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- Price: Free to try
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: January 14, 2002
- Total Downloads: 14,709,588
- Downloads last week: 35,378
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 659 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
No matter what themes, backgrounds, or colors you choose, certain aspects of Windows always remain the same. WindowBlinds doesn't revolutionize the functionality of Windows XP, but it does give you more control over the cosmetics through themes that change the taskbar and windows within the operating system. You'll find very good integration with XP in this release, as configuration options are easily accessible from the Windows Display Control Panel. The new WindowBlinds also gets high marks for performance; we found the skins loaded seamlessly after a couple of seconds. A performance slider lets users with slower PCs choose a setting that won't interfere with the normal operation of their machines. This release offers a few interesting thematic options, such as iSkin, which portrays the look and window control buttons of the Mac interface while retaining the functionality of the Windows Start menu. If you want to edit the themes through the program, you'll have to install the publisher's SkinStudio. Bored Windows users might get a kick out of WindowBlinds.Publisher's description
From Stardock :WindowBlinds is a program that lets users transform the Windows GUI. It Extends Windows XP to support additional visual styles. It also makes Windows 98/ME/2000 fully customizeable. With WindowBlinds, every element of the user interface can be changed (title bars, push buttons, radio buttons, and so on). WindowBlinds can make a Windows system look like Windows XP, MacOS, or even something completely new. Version 3.1 adds gamma correction and a new skin format called Extended Visual Styles that works on all versions of Windows and are roughly twice as fast as the visual styles found in Windows XP. Version 3.1A features two replacement skins. Check out a screenshot.
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