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glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by guanako on 10-05-2005 at 03:11 PM
well they finnaly made it now u can have glass style on xp
![[Image: wb-oct05.jpg]](http://www.stardock.com/news/wb-oct05.jpg)
Stardock has unveiled its first beta of WindowBlinds 5 and with it, glass effects for Windows XP users.
At Microsoft's recent Professional Developer's Conference, the new Windows Vista UI was officially unveiled. Code-named Aero, the new user experience boast a new "glass" user interface in which the title bars and borders are semi-transparent.
The effect on Windows Vista is possible thanks to Microsoft's new advanced 3D desktop compositer which allows the desktop to leverage the latest 3D hardware. It was believed by many (including many at Stardock) that such effects could not be done on Windows XP with any kind of adequate performance.......read on http://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?AID=88234
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by Mike on 10-05-2005 at 03:25 PM
Awww ... I really wanna use it!
Wonder, how it will perform on my system... 
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by YottabyteWizard on 10-05-2005 at 03:26 PM
At last! Another reason for me to stay with XP and not upgrade to Vista 
Nice work Stardock and Guanakof or finding this 
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by spokes on 10-05-2005 at 03:40 PM
quote:
Originally posted by YottabyteWIzard
Guanakof or finding this
it was on neowin this morning
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by YottabyteWizard on 10-05-2005 at 03:41 PM
quote:What is this morning to you? I just woke up, its 8:40am here.
Originally posted by spokes
quote:
Originally posted by YottabyteWIzard
Guanakof or finding this
it was on neowin this morning
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by evil_panda on 10-05-2005 at 03:41 PM
This look's sweet but first i need style xp anyone got any ideas?
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by YottabyteWizard on 10-05-2005 at 03:43 PM
quote:Why do you need Style XP? Or what do you need? URL? Style XP is not necesary for WindowBlinds, or maybe you're talking about this kind of themes for StyleXP?
Originally posted by evil_panda
This look's sweet but first i need style xp anyone got any ideas?
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by -dt- on 10-05-2005 at 04:03 PM
* -dt- wantssssssss.
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by guanako on 10-05-2005 at 04:32 PM
has anyone got it yet?
RE: glass on windowsblind 5 (beta) by Eljay on 10-05-2005 at 04:45 PM
i cant get it thru stardock central, i "registered" windowblinds 4.6 to see if that helped, it didnt, it says its available for object desktop owners but i couldnt "find" that