MyColors Replacing Premium Suites

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Friday, April 25, 2008 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News

As some of you probably have noticed, we've begun moving some of our Premium Suites over to MyColors.  And if you've purchased the Pirate or Magic Desktop Premium Suites recently, you'll soon be receiving (if you haven't already) an email explaining that your purchase has been upgraded to the MyColors version of the suite, which have been tested to work in both Windows XP and Windows Vista.

What does this mean for Premium Suites overall?  Well, they're being replaced entirely by MyColors Themes.  We've begun the process of upgrading older themes such as Omega to MyColors, upgrading the skins and icons to work under Windows Vista.

As older suites are upgraded, if you purchased within a certain time window, you will receive a free upgrade, otherwise there will be a small upgrade fee.  In the case of Omega, it's any orders placed since November 30th, 2007 up to the point where the suite was upgraded to MyColors.  If you purchased prior to November 30th, you can upgrade for just $4.95.  The upgrade price is there because the suite was XP only and has been upgraded for Vista.

Want to keep track of which of our Premium Suites have been upgraded to MyColors?  Keep an eye on the Inspired Themes list.

The biggest advantage to users with this switch is now if we upgrade a theme, or fix a bug later on, it can be automatically distributed to all users via the MyColors distribution tool.

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ZubaZ
Reply #21 Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:59 AM
so no more premium suites for WindowBlinds then? And the price just more than doubled, if I understand this right? Wow & ouch.
The MAster kinners can still release what have you.  And ODNT subscribes get around 1/2 off the new MyColor suites.  And if you purchased suites before that are being upgraded . . you get a discount to effectivly pay for new work done on the theme.

Not entirely a bad deal.  

Aleatoric
Reply #22 Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:59 AM
The thing I don't like about the MyColors stuff is the dependence on the installed MyColors app (and the implicit theme manager behaviour). I've already had some issues with the MyColors install, I've had to uninstall and reinstall windowblinds to make things work correctly. I'm not opposed to the *idea* of MyColors, I'd just like to be able to apply the theme without having to install what I consider to be an unnecessary app to do it. Let those of us who already have WB, etc., just download a theme file that we can unzip and install as we wish, without the need to screw up our OD installation to do it.

Bebi Bulma
Reply #23 Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:27 AM
Let those of us who already have WB, etc., just download a theme file that we can unzip and install as we wish, without the need to screw up our OD installation to do it.

+1

skybright
Reply #24 Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:53 AM
I just got my Pirate and My Colors did an excellent job. So easy to use.  

Chasbo
Reply #25 Saturday, April 26, 2008 3:23 AM
Just like Impulse. More complication. Fancy doo dads. What's the point? I know that Stardock is making more money off it. That's fine. Good for them. This is making things more complicated than need be in my opinion. I don't need yet another application to install or load skins. Why fix it if it ain't broke? I'm happy to purchase a suite or master skin as is without this My Colors stuff. 19.95 for a suite. That's too much. It ain't worth it. I can't afford it. You are gonna price a lot of people out of your product. I guess that's just the way it is in America now anyway. More I think on this more I'm tempted to just go back to Aston. That's what I used before all this Stardock bling bling shot me up. We'll see. No one cares anyway. Maybe I'll fire up my Windows 3 computer! 2 Megs of RAM! Wow!

SteveGosselin
Reply #26 Saturday, April 26, 2008 4:01 AM
Let those of us who already have WB, etc., just download a theme file that we can unzip and install as we wish, without the need to screw up our OD installation to do it.
- Install MyColors
- Open MyColors and install Magic/Pirate
- Close MyColors and Open WindowBlinds
- Choose Magic or Pirate and clic Apply
- Open IconPackager
- Choose Magic or Pirate and clic Apply

That's it!

Fuzzy Logic
Reply #27 Saturday, April 26, 2008 4:15 AM
Just installed and downloaded Magic. It all works flawlessly.

But this is a great idea for those who just want to customize their desktop without having to mess with a series of programs or skins. Choose your theme and apply - that's it!

I do wish, however, some of the commenters here would actually read what has been written before commenting... Some people do appear severely misinformed despite all the facts being present 

Bebi Bulma
Reply #28 Saturday, April 26, 2008 4:27 AM
Chasbo....the MyColors themes are $9.95 with the ODNT discount.

MurphyZombie
Reply #29 Saturday, April 26, 2008 5:05 AM
I bought the Pirates suite in October 2007 I think it was. When I bought it there was a special running where you got the Rest in Peace suite too. Will my RIP suite be automatically updated to mycolors so I can download it there or will I need to purchase it again? Reason I ask is I see there's a mycolors version of RIP, but I never got an email about it.

StephanA
Reply #30 Saturday, April 26, 2008 5:30 AM
"Let those of us who already have WB, etc., just download a theme file that we can unzip and install as we wish, without the need to screw up our OD installation to do it." Completely support this idea.

neophil78
Reply #31 Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:00 AM
19.95 for a suite. That's too much


But as a subscriber yuou'll get a special price (which will be also at least twice the one you got before   )

neophil78
Reply #32 Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:02 AM
"Let those of us who already have WB, etc., just download a theme file that we can unzip and install as we wish, without the need to screw up our OD installation to do it." Completely support this idea.


+++++++

Chasbo
Reply #33 Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:13 AM
Forget everything I said. I'm an old codger with a chip on my shoulder. I had to stay late at work last night which put me in a bad mood. Things look better this morning. Maybe one day I'll grow up.

angus1949
Reply #34 Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:20 AM
Get an Indiana University and a Notre Dame theme made and it will peak my interest!!  

angus1949
Reply #35 Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:22 AM
Maybe one day I'll grow up
Chasbo, Never completely grow up, it makes people boring.  

Tonans
Reply #36 Saturday, April 26, 2008 11:11 AM
Install MyColors
- Open MyColors and install Magic/Pirate
- Close MyColors and Open WindowBlinds
- Choose Magic or Pirate and clic Apply
- Open IconPackager
- Choose Magic or Pirate and clic Apply

That's it!
One problem with this - MyColors does not work on Vista x64, leaving us out in the cold. Any ETA on an x64 version?

Moletai
Reply #37 Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:49 PM
I agree with those saying MyColors somewhat complicate things for ODNT subscribers. Not only what was mentioned but it might be added that My Colors suites take additional place on hard disk. Duplicate files are stored which is waste of space for me. What is more annoying, for instance, it is impossible to use MyColors wb skin imported into Right click (It goes pixelated). I even had problems using explorer toolbar customized icons with Mycolors skin on XP (also pixelated).The only good thing is possibility to get updates (and info about them) quickly and easily.

PuterDudeJim
Reply #38 Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:09 PM
One problem with this - MyColors does not work on Vista x64, leaving us out in the cold. Any ETA on an x64 version?
I am running x64 Vista Home Premium and My Colors works fine for me.   

PuterDudeJim
Reply #39 Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:15 PM
My question is this: Will the old suites still work with the old theme manager? Call me a tightwad, but I don't want to pay an extra $4.95 for a theme I already bought for $19.95. I once bought a skin called challenger, and when it was updated, I got the new skin for free. Personally, I think the same should apply here. I will probably just continue to use the old theme manager for older themes. I could be wrong.....  ( 

PuterDudeJim
Reply #40 Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:21 PM
Also, off subject, maybe, I just bought the Mustang suite several days ago and can't use it. It will not activate thru my colors. It is being looked at by someone at Stardock Support, but it is taking time. I may wait a while before buying any more suites so they can work out the bugs. I don't like paying for stuff that I can't use.

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