How did you find Wincustomize?
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Sunday, March 20, 2005 by KeithMacDonald | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
How did you find Wincustomize? Did you find it through another customizations site? A friend? Luck?
This is how I found Wincustomize:
My school was on a field trip to CNC (College of new Caledonia... nice place:))
and I had signed up to go to a class in Computer Networking (just to check it out).
So, I was in the CompNet classroom and I saw this guy using WindowBlinds, and I ask
him how he changed his theme to something other than the Windows defaults (silver,
blue, green, classic) and he told me about Wincustomize, and told me about WindowBlinds.
So, the next oppertunity I get, I check it out, and end up customizing my desktop
with Tiggz's GT3 theme (still one of my favourites). I got a Wincustomize Membership
(not a subscription), checked out the proggys, got them, used them, found different skins
them, etc. I then decided to try my hand at skinning. I started with Logons, using other
peoples graphics. I advanced to using MSPaint, then Irfanview, then CorelDRAW. Now I'm an
active contributer to the Wincustomize community, and learning how to use Adobe Photoshop.
(Two of the best proggys in the world- CorelDRAW and Photoshop). Thats my story, so whats yours?
This is how I found Wincustomize:
My school was on a field trip to CNC (College of new Caledonia... nice place:))
and I had signed up to go to a class in Computer Networking (just to check it out).
So, I was in the CompNet classroom and I saw this guy using WindowBlinds, and I ask
him how he changed his theme to something other than the Windows defaults (silver,
blue, green, classic) and he told me about Wincustomize, and told me about WindowBlinds.
So, the next oppertunity I get, I check it out, and end up customizing my desktop
with Tiggz's GT3 theme (still one of my favourites). I got a Wincustomize Membership
(not a subscription), checked out the proggys, got them, used them, found different skins
them, etc. I then decided to try my hand at skinning. I started with Logons, using other
peoples graphics. I advanced to using MSPaint, then Irfanview, then CorelDRAW. Now I'm an
active contributer to the Wincustomize community, and learning how to use Adobe Photoshop.
(Two of the best proggys in the world- CorelDRAW and Photoshop). Thats my story, so whats yours?
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Double Zero
Reply #2 Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:52 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:52 PM
I found Wincustomize through the MS site actually..
I built a new PC, with all the latest "Buzzers and bells" and of course windows98 was just not going to run all the goodies I have bought and installed into the machine, so winXP it is..
I have always been a desktop theme addict, could never stand windows standard, windows XP is no different so I began searching for solutions..
I was at the MS site considering a DL of one of the "Plus" programs when I stumbled upon Windowblinds, well of course I just HAD to investigate this! LoL...
I had a previous encounter with an old style of WB's in a desktop theme known as "GhostBusters", I always thought that theme was too cool! but I never really looked for windowblinds until I began using XP..
I am so glad I found WC and WB's..saved my life..::nods:: thats the truth!..LoL
Zero.
I built a new PC, with all the latest "Buzzers and bells" and of course windows98 was just not going to run all the goodies I have bought and installed into the machine, so winXP it is..
I have always been a desktop theme addict, could never stand windows standard, windows XP is no different so I began searching for solutions..
I was at the MS site considering a DL of one of the "Plus" programs when I stumbled upon Windowblinds, well of course I just HAD to investigate this! LoL...
I had a previous encounter with an old style of WB's in a desktop theme known as "GhostBusters", I always thought that theme was too cool! but I never really looked for windowblinds until I began using XP..
I am so glad I found WC and WB's..saved my life..::nods:: thats the truth!..LoL
Zero.
Bichur
Reply #3 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:04 AM
Reply #3 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:04 AM
Had my computer about a month. Was using MSN. Had finished downloading something or the other & I saw a link on the left of the download mgr for more downloads. Clicked it, ended up at I think Cnet, browsed, did a search for desktop enhancements and came across window blinds. Put the site in the address and cruised on over. Looked it over, went over to Stardock and ordered the disk.
Bichur
Bichur
GhoS
Reply #4 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:11 AM
Reply #4 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:11 AM
I got into using skinned programs originally through Winamp. In searching for skins for it I ended up finding skinz.org. Poking through that site at various times to check out other programs that one could skin I found Windowblinds. I can't recall if it was before skinz.org went down or after, but either way the appearance of Wincustomize helped secure a home for me for totally re-vamping the boring Windows look.
