VistArtXPosed Comments - Brought to you by JoeUserhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/rss/comments© 2006 - 2008 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.en-us2008-07-24T00:23:202008-07-24T00:23:20http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.htmlStardock Rss Generator v1.0, Andrew Powellinfo@stardock.comapowell@stardock.comstarkershttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512MS may have pulled the plug on XP but I can still get a copy from Newegg.

That may be so... for the time being. Some distributors still have XP copies because they started hoarding them months ago when MS announced the June cutoff date, but they won't have them for many years to come... too many people are coveting them and, unlike the bottomless cup of coffee McDonalds said would never run out, they're in limited supply and can't last that long.

XP's predecessors didn't last too long once MS pulled the plug, so we can reasonably assume that XP's fate is sealed... it has been superseded and will be pretty much obsolete as a (supported) OS in around 4 - 5 years, if not sooner. ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20starkers on Windows XPiredPhilly0381http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512 ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Philly0381 on Windows XPiredPurrBallhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Windows XP made have needed to go, but Vista sure as hell isn't a suitable replacement (from a gamer's point of view).

I know gamers who run Vista exclusively with absolutely no problem (and some are on this site).]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20PurrBall on Windows XPiredkona0197http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20kona0197 on Windows XPiredChasbohttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512 ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Chasbo on Windows XPiredPixeleohttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Thing is, when Windows 7 comes out, the same resistance to change and criticisms will abound... it's too unstable, too bloated, has too many incompatibilities and driver issues, and our hardware needs upgrading to run this new touchy-feely thing we just don't need.... etc, etc.

Agreed, people just don't like change [not everyone]...because one moment you hear of a new OS, and you start cursing it...and then years pass by, and operating that very OS becomes second nature...and all of a sudden a new one comes by, and people get all sentimental....this did happen with even older MS operating systems...but because XP was probably the biggest OS leap Microsoft took in terms of adding new features, people got to like XP more than they ever liked 95/98/2000 [let's not count ME] and so they think Microsoft is just trying to be merciless by killing such a supposedly good OS.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Pixeleo on Windows XPiredstarkershttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Microsoft wanted to finally start selling copies of Vista, so they killed XP.

Well that's not quite it in a nutshell... Microsoft discontinued 95, 98, ME and 2000 not too long after their successors were released, so it's not a lot different here, just a lot more fuss because XP became something the other OSes weren't... more stable & reliable, etc. Vista may have had its teething problems to begin with - and oodles of bad press wouldn't have helped - but the advent of SP1 has made Vista quite a stable and functional OS for the average home user to use.

And it's not like Vista wasn't selling prior to the discontinuation of XP, maybe not to the business world, but 20 odd million licenses worldwide isn't exactly a no-show, is it! For the most part, Vista is a good OS with plenty of potential, particularly for the home user, but MS needs to address pricing and the backwards compatibility and networking issues for businesses to more readily adopt it.

OK, there are some who, for various reasons, don't like Vista, but that doesn't make it a bad OS... more that it's like XP at the start (has issues like any other new OS) and people unsure of change aren't warming to it yet, in particular businesses.

Thing is, when Windows 7 comes out, the same resistance to change and criticisms will abound... it's too unstable, too bloated, has too many incompatibilities and driver issues, and our hardware needs upgrading to run this new touchy-feely thing we just don't need.... etc, etc. ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20starkers on Windows XPirederathonielhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512 ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20erathoniel on Windows XPiredstarkershttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512And I agree with you regarding Microsoft's strategy, which is sad. Instead of creating something that businesses actually want, they undermine their own products to force/leverage businesses into something don't need.

Yes, I would have thought it made better business sense to make Vista more attractive to businesses with greater backwards compatibility, networking and inter-operability at a reasonable price.... so that it's not so much a case of not fixing what isn't broken, but businesses actually seeing the advantages of migrating to a newer OS. At present this is not the case because MS has not done enough to impress or woo the corporate world. While Vista may be right for the average home user, it is still below par as far as businesses are concerned... and too risky at too great a price to outfit fleets of PC's with it at this time.

While I am more than happy with Vista as a home user, I can understand where businesses are coming from... more is the pity that MS hasn't been truly listening here and has completely chosen the wrong course of action to have Vista more widely adopted, in both the business and home user markets.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20starkers on Windows XPiredDaiwahttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512but as their older machines die I can't see that they'll have much choice.

Gradual replacement of dead machines is expected in the normal course of business - that's why backward compatibility matters. Businesses don't want to be forced to fix things that aren't broken, especially at huge cost.

