UxTheme + Start Orb Changer + custom .DLL modifications + resource hacker + manual modification of like 40 or so icons + some other programs. In all it took around 5 hours and still isn't perfect.
Personally, I wouldn't use this. It's nice, but I prefer something more smooth and elegant...you know what I mean? But if it suits your taste, and you like looking at it everyday, then it was well worth making xD.
