I am one of only 2 people I know that uses windows blinds. it is a really cool program that changes what your desktop, start menu, and other things like that look cool. you can download/create new skins for it too. I am currently using the gt3 skin that I downloaded. it can be downloaded here.

The trial runs out, use visual styles

Visual Style FAQ.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=339820

Multipatcher - "fixes" your computer for you
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707

Visual Styles > Windows Blinds. Why? VS uses less RAM and is a lot less clunky. Windows Blinds one of the options for systems older than XP, however.

I have it and love it, I made my computer look as close to a mac as I could get it while running xp .

I don't have it, how do you get it? Does it come with xp or do you have to get it and download it to your computer?

it is downloaded from windowblinds.com.
I use linux so why bother with window blinds, it was just a hassel when i tried it. and if you want a mac install Mac OSX on your pc using a power PC emulator.

I don't like linux or mac. plus I'm not good enough to do anything like that to my computer.

A better thing to do when using XP is to do what myusrnm posted.

theres another program called Tweak UI and you can change random things in that too... i can't remember what and I found it hard to use... but someone who's really techy wouldn't.

see, the best thing about windows blinds is it is really easy to use. plus you can create your own.

You can do that in just about anything. Personally, I prefer a shell replacement altogether for more options.

There is no such thing as Windows Blinds. The thing you are referring to is a computer program called WindowBlinds that allows you to acquire and use different skins for the Windows OS's user interface.

actually, I mean object desktop, of which Windowblinds is a component.

Well, you said Windows Blinds. And still, that's what the title and the first post of this thread was about.

I love this visual style.

Nice, feels like a balance between Windows Vista and Mac OS X. However, could have been more refined.

I'm currently addicted to some of the stuff on studiotwentyeight. At a really simple black theme called Foton.

I'm using the Zune theme, which is based on the Media Centre theme, but brown, with orange trim.

Got Vista recently, Aero rocks!

Aero alone makes Windows Vista better than Linux.