And I agree with you regarding Microsoft's strategy, which is sad. Instead of creating something that businesses actually want, they undermine their own products to force/leverage businesses into something don't need.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Daiwa on Windows XPiredstarkershttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Whatever peoples' individual opinions may be, I've heard there's been a lot of hoarding of XP licenses going on lately.

I've heard that also. However, I've also heard that whatever copies of XP there are in the wild now, they're as rare as hens teeth and extremely hard, if not impossible to get a hold of. My local PC store owner told me that he has been trying to get a copy of XP Pro for another customer but has been told by his suppliers that all the licenses/copies in stock are now reserved for corporate/business entities.

And for many businesses, there is no pressure to do anything else at the moment.


That may be the case for a while, but I heard MS stopped production/issue of licenses well before the June cut-off date, meaning many businesses will have to sooner rather than later migrate to Vista, because XP will be in such short supply and will no longer be cost effective as prices are driven up by high corporate demand.

Maybe that's what MS wants - to give the corporate world no alternative, rather than engender it with a better/more business oriented product at a better price. While I am more than happy with Vista as a home user, I can see the problem large businesses would have with upgrading their entire PC base from XP, but as their older machines die I can't see that they'll have much choice. ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20starkers on Windows XPiredDrill'n Bosshttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Its not a matter of resistance to change...its a matter of why fix it if it ain't broken. They finally get all the patches and fixes done and then put out another one to fix and patch? Its a matter of greed!

I agree!

I remember the same type of posts when they stopped selling 98.
This makes me wonder...why are people so resistant to change?


I have XP on my desktop and Vista on my laptop. The main reason I don't like vista is because I don't have time to learn a new os. I am comfortable with XP. I am a very busy person these days, I don't have much spare time on my hands and certainly don't have time to learn new crap. I don't have time to do any skinning right now(hope that changes soon).




]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Drill'n Boss on Windows XPiredDaiwahttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512I cant imagine why anyone with the system requirements would want to run XP over Vista
85% application compatibility. Deployment nuisances/cost the remaining 15%. Would be like getting a new car with no transmission; looks great but won't do anything but make noise.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Daiwa on Windows XPiredAnthony Rhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512I cant imagine why anyone with the system requirements would want to run XP over Vista

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Anthony R on Windows XPiredDaiwahttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Daiwa on Windows XPiredstarkershttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512You may be on the money there, Starkers, but there is also real demand for XP for the reasons I cited.

Yes, businesses with mission-critical machines are hardly likely to migrate their entire PC base to Vista until mixed environment networking/server compatibility issues are resolved, and while MS released SP1, which appeased most general/home users, it did very little to resolve the most prominent concerns of large/small businesses.

Perhaps this is, in part, why MS is no longer distributing XP, sooner rather than later... to hopefully reduce the incidence of mixed environment networking through having a greater number of Vista based machines enter the corporate/business world.

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20starkers on Windows XPiredDaiwahttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512
Dell has quietly continued to offer XPP even after their announced June 18th deadline.

That's probably because Dell has a stockpile of XP OEM's... and then probably only in the US.

You may be on the money there, Starkers, but there is also real demand for XP for the reasons I cited. Businesses typically respond to demand.

For businesses that depend on an OS and software to function, the transition from XPP to Vista is a lot different than the transition from Win2kP to XPP. All our business apps that worked under Win2kP worked immediately under XPP, nothing broke, and we were able to add XPP machines to a mixed environment under Server2k with no issues. XPP also had a lot of security & networking improvements to make it a desirable upgrade. That's just not yet the case with Vista, at least according to the outfit that does our IT support, and might not be until Win7.

Obviously, we'll see.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Daiwa on Windows XPiredPhazon88http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Windows XP made have needed to go, but Vista sure as hell isn't a suitable replacement (from a gamer's point of view).

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Phazon88 on Windows XPiredstarkershttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Dell has quietly continued to offer XPP even after their announced June 18th deadline.

That's probably because Dell has a stockpile of XP OEM's... and then probably only in the US. Dell Australia is now only advertising/selling Vista machines, and a customer service representative at Microsoft Australia told me that, as of June 18, XP will no longer be made available to PC manufacturers and/or suppliers, period.

Thing is, though, all the earlier incarnations of Windows were eventually withdrawn from sale when a newer version was released (even though support for them continued), so the withdrawal of XP is no different and should have been expected sometime soon after the release of Vista.... moreso after SP1 gave it better stability/reliability, etc.

