WindowBlinds 7 - Beta 1
Thursday, June 4, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
We at Stardock are excited to announce the availability of WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 1 today! WindowBlinds is an application that allows Windows users to change the visual styles (skins) of Windows Vista, XP, and now, Windows 7.
This is the first release of WindowBlinds for Windows 7, and as of right now there are no “new” features added. The main point of this release is to get WindowBlinds working on Windows 7, and then add the “pretty stuff” later in development. I cannot stress this enough….this is an early beta and there are certain items that will not be skinned correctly at this time.
More info about the beta:
- Windows 7 support
- Compact start menus will not work
- No semi-transparent backgrounds (for now)
Windows XP and Vista users will not notice any huge changes, this release is primarily about Windows 7. This release requires Windows 7 Build 7100 RC. Right now, the beta is available for Object Desktop subscribers via Impulse. You can still get the beta by becoming a subscriber. Visit www.objectdesktop.com for more information.
Just to give you an idea of what Windows 7 specific skins might look like, danilloOc is working on a Win7 skin that he has shared with us.
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Reply #22 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:07 AM
So why can't I install it? My Object Desktop subscription is good until Sep 2009.
Reply #23 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:29 AM
I'm assuming you have Windows 7 slider?
It's working really well here. Most recent skins I've tried only seem to require small adjustments so far. 
Reply #24 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:34 AM
Yep, running Windows 7....I submitted a ticket to Stardock on it.
Reply #25 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 12:54 AM
Do you have "Show pre-release versions" checked in Impulse?
Reply #26 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 1:56 AM
Yep, I can see Window Blinds 7 but get a msg saying registration is out of date.
Reply #28 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 10:51 AM
Since WB config shows 7 to be a temporary interface, I'm guessing it expires... maybe
Have you opened the settings in Impulse and reset the data?
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Reply #31 Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:41 PM
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Reply #21 Monday, June 8, 2009 7:51 PM