Tired of this CRAP on the messageboards
Friday, January 23, 2004 by digital_trucker | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
How about this for a solution to the problem of all these dickweeds registering just to cause trouble;
You have to be a registered member of WC (not necessarily a paying one) for at least one month before you're allowed to post. If you need help, go to IRC.
You have to be a registered member of WC (not necessarily a paying one) for at least one month before you're allowed to post. If you need help, go to IRC.
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kona0197
Reply #22 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:47 PM
Reply #22 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:47 PM
I can't wait until SP2 and Longhorn come out. Put StyleXP out of business for good.
IPlural
Reply #23 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:50 PM
Reply #23 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:50 PM
For myself it isn't an issue of resources but one based in morals. ( Which is really odd for me, I do not feel constrained by morals, EH 
, anyway )
StyleXP is a hack, the fact that it applies the hack in memory as opposed to changing the file on the drive before being loaded into memory does not make a difference.
What I find honestly funny about the whole StyleXP group of devout users is the fact that they are paying money for the right to run a hack they could actually do on their own without paying anyone a dime to do and use.
That is a personal choice that they have made which is what I have done. I have purchased the main commercially sold Shell and Skin applications on the market.
WinSTEP, Hoverdesk, Aston and ODnet are the ones I have purchased and have found to all do exactly what they claim to do and very well at that.
StyleXP on the other hand is something I could not pay a dime for. If I am going to accept making the choice to infringe upon intellectual property rights I am *not* going to pay someone to do it.
Fix that (license the right to make use of the M(icrosoft)SSTyle and I would consider checking out StyleXP also.
Until that time I am happy in my ignorance of that specific hack.
( side note: I've noticed that StyleXP is actually being pirated now that I find hilarious.
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, anyway )StyleXP is a hack, the fact that it applies the hack in memory as opposed to changing the file on the drive before being loaded into memory does not make a difference.
What I find honestly funny about the whole StyleXP group of devout users is the fact that they are paying money for the right to run a hack they could actually do on their own without paying anyone a dime to do and use.
That is a personal choice that they have made which is what I have done. I have purchased the main commercially sold Shell and Skin applications on the market.
WinSTEP, Hoverdesk, Aston and ODnet are the ones I have purchased and have found to all do exactly what they claim to do and very well at that.
StyleXP on the other hand is something I could not pay a dime for. If I am going to accept making the choice to infringe upon intellectual property rights I am *not* going to pay someone to do it.
Fix that (license the right to make use of the M(icrosoft)SSTyle and I would consider checking out StyleXP also.
Until that time I am happy in my ignorance of that specific hack.
( side note: I've noticed that StyleXP is actually being pirated now that I find hilarious.
)
Apocalypse_67
Reply #24 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:54 PM
You read my mind IP
Reply #24 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:54 PM
| I've noticed that StyleXP is actually being pirated now that I find hilarious |
You read my mind IP
kona0197
Reply #25 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:58 PM
Reply #25 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:58 PM
And i find it funny that most of the msstyles are being ported to WB as well!
Koasati
Reply #26 Friday, January 23, 2004 11:00 PM
Reply #26 Friday, January 23, 2004 11:00 PM
Right on IP! I pointed out the resource useage, coz that's what they all harp on........... yadda, yadda, yadda...... 
kongit
Reply #27 Friday, January 23, 2004 11:43 PM
Reply #27 Friday, January 23, 2004 11:43 PM
my windowblinds runs at 3-4 megs of ram, while if I use microsofts theming with the regular luna that runs at about 6-8 megs. interesting difference
wombat_1
Reply #28 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:37 AM
Certainly do .... and 'I can pee higher than you' contests are very unfashionable.
Reply #28 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:37 AM
| You need to understand how the world works man... |
Certainly do .... and 'I can pee higher than you' contests are very unfashionable.
