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Old school fun: WindowBlinds skin turns Vista, XP into Windows 3.11
The last two versions of Windows we've seen (Vista and 7) have clearly gotten a little more attention in the aesthetics department. They've certainly come a long way from the blocky grayness that we grew accustomed to up until 2000.
While you'd normally use a program like Stardock's WindowBlinds to improve the overall look of your desktop, there's something oddly attractive about using it to create a Windows 3.11 throwback.
DeviantArt user ^mrrste has done the legwork for you, all you need to do is download the files: the Vista version is here, and XP users will need this one.
You will, of course, need WindowBlinds as well. You can grab the free version or the enhanced trial of it from Stardock.
Now, if only someone would put together Hot Dog Stand for us.
While you'd normally use a program like Stardock's WindowBlinds to improve the overall look of your desktop, there's something oddly attractive about using it to create a Windows 3.11 throwback.
DeviantArt user ^mrrste has done the legwork for you, all you need to do is download the files: the Vista version is here, and XP users will need this one.
You will, of course, need WindowBlinds as well. You can grab the free version or the enhanced trial of it from Stardock.
Now, if only someone would put together Hot Dog Stand for us.
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Jash Sayani said 1:02PM on 2-12-2009
Windows 3.11 with Iconfactory (Vista) icons. LOL.
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Lee Mathews said 1:05PM on 2-12-2009
Yeah, this baby is pure LOL. The author even requests our forgiveness. :-P
superhobo said 1:05PM on 2-12-2009
Ha! Nice!
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Todd said 1:32PM on 2-12-2009
I can barely tell the difference between 3.1 and Vista!
Please post a pic of first gen Mac OS ( 1984 ) and OSX and see if there a the same murky diff.
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Rob said 4:20PM on 2-12-2009
Haha, I can see Kanye West's "808's and Heartbreaks" in the download folder.
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Mark said 7:37PM on 2-12-2009
Nice, though I found a better one a few years ago. I forget the author, but it was an OS/2 theme with a WinOS2 subtheme that looked and functioned identical to Windows 3.1, aside from having a task bar and start menu of course. This one has Windows 9x style close buttons I see.
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Sir Loin said 11:07AM on 2-13-2009
lol oh man...this is awesome. Now we just need an Atari ST and Amiga skin :D
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