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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 19:21 UTC, submitted by draginol

Developer Stardock has released WindowBlinds 6 today. It is a utility that allows users to customize the look and feel of Windows by applying "skins" to change the user interface of the OS. WindowBlinds 6 can make Windows XP look virtually identical to Windows Vista (including blurred glass). Thanks to hardware acceleration, a typical XP system dressed to look like Vista will perform faster than Vista still. WindowBlinds 6 also adds full skinning support to Windows Vista, making it the first and only program to support full Windows Vista customization. CNet takes a quick look at this new release.

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RE: Never understood...

by sappyvcv on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 20:09 UTC in reply to "Never understood..."

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2005-07-06

I don't think you understand what WindowBlinds is..

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RE[2]: Never understood...

by rikostan on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 20:41 in reply to "RE: Never understood..."

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2007-02-24

I understand I can accomplish most of the same functionality using different .msstyles and a shell like Litestep.

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RE[3]: Never understood...

by sappyvcv on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 20:57 in reply to "RE[2]: Never understood..."

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2005-07-06

WindowBlinds isn't a shell. Also, using .msstyles requires a dll hack (uxtheme.dll). As well, XP styles can't do alpha-transparency or effects like blurring.

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RE[3]: Never understood...

by Flatland_Spider on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 21:11 in reply to "RE[2]: Never understood..."

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2006-09-01

Has Litestep gotten easier to install and use?

I remember it being a bear to back in 98-99.

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