Comments by MikeMatt16 (Top 3 by date)

So I gave that API method a try, and it works for getting the current .msstyles theme. So I can now handle things differently for different Windows 7 Themes.

If you have Aero enabled, than the file name will be Aero.msstyles. if you are using Basic, the file name will be Aero.msstyles, Desktop Composition will be disabled. if you are using Classic, the file name will be empty.

I understand how Windows Aero is handled and extended, but I don't know how they handle Windows Basic, and Windows Classic themes. If needed, getting the name of the theme could help me out. If the theme's name is Windows 7 Basic, than obviously I'll be able to handle it using custom images included with the project, but I would like to know if I can extract the images or colors from the active theme.