WindowBlinds 6.2 Released

Get your skin on!

Published on July 23, 2008 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Stardock is pleased to announced the release of WindowBlinds 6.2 today. WindowBlinds is an application that lets users easily change their Windows interface by applying a new skin. These "visual styles" can be applied across the entire user interface (title bars, push buttons, start menu, taskbar, etc.) of the operating system. As a result, users gain complete control over the way Windows looks.

What's new in version 6.2:

Improved compression on start menu animations
Animated wait screens during Apply
Enhanced layer support (accompanied by skin author support in SkinStudio 6.2)
Bug Fixes

WindowBlinds is available in both a free version and a an enhanced version which adds many additional features like the ability to change color/hue/brightness on the fly, change toolbar icons of IE and Explorer, and much more. WindowBlinds is available as part of Object Desktop, Stardock's ultimate suite of desktop customization tools, or at stand-alone for $19.95.

More information can be found at www.windowblinds.net.

To view a full library of free and purchasable WindowBlinds skins, visit Wincustomize.

Changing Explorer

Layering Demo

Comments (Page 3)

ZubaZ

on Jul 23, 2008

Why announce a Window Blinds upgrade and then not release it for another week?!?! Who thought that was a good idea? If your going to say it's released then have it ready to go.

Not understanding. It's available now.

Frogboy

on Jul 24, 2008

Why announce a Window Blinds upgrade and then not release it for another week?!?! Who thought that was a good idea? If your going to say it's released then have it ready to go.

WindowBlinds 6.2 is out right now.

You're thinking of SkinStudio 6.2.

Frogboy

on Jul 24, 2008

They gotta get this fixed. SDC or Impulse? SDC or Impulse? SDC or Impulse? SDC or Impulse?.....this is causing too much confusion. Commit to one or the other and whichever one is chosen make sure it works before there are announcements of upgrades that ya can't even get!

What?

WindowBlinds 6.2 was released simultaneously on SDC and Impulse.

Impulse is our preffered platform. That's what we've "commited" to. But we continue to support SDC for those who insist on continuing to use it for now.

Jafo

on Jul 24, 2008

But we continue to support SDC for those who insist on continuing to use it for now.

Oh, OK....I'll pretend I'm not still using SDC....

vStyler

on Jul 24, 2008

I'll pretend I'm not still using SDC

me too

Really looking forward to utilizing the layers feature, congrats to Neil on that and the animated please wait (.nwa format) he has developed.

Rock on!

DaveRI

on Jul 24, 2008

But we continue to support SDC for those who insist on continuing to use it

What can I say? I still get a warm fuzzy feeling when I have an excuse to open up a DOS window

Z71

on Jul 24, 2008

Ross, you can use the new layer feature for glow images.... sort of

It's a nice idea, but they would always show. I just need them to show when the taskbar buttons show.

And don't get me started, on what could be done with an animated glow effect. Now that would be something.

CarGuy1

on Jul 24, 2008

Impulse is our preffered platform. That's what we've "commited" to. But we continue to support SDC for those who insist on continuing to use it for now.

This being the case, I figured that Impulse would be the best way to perform this update. Once I updated through Impulse and re-booted, WindowBlinds popped up and said I needed to re-boot when it loaded. After the third re-boot, I decided to try SDC. The only way for me to fix this was to open SDC, uninstall WB and reinstall through SDC. This happened on the last update also. For me, updating through Impulse does not work.

Mebion

on Jul 24, 2008

Like #38, i thought I would give Impulse a go. Perpetual loop of re-booting, gave up and restored via SDC. I think this update will go the way of IP4 until I can be assured that it works on both versions.

Doronila1

on Jul 24, 2008

Ach, here goes, im gonna download and install impulse.... See how it goes *crosses fingers*

EDIT: Didnt read the 2 above me. Think ill give it a miss until it has been fixed

EDIT2: Decided to try it anyway and it worked like a charm

Couldnt find the update at first as it didnt show under the update tab, but rather under the desktop tab next to it.
Anywho, pretty cool looking program and i like the fact that it doesnt just focus on games.
So heres to other apps joining the impulse bandwagon!!

BrianApps

on Jul 24, 2008

I can't find a download of WB 6.2 for current owners who do not have Object Desktop. I don't think I need SDC or Impulse. What am I missing?

Doronila1

on Jul 24, 2008

I think you are best of downloading impulse m8. I bought WB by itself and not part of a bundle.
Having impulse automatically lets you know of any updates for any of your stardock programs.
It a good program and is not bad like some people say it is. I had no probs with it, it was a matter of downloading impulse, downloading the new WB 6.2 and then restarting. All done in a matter of 5 minutes.

DaRkFuSsIoOn

on Jul 25, 2008

Why you guys think only on Vista users ? and you forgot xp users...IE7 works in vista and not on xp , that sooooo sad (

Philly0381

on Jul 25, 2008

Why you guys think only on Vista users ? and you forgot xp users...IE7 works in vista and not on xp , that sooooo sad

That's not correct, I run XP Home Edition, 32bit, SP3 and run IE7 with not problems at all. I don't have any addons or extentions in IE7.

What problems have you encountered running IE7 on a XP system?

Bebi Bulma

on Jul 25, 2008

Why you guys think only on Vista users ? and you forgot xp users...IE7 works in vista and not on xp , that sooooo sad

Wha? I've been using IE7 on XP Pro SP2 since it came out.

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