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[idawn]

Description
In the old longhorn 4xxx days, the startmenu user picture was more animated as it was today. Today, we get a cheap alpha-fading effect when you hover over an item: the user picture simply blends with the icon for a while.
Back in the days, the user picture was actually rotating when you had the start menu opened. This application tries to achieve that effect.

Screenshot
 3dpicv2.png   54K   899 downloads

Video


What's new?
+ stabilized the thing (less crashes)
+ Now changes the icon also when you hover over other startmenu items!
+ some extra rendering settings

Todo
+ Cooler and more longhorn-esque animation DONE thx to bryant
+ Add support for the browse-pane (the pane you get when you start search-typing)

Known problems
+ some icons render with a smaller size. This is a limitation of the system and in my opinion a "bug". IImageList2::GetOriginalSize returns E_NOTIMPL, which means cannot get the original icon size since MS programmers did not implement that behaviour (yet). FIXED by Andreas with a workaround

Beware!
This application injects code into explorer.exe, hooks into the startmenu windows and also uses internal data-structures which may result in extra crashes. Therefore, usage is on own risk.
'I personally think dreamscene users might suffer...!'

Download
http://mpj.tomaatnet...ve3dUserPic.zip
Or download from here

Thanks Again to AndreasV

[Neutron Nine]

Wow, nice animation. It works great!

[ThunderROM]

Looks pretty cool, thanks.

[graeme]

not workin for me. i get the "3DUserPic Module has stopped working" dialog

[Freka]

Looks awesome.

[Massy]

simply great

[butch123]

Vey nice Thanks....

[Massy]

simply great

[Ultimate John]

This application injects code into explorer.exe

How can I completely uninstall it by removing the code?

[coolerpvr]

Nice i like it

[idawn]

This application injects code into explorer.exe

How can I completely uninstall it by removing the code?

I'm not sure about that mate...! But I think if that is removed then explorer doesn shutdown properly so u get the error when u startup again..! That was fixed here.. But still has bugs

[Dr. Doom]

not workin for me. i get the "3DUserPic Module has stopped working" dialog

Join the club!
The old version worked fine, but this one can't start... same shit: "3DUserPic Module has stopped working".

[idawn]

not workin for me. i get the "3DUserPic Module has stopped working" dialog

Join the club!
The old version worked fine, but this one can't start... same shit: "3DUserPic Module has stopped working".

MAy be u should follow that thread...! But the download link is being updated then n there so have a download then n there n check it up if possible...! Last update was on 29th June I suppose

[idawn]

Those find problems try downloading http://www.microsoft...;displaylang=en and see if the problem goes away?
And the version is updated again..! Try re-downloading said by the author(Andreas).

EDIT: Oops sorry...! Its fixed now... Thx

Edited by idawn, 02 July 2007 - 05:32 AM.

[Dr. Doom]

it worked after installing this:
http://www.microsoft...;displaylang=en

it's much better than the first version


PS:
idawn's link doesn't work... but my does.

Edited by Dr. Doom, 02 July 2007 - 05:14 AM.

[Seventh Surfer]

It works now, thanks

[SharmanNet]

Looks amazing!

[kaironxp]

i doesnt work for me, Im using Vista X64

[idawn]

^huh I dont think so it'll work on x64