Update All Resources. Choose your .RES file, and save changes.

This works with other resource types, such as start icons etc.

Piece of cake! RIGHT LOL

STEP 5 and 6 I found can be a bit tricky so a easier way to do the cmd line stuff and get the address's correctly typed is to load your bitmaps and bitmap.rc in a empty pen/flash drive
then at the cmd line change your directory to where the flash drive is so say its on F: in the open cmd line enter F: it pops out F:\ then enter gorc.exe /r bitmaps.rc [so it should look like this F:\>gorc.exe /r bitmaps.rc]

I forgot to bring the dll to work with me [thats were im posting this from] I will add it when i get home. :connie_mykilroy:

That should get you little hackers busy for a while lol

[kaos]

lol proby you could of asked i would have saved you some time... i figured this out first few days i had my puppy....

[PROBEX]

ahhh u shoulda posted a tut then as people were askn if it was possible in palringo....lol I said anything is possible to a point. I shoulda just asked the darkside. :)

[D/\SH]

very nice post and motm by me :>

[kaos]

“ Originally Posted by PROBEX ”

ahhh u shoulda posted a tut then as people were askn if it was possible in palringo....lol I said anything is possible to a point. I shoulda just asked the darkside. :)

lol they should of searched...2 days after pro was released i had a vista vga wait cursor posted for it....lol as for the tut...I'm a man of mystery...I don't share my knowledge with common folk....Only the elite.....

[iTouch24]

“ Originally Posted by kaos ”

lol they should of searched...2 days after pro was released i had a vista vga wait cursor posted for it....lol as for the tut...I'm a man of mystery...I don't share my knowledge with common folk....Only the elite.....

can u share that vista wait cursor... direct me to the link.. thanks

[1LOMOFO]

“ Originally Posted by iTouch24 ”

can u share that vista wait cursor... direct me to the link.. thanks

if you go into mobile customization/ wait icons you'll find it and a lot more.

[BiG JeW]

moving this thread.. to tutorial ...thanks PROBEY

[iTouch24]

maybe someone with a higher talent would want to make a wait cursor with all these icons pulled from a gif file...

[crazaytalent]

“ Originally Posted by iTouch24 ”

maybe someone with a higher talent would want to make a wait cursor with all these icons pulled from a gif file...

This would be better suited if you started your own thread to request this... check the customizations area see if theres a thread of people takin request... if not, you could start one in the proper area asking if anyone is willing... not sure if anyone would be, but youd have a better chance of someone seeing it, the posting it in this thread which is just a basiic tutoriial (which brings me to the question of why dont you just make it yourself?)

[Longfist]

Thnx for sharing.

This is alot good info.

Grtz

[ronaldsdv]

quick question I'm stuck at the part where i I have to run cmd ... I have vista and I located the run command and I typed the cmd .... but as instructed in the tutorial I can't continue any advise?

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Nevermind I got it hahaha!!!!

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-ve still stuck

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OK so Im trying to do this and I got it to the point where I have to type the command and the directory, I have modified all the bitmaps, added the gorc.exe into the same older in addition to the .rc file ..... now when I try to locate the .rc file is saying that it cant open source file ..... an suggestions?

[hPeOaTd]

“ Originally Posted by PROBEX ”

HOW to CREATE VGA START ICONS.

THIS DOES NOT WORK ON VISTA64BIT as I figured out after many hours then went to my daughters XP machine....

You say this dosent work on vista 64-bit. Does anyone know if this will work on Windows 7 64-bit?

[GokuSS3]

“ Originally Posted by hPeOaTd ”

You say this dosent work on vista 64-bit. Does anyone know if this will work on Windows 7 64-bit?

It is stated in the first line of the 1st Thread that this does not work with 64bit.