Koasati
Reply #30 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:56 AM
Reply #30 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:56 AM
| I can pee higher than you' contests |
Now there's a visual I could have done without..
ewwwwww 
SelfExiled
Reply #31 Saturday, January 24, 2004 1:15 AM
Reply #31 Saturday, January 24, 2004 1:15 AM
Whats the complaint? I don't understand it. Everyone knows that WB skins better than StyleXP. So, what's the matter with a little more memory usage. I think 7MB is fairly small. Especially since WindowsXP needs about 128MB to 256MB of Ram to run smoothly. And most power users have even more Ram, up to 2GB. If WB uses 7MB of the 156MB being used on my system, I would be happy and I am. Svchost uses about 40MB, I am more concerned about that, and it doesn't even give it back once you disconnect from the net. It's a ridiculous argument against WB, I think. There seems to be a lot of StyleXP people coming here lately. Maybe they are trying to steal Windowblind users because their program is going out of business. So, they are now flooding this site with a lot of useless propaganda.
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Fuzzy Logic
Reply #32 Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:49 AM
Reply #32 Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:49 AM
Here's a few skinning items I have running:
Item........RAM/Virtual memory (in K)
Windowblinds 2096/2148
SysMetrix 11592/5288
CursorXP 2264/2132
DX 3668/1708
Where is that using loads or resources? Out of 768Mb ram using about 18Mb for various skinning products is no great loss and 11 of that is SysMetrix. At the moment I'm showing 515Mb free ram.
I can never understand why people show loyalty to an illegal system hack for which an unscrupulous company charges money
Item........RAM/Virtual memory (in K)
Windowblinds 2096/2148
SysMetrix 11592/5288
CursorXP 2264/2132
DX 3668/1708
Where is that using loads or resources? Out of 768Mb ram using about 18Mb for various skinning products is no great loss and 11 of that is SysMetrix. At the moment I'm showing 515Mb free ram.
I can never understand why people show loyalty to an illegal system hack for which an unscrupulous company charges money
Apocalypse_67
Reply #33 Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:33 AM
Thats because they dont realize how they are been piped off by the company.
Reply #33 Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:33 AM
| I can never understand why people show loyalty to an illegal system hack for which an unscrupulous company charges money |
Thats because they dont realize how they are been piped off by the company.
joetheblow
Reply #34 Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:33 AM
Reply #34 Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:33 AM
hmmmm.... speaking of StyleXP, I wonder what happened to that lawsiut of theirs...
There can only be one conclution, but I would like to here just how fast it gets thrown out of court.
There can only be one conclution, but I would like to here just how fast it gets thrown out of court.
Chef Garry
Reply #35 Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:01 AM
Reply #35 Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:01 AM
I sleep through all the fun!
Referring to DT's original message, I think that a month's grace before a registered member can post is a tad extreme. However, I do think that only registered members should have posting privilege.
Like you Joe, I've been wondering about the lawsuit.
Referring to DT's original message, I think that a month's grace before a registered member can post is a tad extreme. However, I do think that only registered members should have posting privilege.
Like you Joe, I've been wondering about the lawsuit.
Ender2070
Reply #36 Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:59 AM
Reply #36 Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:59 AM
I hope longhorn has built in skinning for everyone that puts Stardock out of business.
Essencay
Reply #38 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:03 PM
Why would anyone want to wish misfortune on another. Stardock is run by people who have families. Take your opinions somewhere else.
Reply #38 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:03 PM
| I hope longhorn has built in skinning for everyone that puts Stardock out of business. |
Why would anyone want to wish misfortune on another. Stardock is run by people who have families. Take your opinions somewhere else.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #39 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:03 PM
Reply #39 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:03 PM
Newsflash Ender2070 - Windowblinds is approved by Microsoft 
And yes, it will work on Longhorn.
And yes, it will work on Longhorn.
Hy_Rolr
Reply #40 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:09 PM
Reply #40 Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:09 PM
I have to agree with essencay
please Mr.Ender2070
"Go Away" >
please Mr.Ender2070
"Go Away" >
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Reply #21 Friday, January 23, 2004 10:44 PM
Sorry if my post offends you.