Take a deep breath.  Keep in mind it's a beta.  Now, I think if you right click the update for Windowblinds 7 in Impulse, it will give you the option to verify if the download was a success.  When I first downloaded it, it didn't take, however when I right clicked and was given the option to verify, it gave me the option to download it properly, and then it took.

Seriously....there really are worse predicaments to be in than a mis-download from Stardock (I'm not always calm...most people here know me to be a foul, bitter, negative individual, so these reassuring words coming from me should tell you, your issues with the download are pretty simply to remedy).

It looks great...but... saved recolor presets dont show because there isnt a drop down list anymore...big problem for me.(of course its still there in the old interface but I dont know if thats being kept or not) New recolor stuff has no option to save,saturation,brightness...plus it worked horribly with all checkboxes set to auto.It may work ok for some settings and some skins for some people but the old way is far FAR superior. XP previews are worse because they show Vista elements...maybe the new interface isnt supposed to be used on XP? I get the feeling that this might be the case...so no biggie,but the color presets need to show in both.(I sometimes have as many as 10 per substyle and OS) As long as the old interface is always available,I guess its no big deal.

The skin recolor does work well for some skins...just not mine. Needs save button.(.WBO file)and brightness and saturation control.

Groooovy Man 

IRB...I was going to tell you that the your color subsets for Knot Aero were missing but it looks like you know.

In the future the skin author will be able to specify the default values for the two auto sliders.

Regarding saving colours, the plan is to allow saves in the future.  The UI is not fully complete yet.

What a waste of time this whole adventure was for me. I just got a new computer with Windows 7 OEM installed (I am in the business). It won't let me install Windowblinds 6 because it is not compatible. I have no option for Windowblinds Beta 1 or Beta 2. So, I guess I am just out of luck until Stardock realizes that Impulse is a piece of crap software.

You need to tick show prereleases.  Also ensure you have a current ObjectDesktop subscription.  The product you want to select is WindowBlinds 7 not WindowBlinds 6.

Works for me just fine and the interface looks awesome. I was missing the same thing though as IRB as in color saturation and brightness. And also toolbar and animation settings, will they be phased in as well? Otherwise, great job, Stardock staff!

Very nice. Is there an option or a way to always have it open with the new interface?

Click on the WindowBlinds7 Beta Icon that is in your object desktop folder off the start menu

Thanks! Works like a charm.

Love the new interface! Takes a little getting used to the different orientation, but definitely being re-sizable will help with Netbooks since I have trouble WB6 on it. One suggestion though, its a minor quibble. Is it possible to make an option so it can do a sample screenshot with the taskbar up top (or the side if someone chooses)? Should have asked for this before, but it would make it easier when selecting a skin to use how it looks with the bar up top. I suppose though part of the issue is really with skin creators. Many do not include a taskbar that looks good up top as it does down below. Mainly its due to a design element that when moving the taskbar up top is not properly switched around for the different orientation. So maybe this is a WB problem that it can't produce up top taskbars correctly or its the creators not creating it. Maybe don't need the shot to update, but just people to create skins correctly. I don't know. On a side note, I can't understand why MS designs the taskbar for being down the bottom of the screen. All the menu's for programs are up top, so why not have the taskbar there, less mouse movement. There are pros for being on the side as well I guess, but I just think being up top is far more productive and logical. Great job with WB7, and Corporate is a pretty nice skin as well.

I like the new interface, very nice. One thing I've noticed in the WB7 betas is that the explorer background options are missing. Maybe this isn't an option for windows 7 (or just not handled yet), but why is it gone for Vista, where it worked before? Just curious

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A cool thing I've found is that, with Windows 7, the command window is skinned again Overall, a very nice upgrade, hope the odds and ends get put back in as it goes along.

ok i have rebooted, i have show prerelease checked off.... i have uninstalled windowblinds 6 and 7 and reinstalled and all i get is beta 1... i have been using stardock products for many years and i am a computer tech....something is wrong, im not going to get bent, but eager to try the new interface.... i have no button under the red beta 1 text either

I am going to try this out right now, because of the dark UI alone.

I use XP and wonder if this release will improve on WB6 when used on XP?

I just tried out the dark UI. I like it, but can you change the white tab bar at the bottom to black with bright text? The white background is difficult to read. Question about the new UI: Will I be able to edit specific colours of a skin, still? In the old UI I could fine tune colours of a WB skin, such as the application background and foreground, or the menubar background/foreground (and dozens of others) to create my own substyle.

I couldn't get Impulse to update to beta2. So I uninstalled it and reinstalled WB7. And up comes the new interface along with the Corporate skin. Looks good so far. Is it me or is the user icon for the start panel misaligned? The panel skin appears it should be positioned in the center of the 2nd column but the user icon is located to the far right instead. Well, other than that, the new interface and Corporate skin looks amazing. I finally have something to change up the appearance of Windows 7 and this'll tie me over until more of the skins get updated for WB7 and Win7 styles.

Great work on this update I love the Corporate skin by danilloOC, I was just wishing for an updated version of iFlex and now we have this. Even better. Nice to see some changes to the wallpaper section, the colour filtering function is really nifty. It would be nice to see that expanded to include wallpaper packs and some sort of wallpaper changer too as with the Windows 7 themes.

Yay! It's finally out

The new UI looks smooth!

Thanks guy for the comments on Corporate (more stuff coming)

I'm using it now,its is ace       

ok new update is working for me today....yay!!!

Corporate is very clean and useable. Looking forward to more!

Before I install this I was wondering if it now supports (or will it ever support) compact start panels??