WindowBlinds 5 now available!
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Stardock has released WindowBlinds 5 to the public today. WindowBlinds allows users to completely alter the look and feel of the Windows interface by applying visual styles (skins) to title bars, buttons, the Start bar, borders and more. Consumers customize nearly everything else in their environments: their cars, homes, clothing and cell phones are based on their personal preferences and needs. With WindowBlinds 5, users can now make their Windows desktops look and feel the way they want.
WindowBlinds 5 introduces a broad range of new features, including per-pixel alpha blending, resulting in smooth or glassy title bars and borders that realistically distort the content behind them; as well as the ability to change toolbar icons, progress animations and the hue and saturation of the Windows interface.
With over over 8 million users worldwide, WindowBlinds 5 is the most popular desktop-enhancement utility of all time according to CNET’s Download.com where it recently passed the 9 million download mark. It is also used by companies such as Microsoft, ATI, nVidia, Alienware, Nintendo and many others to provide custom Windows user interfaces for their customers.
WindowBlinds 5 is $19.95 as a stand-alone program or for $49.95 by purchasing Stardock’s award-winning Windows enhancement suite, Object Desktop. A shareware version of WindowBlinds is available for free download.
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Reply #3 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:04 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:07 PM
Have you tried going into the folder where the skins are and double clicking one to see if it shows up in the list?
Reply #6 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:09 PM
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Reply #8 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:10 PM
#4 - I've done that
#5 I've done both those
Still doesn't work
Reply #9 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:10 PM
It's WindowBlinds 5 at x64 platform - working fine.
Reply #10 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:18 PM
Reply #11 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:21 PM
If you don't get the Transparency like i do it's not the Shareware version but the video card being used on the PC which is a downside as i couldn't see anywhere what minimum video needed for transparency.
Reply #12 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:23 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:25 PM
There are 2 different popups. One says in plain text that the per pixel in this skin is not supported in the shareware version. The 2nd (which appears at bootup) has the price & a list of features.
So if you keep on getting the per pixel popup then its because you are trying to use a skin which is a per pixel skin, but is not one of the permitted ones in WB5 shareware.
Reply #15 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:30 PM
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Reply #17 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:36 PM
i am not using a theme with that per-pixel thing but it comes up at boot-up still i don't know why they did that in the shareware version it's stupid, could at least turn it off.
Reply #18 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:36 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:41 PM
Izzee: The one at bootup is to remind you that you are using the shareware build and how many days you have left. Its called a nag screen for a reason! How many times do you reboot if its causing such an annoyance?
The purpose of the shareware version is to give you a taste of the application and then for you to purchase it if you like it.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:54 PM
How should I fix this? please help me, I really want WindowBlinds 5 to work, because I was going to buy it next week, but now I'm not so sure anymore.