WindowBlinds 6.01 released!

Maintainence release but 64-bit XP support added

Published on November 7, 2007 By Frogboy In WinCustomize News

Stardock has released WindowBlinds 6.01. WindowBlinds is a program that allows users to completely change their Windows XP or Windows Vista visual experience. It does this by applying system-wide skins called visual styles.

Visual styles can change nearly every element of the Windows GUI from the Start menu, task bar, title bar, push buttons, scrollbars, and nearly everything other part of either Windows XP or Windows Vista.

WindowBlinds works by extending the native drawing routines of the operating system. It does not replace system files or modify data on the user's PC. It has been used by Microsoft, ATI, nVidia, Alienware, and countless other companies to create alternative visual styles to Windows.

WindowBlinds 6.01 is largely a maintainence release fixing reported bugs, tweaking performance, as well as adding support for 64-bit Windows XP (registered version only).

WindowBlinds is a free download and can be registered for $19.95. The registered version adds additional features such as colorization, font control, blur support, and more. Users can also get the registered version as part of Object Desktop, Stardock's complete suite of desktop enhancement utilities.

Screenshots:

Download: www.windowblinds.net

Comments (Page 3)

lupetta

on Nov 08, 2007

excuse my english!!! I'm italian and I want to say because windowblinds 6 is only in english language!!!!!!!!!!!!
bye bye laura

MadDeez

on Nov 08, 2007

wb6 is for english based systems only? i doubt that. granted, a lot of skins may not work properly on other language based rigs but that's due to the skin along with its graphics and their settings for english and not other languages, and not wb6. those settings can be changed in skinstudio, i'm sure. also, who is laura?

vStyler

on Nov 08, 2007

updated.. no issues.

ZubaZ

on Nov 08, 2007

I'm italian and I want to say because windowblinds 6 is only in english language

I believe she means that the WB application is English only at this point.

martin10018

on Nov 08, 2007

The Classic skin included with WB 6 is still broken on my German XP in 6.0.1. I've mailed this to support on September 20th. C'mon guys, fix this or tell me how to do it!!

vStyler

on Nov 08, 2007

if it is same problem martin then just adjust your all progs background image left\right content magins to move the text and arrow over. Simple.

pmulcahy11b

on Nov 08, 2007

OK, here's weird one. I'm on Vista Home Premium (32-bit), with an ATI Radeon HD2400 Video Card w/256MB of RAM. The System itself uses an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor. I have 3GB of RAM for the system itself. I use a pair of LCD Screens, one a 19-inch, and the other a 20-inch widescreen.

Anyway, I got WB6.01.20 installed and working -- except for the configuration screen, which is mostly black; it shows barely enough to allow me to shoose skins. WB6 does in fact skin the computer properly, and that's nice, but that's all I can really do with it. I'd really like to know what else WB6 can do, but until I can see the rest of the interface -- kamsa hamnida.

Morris T

on Nov 09, 2007

Hey...I'm italian boy...I've just translate WindowBlinds 6.01 in italian language... I hope in the next update there is my translation... I sent it to Stardock...

ZubaZ

on Nov 09, 2007

Anyone else who wants to take a stab at translating the WB interface can take a look in C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\lang You can use notepad to create your own translation (or just 'skin' the one provided

)

For reference, the WB5 files are in a sub-folder there.

Send your translations to Stardock, maybe they can use it and hopefully it'll help someone else.

martin10018

on Nov 09, 2007

If it is same problem martin then just adjust your all progs background image left\right content magins to move the text and arrow over.

I tried this with SS 6 and did not find a way to change the margins. Should I try SS 5 or will this corrupt a WB 6 skin?

lupetta

on Nov 09, 2007

good, bene. speriamo. ma come si fa? ciao laura

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