Stardock's Impulse and MyColors Software Certified for Windows 7
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
Stardock (www.stardock.com) announced today that its Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com) digital download platform and the popular MyColors desktop theme software application for Windows® have been certified by Microsoft as having successfully passed the “Compatible for Windows 7” certification program.
With Impulse, users purchase their game and can then immediately download and install the game through the Impulse client which seamlessly manages updates, community features and more. Games become part of that user’s account such that when a user purchase a new machine, a user can simply re-download the Impulse client, logon to their account and re-download all their purchases, even years into the future.
MyColors desktop themes completely change the look and feel of Windows PC with just a few clicks of the mouse. Stardock’s MyColors is the exclusive licensed theming software of the NHL, the NBA, the NCAA, Harley-Davidson and others.
The “Compatible for Windows 7” certification program is designed to measure product readiness to perform on the next-generation operating system; only software products that meet or exceed Microsoft’s standards for compatibility and reliability receive this certification.
Warren Wilbee, director of ISV evangelism at Microsoft, explained what the certification means to consumers, “Applications that receive this certification have passed Microsoft designed tests to ensure that they install readily every time and that they will provide a great end-user experience. Consumers are assured the most reliable experience possible. As a longstanding Microsoft partner, we are happy to have Stardock’s various offerings certified for Windows 7.”
Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock added, “We are excited about the new features and performance optimizations that we have seen in Windows 7. It is our expectation that Windows 7 will be adopted very quickly by consumers around the world. As consumers migrate from a prior version of the Windows operating system to Windows 7, Impulse helps them to bring all their games and utilities with them. Because Impulse is tied to a consumer’s Impulse account and not to a specific PC, it makes it very easy to move all your purchased software to a new computer.”
He continued, “Stardock’s MyColors application was designed to make desktop personalization so easy that everyone can do it. Millions of Windows users have already used Stardock software to make their PC reflect their interests and passions; we can now assure those users the same degree of personalization on Windows 7.”
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Reply #22 Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:53 PM
but WB7 works great 
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Reply #23 Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:39 PM
Interesting now a lot of themes will be updated to show Win7 styles. Certified I'm sure it will be only a small amount of time to get things finished with the program. I recieved a email today about a new subscriber mycolors theme package and still wondering if it works with win7 yet. Nothing said about it - but I'm sure once it is ready there will be plenty to say.
Thanks MS and Stardock for making the world a better place with customizing. Oh and congrats to the team responsible for all their hard work to accomplish this. This is great and I see a bright future well ahead for Windows 7.
Reply #24 Wednesday, August 12, 2009 5:24 AM
I received that e-mail as well. As i'm running the Windows 7 RC, i was wondering the same thing. When can we expect Windows 7 compatability for MyColors?
Reply #25 Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:30 PM
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Reply #21 Sunday, August 2, 2009 11:44 PM
well, I do have show betas / prereleases option enabled, Windowsblinds 7 is already installed but MyColors would not install telling me that the current OS is not supported.