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Style XP or Window Blinds?

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REY619 Original post #1
May 15, 2007 at 11:08 AM
I am in great confusion. As i can only keep any one of them at a time on my system, so i am unable to decide which one to keep and which one to trash.
So you people tell me which is better of the two and which one should i install?
Thanx.
Third Eye
Third Eye #2
May 15, 2007 at 4:29 PM
WindowBlinds
anandk
anandk #3
May 15, 2007 at 5:07 PM
my vote 4 wb anyday ;-)
vish786
vish786 #4
May 15, 2007 at 5:14 PM
windows blinds has one good options tat is the minimize, maximize & close button will glow... tat is one advantage of it, but when ur system is bootin windowsblinds take more time to load and makes ur system a little slower while boot...

earlier i used windowblinds but later found style xp better and found better themes for it so started using style xp

my vote goes for style xp(simple, beautiful, stable and strong) :D
pannaguma
pannaguma #5
May 15, 2007 at 6:18 PM
i loved wb, but it was to much for my 800Mhz pc
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #6
May 15, 2007 at 7:33 PM
I would prefer "UXtheme Patcher" over StyleXP. Why use a software to apply themes, if we can do it w/o using any software?
Just patch the uxtheme.dll file and enjoy all themes. :D

WindowBlinds is different, it gives transparency, glow and lots of eye candy features, which u can't get in msstyles. So u can't compare WB with StyleXP or others. :)
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REY619 #7
May 15, 2007 at 9:19 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
I would prefer "UXtheme Patcher" over StyleXP. Why use a software to apply themes, if we can do it w/o using any software?
Just patch the uxtheme.dll file and enjoy all themes.

WindowBlinds is different, it gives transparency, glow and lots of eye candy features, which u can't get in msstyles. So u can't compare WB with StyleXP or others.
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Yes i tried patching UXtheme.dll using UXtheme Patcher, did everything, step by step right, but it didnt worked (I wanted to use your VistaVG :D)
Then i installed StyleXP and it worked, since then i started to like StyleXP... ;)
But as u stated about the eye candy and stuff above, i wanted to try WB, but not on the cost of StyleXP, so i think i will stick to StyleXP now... :)
Apollo
Apollo #8
May 15, 2007 at 9:45 PM
WindowBlinds over Style XP, any day of the week!
Garbage
Garbage #9
May 15, 2007 at 9:59 PM
StyleXP & WB both rocks.....

It may depend upon the skin which u want to use is available with StyleXP or WB ;-)
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Ramakrishnan #10
May 16, 2007 at 9:37 PM
Style Xp contain spyware.
gaurav_indian
gaurav_indian #11
May 16, 2007 at 9:55 PM
You should add a poll.
Garbage
Garbage #12
May 16, 2007 at 10:12 PM
Ramakrishnan said:
Style Xp contain spyware.
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????????? :-O ???????? :-O

I never think so. Can u re-check ur statement plz ?
Faun
Faun #13
May 16, 2007 at 10:53 PM
windowblinds
EinSTeiN
EinSTeiN #14
May 17, 2007 at 9:36 AM
Style xp.. no doubt. Or use the patched uxtheme.dll. It is the best choise.
solomon_paulraj
solomon_paulraj #15
May 17, 2007 at 10:53 AM
Style XP.. is best... WB is a system hog..
Quiz_Master
Quiz_Master #16
May 17, 2007 at 11:46 AM
shirish_nagar said:
StyleXP & WB both rocks.....

It may depend upon the skin which u want to use is available with StyleXP or WB ;-)
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No we can use Style XP skins with Windows Blind.
You just have to install Stardock Theme Builder (Which is free I think.) and then you can convert .msstyles to .wba files.

But I dont use StyleXP. I prefer Tune Up Utilities 2007.
quan chi
quan chi #17
May 17, 2007 at 12:25 PM
i know window blinds.but whats style xp?