WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 2 Released!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing

Stardock is excited to announce the release of Beta 2 for WindowBlinds 7.  WindowBlinds is an application that lets users change the look and feel of Windows XP, Vista, and now Windows 7 by applying themes (also known as skins).  This latest beta release introduces a wide range of improvements and features over earlier betas. 

This beta 2 update includes:

  • Live previews.  See the changes you make in settings in real-time
  • Completely new user interface which includes grab and throw scrolling, reflections, and a simpler layout.
  • Improved Windows 7 support
  • Improved skin coloring (see video)
  • Improved sub-style selections, and skin search
WB_Visual_Styles_Corporate 8-5-2009 1-53-43 PM
 New UI Skin coloring 

WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 2 is available for download via Stardock’s Impulse for Object Desktop subscribers.  Purchase WindowBlinds 6 now, and you will get the upgrade to WindowBlinds 7 for free when released! 

For more information, please visit www.windowblinds.net.

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Jafo
Reply #21 Friday, August 7, 2009 12:18 PM

In case you haven't noticed when running Windows7:

Darn...I missed that....

For a 'JAFO' I can be effing blind....

ZubaZ
Reply #22 Friday, August 7, 2009 1:59 PM

Haven't D/L'd it yet, but should you need to use the old Config UI for something, how do you get to it after installing the new WB version?
Both the old and new configs will be in yoru start menu.  The new config is labelled "WindowBlinds (BETA2)"

Daiwa
Reply #23 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:40 PM

Thanks, Zu.

OrderMoD
Reply #24 Friday, August 7, 2009 3:19 PM

Thanks Philly0381, but now I have a different problem, my ObjectDesktop Subscription expires in 2010, but everytume I try to update to windowsblind 7 or iconpackager 5 it says "your registration for this product is not valid. would you like to edit your registrations now?" and I have not been able to download any of them. any tip? thanks.

ZubaZ
Reply #25 Friday, August 7, 2009 3:22 PM

your registration for this product is not valid. would you like to edit your registrations now?
Try to use teh Install all updates" on the update tab.

Ynglaur
Reply #26 Friday, August 7, 2009 3:36 PM

Are all of these features available to us lowly WinXP users?  Also, how is stability compared to the current Windowsblinds 6 release?

Philly0381
Reply #27 Friday, August 7, 2009 3:39 PM

OrderMoD, did you try what Zubaz suggested?

Neil Banfield
Reply #28 Friday, August 7, 2009 4:03 PM

Ynglaur
Are all of these features available to us lowly WinXP users?  Also, how is stability compared to the current Windowsblinds 6 release?

The new UI is for Windows 7, Vista and XP.

Ynglaur
Reply #29 Friday, August 7, 2009 4:31 PM

Thanks Neil.

OrderMoD
Reply #30 Friday, August 7, 2009 5:13 PM
yes Philly0381 it did.
1m_r1ght
Reply #31 Sunday, August 9, 2009 5:53 AM
I'm probably just overlooking this, but what happened to the 'disable per pixel' option/setting, thingy? I want to use leo but with shadows disabled. Thanks..
1m_r1ght
Reply #32 Sunday, August 9, 2009 6:02 AM
'Never use per pixel borders on a skin' is the option I'm looking for?
1m_r1ght
Reply #33 Sunday, August 9, 2009 6:14 AM
Okay, apparently if I right click the task-bar button and click configure I go directly to the new UI and if I double click the icon I arrive at the classic UI.
bk13GarbageMan
Reply #34 Monday, August 10, 2009 10:25 PM
heatherobrien2003
Reply #35 Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:15 AM

oops never mind. Mods please delete.

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