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 Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: [Tutorial] How to make a Custom Run Box addon |
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Custom Run Box (Resource Hacking) by David Cumps modified by ricktendo64
Graphics by WolfX2 and HJW (special thanx Wolf and HJW)
 
 
 
 
 
We'll change the Run box and make it look like this:
First of all the disclaimer:
You don't have to do anything because I tell so, everything you do is on your own risk and I am not responssible when anything goes wrong.
With that out of the way, grab the tools if you don't have them yet:
- Any Bitmap thats 271 x 78 (right click the .png files above and Save Image As, then convert to .bmp with Paint)
- ResHacker
- CabTool
- ModifyPE
- Replacer (optional, if you want to replace your current runbox without reformating)
- Extract shell32.dll from RVMUpdatePack2.x.x.7z to a safe place. (Copy it two times, one which we'll be editing, and one which is a backup)
- Open it in ResHacker and you'll see a list on the left side showing all available resources.
- Now select the 'Dialog' resource, and look at 1003. You'll notice it's the Run box.
- We'll start by adding a bitmap to place on our Run box. Go to 'Bitmap' and select 'Action', 'Add a new Resource'.
- Here you select a bmp file and give it the name RUNGFX.
- Press 'Add Resource' and now you can see it's added.
- Now we'll go back to the 'Dialog' 1003, 1033 and replace the existing script with this one: | Code: | 1003 DIALOGEX 0, 0, 188, 83
STYLE DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_NOIDLEMSG | DS_CONTEXTHELP | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION ":: run ::"
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
FONT 8, "MS SHELL DLG"
{
CONTROL "", 12298, COMBOBOX, CBS_DROPDOWN | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_DISABLENOSCROLL | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, 3, 53, 181, 198
CONTROL "R", 12306, BUTTON, BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_DISABLED | WS_TABSTOP, 21, 90, 1, 1
CONTROL "Run", 1, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 3, 67, 59, 14 , 0x00020000
CONTROL "Cancel", 2, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 63, 67, 59, 14 , 0x00020000
CONTROL "Find", 12288, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 124, 67, 59, 14 , 0x00020000
CONTROL "RUNGFX", 0, STATIC, SS_BITMAP | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_GROUP, 3, 3, 181, 48
}
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- To make your life easier, and to be sure you don't make a mistake due to your browser word wrapping the script, copy paste it from this text file: runscript.txt.
- When you have replaced it you press 'Compile Script'.
- And now you'll see the preview has changed to our new runbox!
- Press CTRL+S to save the modified dll.
- ModifyPE it
Now you can do one of 3 things: 1-Addon, 2-Manually Copy it or 3-Replacer to replace your current shell32.dll.
-1 Addon: Get the uncompressd shell32.dll and then open notepad and paste this into it: (Fill in the ????)
| Code: | [general]
builddate=2006/??/??
description=????
language=????
title=????
version=????
website=http:\\www.????.com
[i386_compress]
rvmtemp\extracted\shell32.dll |
Save the file as Entries_Whatever_RunBox.ini and save, highlight both shell32.dll and Entries_????.ini and zip, cab, rar or 7zip both with your favorite archiver.
Naming the addon: Make sure to include the word addon in your archive name, "and_dont_use_any_spaces" use underscore.
Example: Johns_RunBox_addon.7z
-2 Manually: Compress it with CabTool (from shell32.dll to SHELL32.DL_) and Replace/Overwrite the old one in your I386 folder.
-3 Replacer: Folow the insructions for the program and replace your current shell32.dll in your system32 folder.
*I made some addons with them Download HERE 
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ricktendo64
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Can someone show me how to make an addon for this?
I need to know the inf file contents and do I have to compress it or will the integrator compress it fom me?
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5eraph
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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No INF file required; this should be a simple file replacement in the source.
The Integrator will automatically compress the addon contents to the CAB/??_ format. It may be necessary to ModifyPE the file to prevent the Windows installer from burping when copying the source files to hard disk.
A very simple ENTRIES.INI file should suffice. |
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ricktendo64
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Thats what I meant INI
I need someone to write it, I dont know how yet
I dont understand the ,,,,,,,,, stuff
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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You can use this one. It's extremely simple in this case; the only purpose this file will serve for you is to properly display the addon in the Integrator and nLite.
| Code: | ;Custom RunBox Addon by ricktendo64
[general]
builddate=2006/08/23
description=ricktendo64's Custom RunBox Addon for RVMUP 2.1.x
title=Custom RunBox Addon
version=1 |
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ricktendo64
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you 5eraph
That I know how to do. I didnt know it was that easy, all I hat to put was the description for my addon.
EDIT: You forgot about
[i386_compress]
rvmtemp\extracted\shell32.dll
Thank YOU Kelsenellenelvian
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| nice can anyone make me a logo ..saying GOLD EDITION.. thx |
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5eraph
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| I did forget about that, but I don't believe it should be necessary if integrated in the same session with an Update Pack. |
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ricktendo64
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| 5eraph wrote: | | I did forget about that, but I don't believe it should be necessary if integrated in the same session with an Update Pack. |
You are 100% correct.
But what if ppl integrate it after theve integrated the updatepack?.. Thats why I had to include it.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Hi thanks for this great tutorial:D.
I have 1 question, what do you mean by "ModifyPE it" which is after saving the modified dll. |
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5eraph
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: |
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ModifyPE corrects the internally recorded checksum of the code in the file. It is necessary to change the checksum when manually patching or hacking an EXE or DLL that is normally distributed with Windows. This is to prevent copy errors during your Windows installation.
You can find more information on ModifyPE (and a link to the utility) here: |
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pandora
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| 5eraph wrote: | ModifyPE corrects the internally recorded checksum of the code in the file. It is necessary to change the checksum when manually patching or hacking an EXE or DLL that is normally distributed with Windows. This is to prevent copy errors during your Windows installation.
You can find more information on ModifyPE (and a link to the utility) here: |
The explaination was great, the link was great too, thanks you 5eraph for your help, have a nice day.  |
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ricktendo64
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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NIIIICE! im gonna make an addon for the first cuz I dont know what MB3 stands for 
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: |
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MB v3 stands for my own MultiBoot Version3 DVD
This is my latest custom runbox:
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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| HJW wrote: | |
OMFG just noticed this one HJW its Niiice
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| can i simply replace the image in your addon and repack it. |
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ricktendo64
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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Yes but preferably get the shell32 from RyanVMs Latest Updatepack to make sure that its a up to date patched version
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| ricktendo64 wrote: | | Yes but preferably get the shell32 from RyanVMs Latest Updatepack to make sure that its a up to date patched version |
Thanks,
I have a doubt, if your addon replaces the original?
If so, if i need to apply VTP 6 to the Source,
causes any changes?
please Solve
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Only if VTP reshacks that number section in shell32.dll but i doubt it does...
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