Stardock WindowBlinds 6 transforms Windows XP, Vista user experience

New version of popular desktop enhancement utility adds blurred glass for XP users, full Windows Vista UI skinning, animation overlays and more

Plymouth, MI - (October 02, 2007) – Stardock (www.stardock.com), the world’s largest Windows customization company, released the highly anticipated sixth version of WindowBlinds today.  With over 12 million downloads on CNET’s Download.com, WindowBlinds is a utility that allows users to change the look and feel of the Windows desktop experience by applying skins to the user interface. WindowBlinds can change title bars, push buttons, Start bars, scrollbars and nearly every other element of the Windows user interface. The software is $19.95 and can be downloaded directly from www.windowblinds.net.

A WindowBlinds skin can change Windows to look like an alternative operating system, favorite sports car brands, favorite sports team, or virtually anything else. With modern video cards, WindowBlinds can do this without reducing performance. WindowBlinds 6 adds the ability to have “blurred glass” window borders on Windows XP which allows artists to make skins that could make Windows XP look virtually identical to Windows Vista.

Additionally, WindowBlinds 6 adds full support for customizing Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system. Everything from Internet Explorer 7 skinning, Sidebar skinning to explorer backgrounds, WindowBlinds 6 skins virtually every element of Windows Vista while making full use of the hardware acceleration features on Windows Vista for maximum performance.

The new version also adds a host of other features including advanced animation support in skins, user-creatable skin sub-styles, a new, easy to use configuration program, user customization options of fonts and colors in skins and much more.

“One of our biggest goals for WindowBlinds 6 was to give it features that would make it useful and fun for the broadest possible audience,” said Brad Wardell, President & CEO of Stardock Corp. “For instance, to show off the new animation feature, we include a skin called Molten which has a fully animated Start menu complete with an animated dragon which flaps wings within fire without slowing down the PC.”

WindowBlinds has over 12 million downloads at CNET's Download.com and is the most popular desktop enhancement program of all time. It has also been licensed by companies looking to deliver their own branded looks to the desktop including Microsoft, Nintendo, ATI, nVidia, Ziff-Davis, Blizzard, and more.

Users who purchased WindowBlinds 5 after February 1, 2007 receive WindowBlinds 6 for free. The enhanced registered version is $19.95 or can be purchased as part of Object Desktop, Stardock's flagship suite of desktop enhancement programs which includes IconPackager, DesktopX, ObjectBar, DeskScapes, LogonStudio Vista, and more. For more information on other popular Stardock programs, please visit www.stardock.com.

Requires: Windows XP or Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Download it at www.windowblinds.net

About Stardock
Stardock is the world's leading developer of Windows enhancement utilities. Its software is used by over 10 million people worldwide and has been licensed by trendsetting companies like NVIDIA, ATI, Alienware and Microsoft, plus in movies and TV. Stardock operates WinCustomize.com, the premier portal for Windows enhancement drawing more than 3 million unique visitors each month. Stardock is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner. The company's website is www.stardock.com