We have Windows XP on both our computers, a desktop, and this one I’m typing on–my laptop. I found, through looking for something else online today, that WindowBlinds is available for XP as a shareware model, free download, and use as is. What is it? It’s a skinning app for your OS. I was sick of the XP particular look, and am now using Corona XP, via Window Blinds. You can check it out at their web site. At any rate, it makes everything look totally different, and I find the start menu and program menus much improved, and the windows just look nicer.

This is an example of the Cornona XP with small titlebar subset, on my desktop tonight. A few different windows open to show the style. Perhaps I’ll do a few more screen shots of other elements later. My desktop wallpaper is a blue plaid I made in Photoshop Elements sometime ago.

Here’s the square, in case anyone wants it. In IE right click the link, Save Target As …, or however else you prefer to save a picture on your harddrive.

I’d heard of Window Blinds before, but heard of lots of problems. THIS XP version is integrated into Windows Display Property Settings, so you can easily use it, or use Win XP settings itself. It’s written for XP OS, then brought down to the other [older] Windows OS’s. There are lots of skins to download and use, and there are tools you can get to make your own skins, if you are so inclined.