LogonStudio Vista Arrives!

Now available on Stardock Central for Object Desktop users!

Saturday, January 27, 2007 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News

Stardock LogonStudio for Windows Vista has gone into beta for users of Object Desktop.  LogonStudio is a program that enables users to replace the Windows Vista logon screen with one of their own creation or use one made by others.  The new .logonvista format has been designed to be extensible so that as Stardock adds more features to the format, existing logons will continue to work.

We have created a new gallery on WinCustomize.com to support these new logons. Taking screenshots is a bit of a challenge since print-screen doesn't work when you're at the logon prompt in Windows Vista but Stardock plans to add support for making screenshot previews in an upcoming build.

If you don't have Object Desktop, now's a good time to get it. Object Desktop is Stardock's premiere suite of desktop enhancement utilities that includes WindowBlinds, IconPackager, DesktopX, ObjectBar, RightClick, SkinStudio, and many other programs that can completely transform the Windows desktop to your own design.  LogonStudio Vista is the first of the Windows Vista specific programs released (users of Windows XP have LogonStudio XP already).

Object Desktop Home Page

LogonStudio Vista Gallery (use THIS gallery for Vista logons, not the XP one)

Screenshots:

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GreenReaper
Reply #21 Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:19 PM
Not at this point. Importing would be a nice feature to have, to be sure. For now we just wanted to get this basic version out so that people could enjoy a nice background to their logon (it really makes a surprisingly large difference).

NightTrainthedark
Reply #22 Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:46 PM
When the heck is someone going to comment on all the new stuff Stardock is putting out that is part of the Object Desktop description?

Oh right.... they are still complaining about paying for skins.   

Please continue........

AzDude
Reply #23 Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:07 PM
day4 and still working great - no problems   

hashonboat
Reply #24 Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:31 PM
Doesn't work at for me. It installed fine. It looks like it will work but when I click apply or log off I just get the default background. I even chose my own background and it is listed as one of the logons but nada. I'm running a dell 2007wfp at 1680x1050. Should that make a difference?

butch123
Reply #25 Sunday, February 18, 2007 9:04 AM
Works really well

itsalladream
Reply #26 Monday, February 26, 2007 8:06 AM
I would have liked to have gotten this, but as I have Vista now (so nothing else is useful), am not a current user, and don't have a CC (living out of the country for now), I suppose I will have to wait a bit.

Regardless, keep up the good work.

GreenReaper
Reply #27 Monday, February 26, 2007 12:46 PM
Note that LogonStudio Vista is not designed to work with pre-release versions of Windows Vista. Using Vista RC1 has been the cause behind both "it doesn't work" errors that I know of.

MANOXFOX
Reply #28 Sunday, March 18, 2007 7:46 PM
I want to upload some logons. Where do i find the .logonvista file to upload?

GreenReaper
Reply #29 Monday, March 19, 2007 10:14 AM
There is no .logonvista file sitting on disk waiting to be used. To create one, click the logon you want to export and then click the link to the left saying "Export".

Future versions will make this a drag and drop operation - you will just drag the logon to where you want it to go (the desktop or Windows Explorer window).

MANOXFOX
Reply #30 Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:22 AM
thanks.

anmol_tak08
Reply #31 Friday, March 30, 2007 12:56 AM
where is download link

Bebi Bulma
Reply #32 Friday, March 30, 2007 2:22 AM
There isn't one...it's available on SDC for ODNT subscribers.

hamingway
Reply #33 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:16 AM

Where can I get a logonstudio vista ?????

Bebi Bulma
Reply #34 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 3:37 AM
hamingway: see my above post and the first post in the thread.

2of3
Reply #35 Friday, April 20, 2007 1:09 PM
With logonstudio Vista, are you able to customize buttons, move account banner etc? If all you can do is change the wallpaper, what's the point? Especially if you have to pay for it! I'm looking to convert my XP logons to vista and most of them won't work with the account banner in the middle.

GreenReaper
Reply #36 Friday, April 20, 2007 1:12 PM
Not yet, no. The point is basically that with the default skin, changing the wallpaper is enough for a lot of people. There is certainly a lot more that we would like to do and which is possible given time, but we have limited developer resources, and would rather have a solid product out there that than a flaky one that does more.

2of3
Reply #37 Friday, April 20, 2007 2:07 PM
changing the wallpaper is enough for a lot of people


Not for me! I like to change everything! Anyway it's a moot point since I don't have Vista yet.... I was just curious!

GreenReaper
Reply #38 Friday, April 20, 2007 2:12 PM
So do I. And we really would love to do more, and so we most likely will . . . in time.

teetopatee
Reply #39 Friday, May 4, 2007 7:49 AM
#10

starkers
Reply #40 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:53 PM
I just discovered when booted in Vista, that when I downloaded some LogonXP files (Light Escapes & Not of this Earth) to use in XP on my dual boot machine, LogonStudio Vista opened and I was able to apply them. Don't know if this is normal or even if LogonStudio Vista is supposed to import LogonStudio XP files at this time, but it seems that it is doing so/able to.

Using LogonStudio Vista 1.00.002. in Vista Ultimate.

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