Cavan1
Reply #6 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:26 AM
Reply #6 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:26 AM
G4techTV watching The Screen Savers, also have seen Stardock products as free files on Call For Help, now that they
are back on tv in Canada.
are back on tv in Canada.
PinkChampaign
Reply #7 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:53 AM
Reply #7 Monday, March 21, 2005 12:53 AM
My friend DaHooligan got me into all this about 3 years ago.
Jafo
Reply #9 Monday, March 21, 2005 1:08 AM
Reply #9 Monday, March 21, 2005 1:08 AM
Waiter.... "Sir...how did you find your steak?"
Customer.... "I moved two peas and there it was."
Double Zero
Reply #10 Monday, March 21, 2005 1:24 AM
Reply #10 Monday, March 21, 2005 1:24 AM
LoL - Jafo..I swear I have been to resturaunts where that cant be any more true!.
Tweak XP -Rocks! just isnt updated all that often..::sighs::
Zero.
Tweak XP -Rocks! just isnt updated all that often..::sighs::
Zero.
craeonics
Reply #11 Monday, March 21, 2005 3:36 AM
Reply #11 Monday, March 21, 2005 3:36 AM
A bunch of frogs dragged me out of my hole, tossed me in the back of their trailer and dumped me over here. In other words, been here since day one.
Weaksid
Reply #12 Monday, March 21, 2005 3:55 AM
Reply #12 Monday, March 21, 2005 3:55 AM
You know, I seriously can't think of how I came across this site. I know I came here before DA by like 20days. I found out about DA through this site. Hmm, now that's a interesting question. I just can't remember.
Weaksid is going to go and ponder about this question
Weaksid is going to go and ponder about this question
Scarebear
Reply #13 Monday, March 21, 2005 5:15 AM
Reply #13 Monday, March 21, 2005 5:15 AM
Skinz.org died and I joined here not long after it opened. It's been interesting to watch the development (and lack of) at all the skin sites that were going when skinz.org died.
_02
Reply #14 Monday, March 21, 2005 6:50 AM
Reply #14 Monday, March 21, 2005 6:50 AM
I found WC while downloading Visual Styles from Devian Art for my other program. I noticed a category for Windowblinds, and here I am!
Lantec
Reply #15 Monday, March 21, 2005 7:11 AM
Reply #15 Monday, March 21, 2005 7:11 AM
I got that first XP computer, found out that there was not built in customization like with past releases. Did a search on Desktop Customization and came up with two names. Tried the free version of both, tossed one in the recycle bin. Been here ever since.
I hope Stardock isn't absorbed by MS like other good companies in the past. I also hope they've got something good ready for Longhorn so that the community will last.
I hope Stardock isn't absorbed by MS like other good companies in the past. I also hope they've got something good ready for Longhorn so that the community will last.
JBird4
Reply #17 Monday, March 21, 2005 7:54 AM
Reply #17 Monday, March 21, 2005 7:54 AM
Got my first computer (Windows Me) and was searching for new icons - I swear that's all I was looking for. I found JamesT's 'Globe' icons on this site. Now, 4 years later, I'm using Windowblinds, Iconpackager, CursorXP, Objectbar, Objectdock, DesktopX, WindowsFX, Rainlendar, SysMetrix ... etc. Now I'm running WindowsXP Home - SP2 and I see no end in sight. Damn you JamesT 
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #19 Monday, March 21, 2005 8:09 AM
Reply #19 Monday, March 21, 2005 8:09 AM
I arrived here from the old (Stardock) site. I was so dim it took months to realize WC was here and why the old site didn't have skins anymore... 
I can't remember how many years ago that was.. 4 or 5 ???
sharpshark28
Reply #20 Monday, March 21, 2005 2:57 PM
Reply #20 Monday, March 21, 2005 2:57 PM
I just found it because of luck. I was bored. lol
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Reply #1 Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:52 PM
I tried out "Plus! for Windows XP" and thought it was fun, but still did not let me design my own GUI look.
Then saw a Japanese exchange students laptop with XP style explorer shell in different color combinations and an analog clock on the deskop and realized there were some third party programs available to do this job.
Went to Download.com and ran a search for GUI customization and found WindowBlinds. I downloaded WB and installed it, ran it and changed the shell, unloaded it (at first I was concerned because it unloaded to the Classic theme in a creme color, then found I was able to reapply XP default through Display Properties). I immediately went to Stardock site, and read about Object Desktop. Here I ran into a reference to WC.
I immediately purchased Object Desktop and a WinCustomize subscription.
I have been happy ever since.