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    Alienware Themes RELEASED for Vista!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Marcham93, May 21, 2008.

  1. Marcham93

    Marcham93 Notebook Evangelist

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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Have you tried it? Any lag or entire system slow down like Window Blinds?

    Or is it more like a visual style ?where youll see no performance drop?
     
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  3. crystak

    crystak Notebook Evangelist

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    Is the invader new or they just added a Vista version?
     
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  4. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Just added vista
     
    X2P, May 21, 2008
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    I tried its ok. IMO I like the regular Vista better.
     
    tacomenace21, May 21, 2008
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  6. Marcham93

    Marcham93 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah I am actually waiting for the Xenomorph skin for vista. For now Im sticking to Vista Aero.
     
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  7. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    Not available for 64bits >_>
     
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  8. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Well I can confirm you will have a slower system after installing this even if you remove or system restore :( I just reformated ( XP)
     
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  9. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Also half icons are stuck as alienware any solutions?
     
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  10. eleron911

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    Am I right to asume , that ,as with the older AW themes, these work on non-AW systems too?
     
    eleron911, May 21, 2008
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  11. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Yup thats what I did with my dell.. i give it an F
     
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  12. Marcham93

    Marcham93 Notebook Evangelist

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    @ X2P: Hard Critic a bit? I did not notice a system slow down or any problem with restoring system icons back.
     
    Marcham93, May 21, 2008
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  14. Lethal Lottery

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    nice find i was waiting for this!
     
    Lethal Lottery, May 21, 2008
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  15. HaloGod2007

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    so how does it work? any system performance decrease? i wanna download it but dont wanna screw my system up..also is the only one availabe for vista Invader?
     
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  16. Lethal Lottery

    Lethal Lottery Notebook Betrayer

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    actually that ******* my computer, thanks anyway.
     
    Lethal Lottery, May 21, 2008
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  17. Dready

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    seems to work fine here, thnx!
     
    Dready, May 21, 2008
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  18. eleron911

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    I`m gonna try it too, just for fun.
     
    eleron911, May 21, 2008
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  19. HaloGod2007

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    ok let us know how it works and if it screws anything up. Do we only have one choice for a theme? Invader? because other themes show vista features but say xp only
     
    HaloGod2007, May 21, 2008
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  20. eleron911

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    Ok, the XP version works perfectly on my Sager, and the Vista version works perfectly on my friend`s desktop.
     
    eleron911, May 21, 2008
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  21. HaloGod2007

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    which one did you download for vista?
     
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    There is only one for vista, Invader.
     
    Marcham93, May 21, 2008
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  23. Syth

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    I can comfirm that all the skins work with no lag or slowdown on XP (don't have vista yet). Although the Xenomorph looks the best by far.
     
    Syth, May 21, 2008
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  24. exiled

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    if i download this, is there an option where i can just use the icons only or do i have to use the skin with the icons.
     
    exiled, May 21, 2008
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    hrmm don't see an option to separate the 2, maybe there is one in the vista version?
     
    Syth, May 21, 2008
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    If you look down the page you can also find the Stardock logo (Stardock make Window Blinds). So you can expect it to consume massive system resources.

    And ****, my random keypresses are back too. This machine is not doing well.
     
    Miggles, May 22, 2008
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  27. GabeZ

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    Hi everyone,
    I just tried the Invader theme for vista, and I'd have to say that it's pretty neat. It is not resource hungry. There's maybe an additional 3% of memory that's being used. That's not bad at all. However, it does tend to break some icons on your desktop and start menu if you ever try to restore the windows theme. I imagine this will be patched and resolved very soon. Until then, I'm stuck in invader land lol. However, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

    Gabe
     
    GabeZ, May 22, 2008
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