Windows Skinning question

well I wanted to make this a poll

but I have searched the forums and didn't find any reasonable answer to what I am looking for.

I downloaded Litestep, Windowsblinds, and DesktopX. I am wondering what everybody actually uses and likes. I would like to know some of the personal opinions before I actually install one of them.

aditionally I want to know any of the bad sides to each program so I have a way to judge it.


I am on a W2K Pro and the hidden theme section in it doesn't suit my needs and also I don't think the theme hack in XP would work

 

disregard this post....

 

ok



Windowblinds is actually pretty good... it's come a long way - I remember it being a bit of a hog but it seems pretty smoothly done now.
I'd recommend trying it out.

 

so what version was the one you used?

 

i use windowsblinds 4

with the longhorn slate 4051 theme to it

my opinions on it ? It was well worth the dl time ( few seconds, )

if i could have a default skin of windows, itd be the one i have now

as for bugs/glitches, well ive only seen 2 with the theme i have

1: sometimes the start button disappear ( the actual button, not the whole taskbar, or its use, its just a matter of click in the spot where it is / was if you wanna say it like that, and itll pop up again )

2: sometimes wen installing programs, the ok/cancel buttons they have there are like this

Code:

 

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|  ncel  |
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its still readable, and its just anoying wen you install stuff ( even tho its obvious wat the buttons are, cause there always in the same place )
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Even with the bugs... ( each theme has its own bugs, obviously ) i still would make this my default skin if i didnt have windowblinds

 

Personally I like StyleXP. Not sure if it works with Wink2

 

i use desktopx and windowblinds. and object dock, and sometimes other stardock stuff. big fan of thier work actually.


http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?postid=495003#post495003 <-- laptop


http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?postid=495512#post495512 <-- gaming box

i like it enough to actually pay for it. i bought windowblinds a year ago, and just upgraded to object desktop. 50 is a lot, but i feel it is worth it.

 

No it won't work, as StyleXP is just a hack on the built in theming that's in XP and 2k3 that lets you use unsigned themes.

 

desktopx i found hard to config, im using the one that your edit the utxtheme.dll (i used the autopatcher)

 

i changed my uxtheme.dll and just apply the skins through teh desktop properties thing. Easy , and doesnt require me to use extra annoying progs, or cracked progs

 

I'll quote myself but I have Windows 2000 Professional so I can not do that dll