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MHFreeriderD
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i have seen a few kids with completely different layouts and colors for their taskbars and pull up menus on windows. anyone know anything about window blinds? i hear this is what you can use to alter your desktop format and style?



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Mar 9 2005 2:08AM
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nopoles
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They aren't called blinds, they are themes.
You can change this if you right click on yoru desktop, click properties and click on the Appearence tab.
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Mar 9 2005 4:22PM
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Ghst
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yea,thats what i use...here.

get some dope styles off deviantART its an art site,so they have amazing themes
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Mar 9 2005 4:29PM
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Ghst
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ahh,links don't work

windowblinds
deviantART
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Mar 9 2005 4:30PM
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MHFreeriderD
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^do you need to use xp?



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Mar 9 2005 9:38PM
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Ghst
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i think,well probably
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Mar 9 2005 9:47PM
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r5tommy
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i use it... and you need xp

and if you want themes for windowblinds go to wincustomize.com
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Mar 10 2005 4:40PM
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PowderCanuck
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windows blinds is a HUGE resource hog. I've visibly noticed my computer being slower using windows blinds. don't get it.
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Mar 11 2005 1:24AM
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m1garand
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if you want to use a third party app, don't use windowsblinds, use stylexp. the best way to do it in xp is to just download themes and then use windows to load them like the first guy said.
Mar 13 2005 9:22PM
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Ryno
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where/how to i download and use these?
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Mar 13 2005 9:52PM
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Nov 10 2005 5:32PM
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acoustikrage
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actually all you need is a modified uxtheme.dll file. the hacked .dll file and stylexp (which sucks) both use msstyles, usually known as visual styles. windowblinds has a completely seperate skinning engine. visual styles and windowblinds themes each have their advantages, but i prefer visual styles because it uses existing code in windows xp and it doesn't use as many resources as windowblinds.

here's where you can get a uxtheme.dll patcher to allow you to use visual styles: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=308905

information on how to use visual styles with a modified uxtheme.dll: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=339820

a few places where you can download visual styles:
http://skins.deviantart.com/windows/visualstyle/
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=36
http://www.studiotwentyeight.com/index2.htm
http://www.4impressions.net/v2/html/ex_suites.html
Nov 10 2005 8:25PM
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acoustikrage
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my desktop, for example:
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Nov 10 2005 8:35PM
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WBKrz
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jus do it
Nov 10 2005 10:09PM
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duhamelski
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it slows down your computer a bunch. i used to use it but don't recomend it anymore
Nov 11 2005 2:18AM
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