OK, it's a transition period some aren't liking, but it's inevitable and they need to move on. Everything gets superseded eventually - like you can't go into Ford and order a T Model anymore - so it's either get with the times or get left behind...

I mean, it's not like ya see a lot of T Models on the freeway keeping up with modern day cars, now do ya.

I've been running Vista Ultimate since the first public beta and have had very few problems - in fact, considerably fewer problems than when I upgraded from 98SE to XP - so I'm not complaining that Vista is now MS' new flagship OS. I still run XP in a dual boot configuration, and I will continue to do so because I happen to like XP as well, but for the most part I'm booted into Vista these days cos I find it faster than XP in most instances. ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20starkers on Windows XPiredxscorpxhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512HD-DVD is todays BetaMax. I was reluctant moving to Vista at first, unlike when I had ME and leaped to XP. Now after having Vista for a while , I am overall happy with it. Sure somethings work better/faster in XP at the moment, but that will change in time.

HD-DVD is'nt quite dead yet,if @ first you don't succeed.try,try again..lol..

WWW Link]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20xscorpx on Windows XPiredDaiwahttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Daiwa on Windows XPiredelveehttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512
I was reluctant moving to Vista at first, unlike when I had ME and leaped to XP. Now after having Vista for a while , I am overall happy with it. Sure somethings work better/faster in XP at the moment, but that will change in time.
]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20elvee on Windows XPiredpictoratushttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Ok, what's a beta player?

WWW Link]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20pictoratus on Windows XPiredPurrBallhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Yeah...about ME...I got this from Microsoft's website:We've spent more than a year consulting with our customers and industry partners to ensure that we're doing the right thing. We understand that not everyone may agree with our decision—just as not everyone was happy to see Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME retire (OK, perhaps not ME).Microsoft's page on Windows XP's future.

My favorite part of the page ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20PurrBall on Windows XPiredPhilly0381http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512
But then it was a subscriber issue for August and it's only July. I wonder if anyone really knows what is going on at Microsoft.   ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Philly0381 on Windows XPiredwinlover_41http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512XP is still good for developers, OS modders (like good 'ol Mr. Windows X), and older computers.




Now that computers have gotten faster (and more complex for that matter), we need something new. I have moved on to Vista pretty well. (My only problem is my scanner, but it's to be expected since its from sometime around 1999-2001.) XP is good, and it will remain so for a few more years.

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20winlover_41 on Windows XPiredWizard1956http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512budget markets where PCs are too slow to run Windows Vista.

Good grief! How cheap would that be? $49.95? I only paid $299+tax for this new HP w/o monitor with an AMD64,120Gb HDD and DVD with Lightscribe.Oh yeah,and Vista Home Basic.
Buy the software,get the PC free! ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Wizard1956 on Windows XPiredPhilly0381http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Windows XP: The Official Magazine. On page 9 is a short artical under News In Brief:

EXTENDED WINDOWS

Microsoft has again extended the life of Windows XP by allowing it to be supplied on budget desktop PCs. The operating system was due to be axed on 30 June 2008 but was reprived to stop rival operating systems moving into budget markets where PCs are too slow to run Windows Vista. This move comes a month after Microsoft allowed Windows XP to be included on ultra-mobile laptops until 2010.

The publisher (Future Publications Limited) is apparently the only one licensed to put out an official magazine for Windows. I haven't gone to the Microsoft site to try and verify the info.

I guess you take this and put it with the recent Windows 7 news releases and start trying to figure out what just is Microsoft up to.   

EDIT: Maybe I was a little slow here with this reply and maybe the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing at Microsoft.   ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Philly0381 on Windows XPiredPixeleohttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512about ME...I got this from Microsoft's website:

We've spent more than a year consulting with our customers and industry partners to ensure that we're doing the right thing. We understand that not everyone may agree with our decision—just as not everyone was happy to see Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME retire (OK, perhaps not ME).


Microsoft's page on Windows XP's future.




]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Pixeleo on Windows XPiredPurrBallhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20PurrBall on Windows XPiredPuterDudeJimhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512In the gutter? I hope not

Where Vista belongs. lol]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20PuterDudeJim on Windows XPiredPuterDudeJimhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512XP needed to go, we cannot be relying on an ancient OS in 2030.

While this may or may not be true, Vista does suck in many ways. The only thing I like about Vista is that it is pretty. And we all know we can make XP just as pretty as Vista! Vista reminds me of when MS released ME, It just wasn't ready. Vista is not ready for the public. My biggest peeve with Vista is that you are never really an admin. There are some things on a Vista PC that you just cannot access, no matter what. I have had some training in the computer field and only lack my A++ exam. I should be able to access ANYTHING on my computer! After all, it is mine.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20PuterDudeJim on Windows XPiredPixeleohttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Pixeleo on Windows XPiredCarGuy1http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Beta was superior to VHS.

