Why would anyone post a thread entitled "Why would anyone use Windowblinds?"

When you go about it in the way you did it is obvious that you were going off on a tangent and not just curious what you could find out about the product.

If that wasn't your intention then maybe you should try thinking before putting your fingers to the keyboard next time.

The only problem with this opinion TechMedik and this isn't disagreeing with your thoughts, but I've been using WindowBlinds and Stardock products since 2003.

I run both Vista and XP at home, and I've NEVER once experienced a single problem with it or anything resembling application or system instability. Further more all WB skins works the same way on both Vista and XP for me, so I'm speaking from my own experience and not everyone else.

When stuff like this happens it's really easy to blame the software, but 99 out of 100 times it's a personal problem, not global.

So while I understand Mr AnthonyR's attempt to convey his unhappiness, this post was targeted directly at a product that hundreds of thousands of people use, believe in and if necessary will defend.

Mr AnthonyR flamed the wrong application in the wrong community and further stated that he meant what he said and won't change a word.

So now the community is doing what it does whether it's more opinion or rebuttal.

Cp

  

@Phoon

How about the fact that although many have purchased Vista, many, many, people still have not, and so we spend our money to make XP look the way we want it to look and it's too bad that you somehow find that offensive. However, in this world you are indeed entitled to your opinion and now that you have voiced it, I hope you will at least consider not offending our collective intelligence any further by posting anymore of your " opinions". Like the others I do find it quite puzzling that you bothered posting your thoughts anyway, like it has been said repeatedly already, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SOFTWARE...DON'T USE IT!!!

The only reason that Windows Vista looks as good as it does is because Microsoft finally had to sit up and take notice of what we skinners had been doing for YEARS!

  Confucius Say: If man never turn on computer, computer will never break!  

I'm with cplair on this one, being that I run WB on Vista with no software/hardware/driver compatibility issues whatsoever and can see no logical reason to slam WB on the basis of "It don't work well with Vista!", cos it does.

I also dual boot with XP Pro and can say with confidence that WB works equally well on both OSes. The only time a skin may not apply perfectly in Vista is because the skinner created it in XP for XP... but that is understandable and not the fault of WB, which still applies it regardless and does a pretty good job at it to boot.

About my only complaint of Windowblinds is that it does not provide the option to store skins in a location of my choice (unlike IconPackager) so I can have just the one directory on an independent storage drive for both OSes. To do that I would need to change the paths in the registries, and I don't particularly like messing with that.

Other than that I'm really happy with Windowblinds... 'cepting it don't fetch coffee and sandwiches.

'Sounds like bold talk from a one-eyed fat man'....'go for your guns you sons of bitches....'

[The Duke at his eloquent best]...

Gotta admit there's a lot of wanker Harley riders out there....kinda like the two-wheel equivalent of the he-man 4x4 off-roader that'd wet it's pants if it ever got mud in its treads.

I see the entire gamut of bikers....from 'A' to 'B'...each year at PI...for the MotoGP [next month- yay] and the World Supers.

Some are fair-dinkum...urine-soaked colours and all, and a breath that'd sour a pavlova....but most are his-and-hers designer intercom helmets and matching gloves....oh....and with boots with Rossi's name on them.  Whoopie-do.

The latter are the ones who are one-pot screamers that give bikers a bad name...usually attempting burnouts and ending up in prison to sober up, wondering where to buy a clutch lever for an '82 softail cos they broke theirs when the hog fell over drunk too.

The former live at home with mum, their bike [in the bedroom] and a 12 gauge....[cos it's cheaper than an alarm]...and mum's the only one who can convince his jeans to bend at the knees again.

All said, they're a fun bunch of people.  The only difference between them and the ones that race/follow the Historic bikes is that the latter are way older and carry more injuries...

Harley's look best traveling slowly,hold their resale value quite well and last long enough to be passed from generation to generation.If they were not sold with their "Bad Boy" image they would be too much like sensible shoes and few would buy them.

As for me,I miss my old T120 Bonnie and BSA Rocket3.Best bikes I ever pushed.
"Joe Lucas,prince of darkness" indeed.

Sneak this in as a request for OD 2009 to the Devs Sir Starkers, see what they can come up with!

  

Well...pilgrim, I hope I'm the one-eyed fat man because he was my hero since I was old enough to watch TV.



Hey folks! What's your favorite John Wayne movie?