Weekly Poll: The WindowBlinds 6 Plunge

Upgrade! Upgrade! Upgrade!

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This week's poll is all about WindowBlinds 6.  It seems like a good idea considering it was released into the wild just yesterday to some pretty positive press.  What we're wondering is if you've made the upgrade from WindowBlinds 5, and if not, do you intend to?  Since WindowBlinds 6 represents such a major step forward for skinning with things like animated start menus and Vista visual effects for Windows XP, we're very interested in the general opinion on whether or not people think it's worth upgrading now or later (or never).

Expect the results next week.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes....'did it' earlier today.  Simply backed up my WB skins [just in case] ....downloaded/installed.....painlessly...no prior uninstall - didn't even unload.

Works a treat....[thanks, Neil - and co] ....

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am thinking about ugrading, but before I`ll do that I have to know if the older WB`s will still work on it and are they still fully skinned???!!!
I have 2 PC`s one for XP and one for Vista can I use it with no problems on both???

Because I downloaded Adamant on Vista and it crashed, then I downloaded it on XP and it`s not fully skinned, but at least it didn`t crash!!!
(I use WB 5.5 on XP and 5.51 on Vista)

I am thankfull for any help I can get!!!!!
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Adamant on Vista and it crashed
Like a full BSOD? Crazy.

I upgrades on Vista and XP with no issues at all. Overwrote the previouse version too.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I did upgrade yesterday as soon as i received the e-mail from Stardock but after downloading and install WB6 i couldn't activate it cos "Error: e-mail adress and serial number are not correct" window came up all time!!!!
And i just copy and and paste the informations from the Stardock e-mail!! It's crazy!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you're having activation issues, please email [email protected].  They'll be able to get you sorted out pretty quickly.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
XP with no issues at all


Simply backed up my WB skins [just in case] ....


Day 2; zero defects noted. Now to fool around with settings and see what this thingamagig'll do here...let's see, if I push that...and this... whoowah! WB6!!
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
JUST UPGRADED TO WINDOWBLINDS 6 ITS WORKING GREAT NO PROBLEM ON WINDOWS XP PROFFESSIONAL JUST HAVE TO LEARN TO GET USE TO IT, SEEMS TO BE WORKING EFFICIENT! GREAT JOB!
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you're having activation issues, please email [email protected]. They'll be able to get you sorted out pretty quickly.
End of quote


You'r right! It'all solved now! Great support from Stardock
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i upgraded today , i thought i was eligible for the free upgrade. Turns out i was not , but i gladly paid the $15 for the upgrade , installed right from WB5 with no trouble at all. Works great
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did upgrade yesterday on Vista,
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did upgrade yesterday on Vista,All went well..  
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I upgraded and yeah if you bought it after Feb 1 you ARE eligable for a FREE upgrade to WB 6.
ONE just had to have patience yesturday while Stardock was dealing with all the accounts..


I got my Free upgrade and it works great

Love it

Anne
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
AnneMarie

Totally unrelated . . . (but this is WC and it's tolerated) . . I dated a young lady named AnneMarie and every time you post I think of her and smile. Thanks!

Zubaz looks over his shoulder to see if his wife is about
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
updated from stock 5.5 with public no unloading no nothing just installed thepublic runs great no issues so far...
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I would very much like to upgrade, but I won't until there's an available version of SkinStudio. The only thing I want to do (and I want to do it really bad) is give my skin on XP the blurred glass effect. I never create skins, I usually just modify them ever so slightly to my tastes. I can't justify the cost of buying SkinStudio, and am very grateful to Stardock for providing a free version. I just need that version available for the new WB format. As soon as it is, I'll upgrade to WB6.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Umm WB6 provides blurring in XP so if a skin makes use of that effect you can use it with WB6. I'm sure SkinStudio will be released soon as its already been in beta for version 6 so I see no reason to wait especially if you already use WB5 which didn't have blurring on XP.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WB6 : still giving me problem, even with the effort of neil still having problems, sometimes min, max close button dissapear. I should waited and read all the comments first before i jumped on buying WB6. I'll post a SS to stardock once I encounter it again....
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Chuckles..
Zubaz, I ran into another lady named Anne at least Anne a while back online.. She always griped that I had her "name".....

Wierd.. and sadly NO my name is not really Anne Marie, Its just a name from a game I play and I started using it online along with another one of my older "names"

Sorry for the conicidence *chuckles and gives cookies*


And sorry for the earlier irrelavant post *hopes I didn't start anything, chuckles* heh
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorry for the conicidence *chuckles and gives cookies*
No need to apologize for good memories.  But thanks for the cookies!
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
mmm cookies...

Have been running the betas and installed WB6 yesterday. Everything's working as it should so far, except for the IntelliPoint issue Neil pointed out, but I can live with that. Hope it gets fixed though.

Other than that, kudos to the WB6 team.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have a dual boot pc and it works great with both vista and xp, I love it!   

winstar4
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm Lovin' it