I still have a beta player and believe it or not, it still works. I keep it around for the grand kids to use. ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20CarGuy1 on Windows XPiredWizard1956http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512And with the right software, XP can become more secure than Vista.

With Vista all I needed was a good AV,it must have come with the 'right' software already.
What will be the future of PCs without XP?


Tube type amps sound better than solid state,LP's have better sound dynamics than a CD.Beta was superior to VHS.They got replaced.(yes,I'm that old)
Something will replace XP.We're expected to "forget" the way things were.
As for me, I'd just like the future to be easier,faster,safer and cheaper.What OS I go there with isn't that important. ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Wizard1956 on Windows XPiredWebGizmoshttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512 ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20WebGizmos on Windows XPiredneophil78http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512
> Bonsoir *TLM*
>
> http://micro.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-microsoft-supportera-xp-jusqu-en-2014-2209.html
>
> Dans ce cas, on a le temps de voir venir !
>
> --
> Cordialement
> GREENHORN
>
>
Rassurez vous il n'arrêtera pas de fonctionner en 2014.
Didier MVP

==> don't be afraid, it won't be stopped in 2014

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20neophil78 on Windows XPiredNight Trainhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512And Windows 7 will be where Vista is today

In the gutter? I hope not.   ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Night Train on Windows XPiredPixeleohttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512will Windows 7 be good enough to qualify as an "XP Replacement"?
By the time Windows 7 arrives...XP would be where Windows 98 is today. And Vista would be where XP is today. And Windows 7 will be where Vista is today ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Pixeleo on Windows XPiredkittymalonehttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512XP needed to go, we cannot be relying on an ancient OS in 2030.

+1]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20kittymalone on Windows XPiredCarGuy1http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512This makes me wonder...why are people so resistant to change?]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20CarGuy1 on Windows XPiredPurrBallhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/317512Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20PurrBall on Windows XPiredAzdechttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992In the Change skin colors section go to the dropdown box at top and pick "show me system defined colors" option... then change windows background color. This will let u set any solid color.

Thank you VERY much! It was the "dropdown box" section I did not click on. I was unaware of it. This is exactly what I wanted! Thank you for your help and your time spent reading and replying to my query.

Thanks to everyone in this thread for taking the time to reply.


]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Azdec on Skinning your Windows Explorer backgroundCerebus1970http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992
You need to go to Backgrounds-edit explorer background bitmaps,make sure active(or inactive) whichever you want is selected.Select arrow next to edit image for quick import of whatever file you want,should work hopefully(for images as windows backgrounds)

As you can see the controls are in XP specific-edit shell style bars and arrows,to skin common task area.
Pic used was Santa Fe Stucco in windows directory,SKS6 Also used.

Apologies to Night Train.

Image Hosting by Picoodle.com

To change skin colours go to SKS6-change skin colours,in dropdown menu make sure show skin defined skin colours are showing,then select window background and change the colour.(for colours as windows backgrounds)
Save changes and you might have to change to windows classic folders in folder options to get it to work.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Cerebus1970 on Skinning your Windows Explorer backgroundvStylerhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992skin stud 6.

  

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20vStyler on Skinning your Windows Explorer backgroundvStylerhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20vStyler on Skinning your Windows Explorer backgroundNight Trainhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992
As far as I know, Explorer Backgrounds in XP don't work but I am not sure on that. ]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Night Train on Skinning your Windows Explorer backgroundAzdechttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992I use WindowBlinds, and it at least recolored my backgrounds in explorer and whatnot in XP. It didn't apply an image, though, just an soldid color.

I had used Skin Studio before to change the windows explorer background from white to gray for any skin I wanted. Now I don't seem to remember how I did it. Can you post with an explanation on how you did it? I just want the solid color choice, not an image, like you said you where able to do. I have the most up-to-date version of window blinds and skin studio 6 professional as of June 30, 2008. Thx in advance.]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/172992Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20Azdec on Skinning your Windows Explorer backgroundRickJPhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/312420I wouldn't have posted the product key in full view.

Thanks never gave it a thought removed picture

]]>http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/312420http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/312420Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20RickJP on Windows XP SP3 Has Issuesaufischhttp://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/312420http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/312420http://vistartxposed.joeuser.com/article/312420Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:20 -04002008-07-24T00:23:20aufisch on Windows XP SP3 Has Issues