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Why use third-party apps?
Monday, May 24, 2004 at 10:30 am
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Posted by Quiller (5 messages posted)


There is no real need to use a third-party app like WindowBlinds or StyleXP to make XP look pretty. Microsoft did it right when they set up the process for applying Themes... unfortunately, they also added a requirement that any theme has to be "approved" by Microsoft... StyleXP was smart in that they simply bypass that requirement. Any theme from themexp.org or wincustomize.org that is intended for StyleXP can run WITHOUT StyleXP sitting in the background hogging resources. Get a little program called Patch XP and you'll be free to use any theme just like switching from Windows XP to Windows Classic themes...


Responses to this message:
*re: Why use third-party apps? (J.R.: Monday, May 24, 2004 at 11:24 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (Adam Bradley: Monday, May 24, 2004 at 1:43 pm)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (Doug Sheffer: Sunday, August 29, 2004 at 12:55 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (666: Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 10:59 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (Shaun: Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 5:39 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Why use third-party apps? (Quiller: Mon, May 24, 2004, 10:30 am)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (J.R.: Mon, May 24, 2004, 11:24 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (Quiller: Mon, May 24, 2004, 11:26 am)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (Adam Bradley: Mon, May 24, 2004, 1:43 pm)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (Quiller: Mon, May 24, 2004, 2:11 pm)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (Adam Bradley: Mon, May 24, 2004, 3:39 pm)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (Quiller: Mon, May 24, 2004, 3:48 pm)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (panicbutton: Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 12:08 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (panicbutton: Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 12:29 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (e-head: Tue, Aug 28, 2007, 7:54 am)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (Doug Sheffer: Sun, Aug 29, 2004, 12:55 am)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (Wet in Washington: Sun, Aug 29, 2004, 5:20 pm)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (i am not a nerd: Tue, Aug 31, 2004, 8:52 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (brooklynspo: Tue, Oct 5, 2004, 5:17 am)
-re: Why use third-party apps? (666: Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 10:59 am)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (francozero: Tue, Feb 15, 2005, 1:51 pm)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (Goodwin: Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 11:37 pm)
*re: Why use third-party apps? (Shaun: Sat, May 7, 2005, 5:39 am)
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