WindowBlinds 6.02 released

Maintenance release improves performance, adds MyColors support

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News

 Stardock has released WindowBlinds 6.02. WindowBlinds is a program that allows users to change the look and feel of Windows XP and Windows Vista by applying a new visual style. Users can download thousands of free visual styles from websites such as WinCustomize.com, deviantART, SkinBase, Customize.org, and more.

Thanks to years of optimization, WindowBlinds not only won't slow down your computer, it is faster than Windows XP or Windows Vista is by default thanks to making use of video acceleration features in ATI, nVidia, and Intel-based video adapters.  Moreover, WindowBlinds makes heavy use of resource sharing and as a result typically uses less memory than when using the default Windows XP or Windows Vista visual styles.

WindowBlinds 6.02 is a maintenance release designed fix some reported bugs, improve skin changing speed, and add support for MyColors themes.

WindowBlinds is a free download at http://www.windowblinds.net. Users can purchase an enhanced registered version which adds additional functionality for $19.95 (or get it as part of Object Desktop which adds several additional programs and costs $49.95).

Download: www.windowblinds.net

Screenshots:

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Windows XP with a WindowBlinds skin applied

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Windows Vista with Leo WindowBlinds skin applied

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Windows XP with Aero Diamond applied

 

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ALMonty
Reply #1 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:53 PM
I Love WindowBlinds  
CarGuy1
Reply #2 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:33 PM
WindowBlinds 6.02 does not show up in Stardock central for me.
All I show is 6.01.022 and 6.01c[b].106.
What gives, did you guys pull it?   
prickly pear
Reply #3 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:36 PM

Hello,

On the first screenshot showing a green color Windowblind skin.......what is the name of that skin. I just love that shade of green. Thank you.
killajosh
Reply #4 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:39 PM
prickly pear, unless I'm mistaken, that's Harmony, a Master skin by vStyler.
killajosh
Reply #5 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:41 PM
CarGuy, did you refresh the XML data in SDC (under tools/settings/internet)?
CarGuy1
Reply #6 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:50 PM
CarGuy, did you refresh the XML data in SDC (under tools/settings/internet)?


That did it. Thanks  

Prickly Pear, that skin is called Elegance and can be found here...

WWW Link
prickly pear
Reply #7 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:59 PM
CarGuy1

Open up your Stardock Central....click onto to "tools".....click onto "settings"......click onto "internet" and then click onto "refresh application XML data". See if that works for you. It worked for me.
prickly pear
Reply #8 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:02 PM
Killajosh and CarGuy 1

Thank you for the information. I will check it out.
killajosh
Reply #9 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:04 PM
Prickly Pear, that skin is called Elegance and can be found here...


Yeah, that is Elegance. I was looking at the min/max/close buttons and completely overlooked the start menu. Went into WB and started looking around when it dawned on me that...I WAS WRONG!!!        
WebGizmos
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:05 PM
I Love WindowBlinds


Ditto...can't imagine a world without it!
killajosh
Reply #11 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:19 PM
Ditto...can't imagine a world without it!


It would be an ugly, MS Aero-blue world.....much like I imagine hell to be......
Richard Mohler
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:31 PM
I have a several problems, window frame top on some windows is transparent and some widgets load at first but a few minutes later go away..Widgets ran as widgets not imported as widgets...They seem to be alright when imported as widgets but not when ran as a widget..Didn't use to do that....
Wet Monkey
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:52 PM
I have tried to update several times but keep getting a installation failed message?? This is a new one
Wildharp
Reply #14 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:00 AM
I'm getting the same as Wet Monkey. Code: 29 Installation failed. Losing it at 50%. Using SDC and I am a registered OD user. Can anyone point us in the right direction?
ALMonty
Reply #15 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:04 AM
If you get an "error 29" something about "activate.exe". If so turn off your UAC reboot then run SDC. Let WB update, turn on the UAC and reboot.

ControlPanel>Users Accounts: Turn User Account Control On or Off


I wrote this in another thead. Only with Vista.
JaLooNz
Reply #16 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:30 AM
Its time they try to fix the installation / update routine. Everytime I update (no matter to a beta / release build) I need to uninstall and reinstall completely. The update function doesnt seem to work.

Vista x64 UAC on.
Frogboy
Reply #17 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:35 AM

Sounds like a Stardock Central issue.  Make sure you have build 164. (help->about).

Not to rant but Microsoft doesn't make this stuff easy between their constant security tweaking in Vista (even between service pack betas).

Frogboy
Reply #18 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:39 AM

Its time they try to fix the installation / update routine. Everytime I update (no matter to a beta / release build) I need to uninstall and reinstall completely. The update function doesnt seem to work.

Something new is coming next month. Completely new that should solve this kind of thing.

rumy3
Reply #19 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:47 AM
well i decided to buy windowblinds was trying the free trial so i finally bought it tonight and im glad


Thanks.

Wildharp
Reply #20 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 1:55 AM
Thanks AlMonty. It worked. I did not have that problem with previous WB updates.  

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