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So, I if I have Alky installed, I should uninstall that first, re-download the sidebar, use ResHacker on the Sidebar.exe to change the background, and then right-click sidebar.exe, and patch\Run Vista Executable? Am I making this harder than it should be? EDIT: I thought about your answer, and I think I understand: In order to be able to change the background image, I need to follow the instructions for pulling the windows sidebar folder directly from a vista install? The Alky version doesn't allow for such a change?

Hey guys, I know this sidebar has been around long enough for someone to know the answer to this: Say I want the slightly transparent background (the same one located in the "PNG Images" directory). The same one used by default in earlier builds of the Sidebar. I've tried Windows Sidebar Styler, which doesn't seem to feature the exact one I want which is: Transparent (Right).png All i'm trying to do is change my background to Transparent (Right).png from Fade (Right).png!!!! I've also tried ResHacker, and tried changing RCDATA 20001 and 20035 to the Transparent (Right).png image. I can always save the changes, but it seems to make no difference at all. Even if not a full step-by-step on this, can someone point me to a tutorial on how to identify the proper RcData values? I searched this topic, and I see plenty of folks that wanted to switch to the Fade background, but how can I switch to something else WITHOUT the need for any other app? I know since the PNGs are already installed with the sidebar, there's gotta be a simpler way to do this. Maybe I just haven't played around with ResHacker enough. Also, forgive a noob like me, but what I've gathered so far about the RCData values of 20001 and 20035 are that they control the left and right background images of the Sidebar, right? If this is true, which one is left and which is right? Thanks in advance