Vista windowBlinds work with my XP,sp.3

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I have seen a few WB's that I like but they were for Vista OS.but I thought I would take the chance and use them anyway on my system,which is XP with SP.3 and they seem to work great,my Question is why?and will it cause system instability later on down the road?

  I know I should just be glad they work,   :grin:   But I hada ask. O:)

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've running them on xp with no issues other than little parts that seem slight off

 

A lot of the skins have both a vista and xp substyle

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

all wb skins are working on xp, just some of them also on vista,

yes, like Bichur said check the substyles

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Right I do understand substyles,at least the WB,s that show them in the WB.config.how ever these blinds I have down loaded say for Vista only,or if I understand you correctly you are saying all WB's work on XP.

  Very cool,thanks skinners for all your GREAT WORK :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: .

jack

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Question is why?and will it cause system instability later on down the road?
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No instability.  Worst case scenario using Vista Skins on XP is that some UI elements may not look correct.  For instance, skinning the XP start menu vs. the Vista one.