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    WMP12 Alienware Invader skin

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jiggymf, Dec 30, 2010.

  1. jiggymf

    jiggymf Notebook Evangelist

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    I can not for the love of god find this one in a working link anywhere online. It's been about 3 days i have been looking, but i can not find it.
    Everything i do find contains dead links, including alienware's own sites.

    Can anyone point me in the right direction?
     
    jiggymf, Dec 30, 2010
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  2. svl7

    svl7 T|I

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    30 seconds of googling got me a couple of links, however, I don't know whether these sites are really trustworthy so I rather not post possibly crappy links... but it shouldn't be too hard to find it for you.

    The one from the AW site doesn't work? ( Alienware: AlienGUIse Theme Manager)
     
    svl7, Dec 30, 2010
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  3. jiggymf

    jiggymf Notebook Evangelist

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    That's the big problem, links enough, but none working.

    Including the ones here on the forum, and the link from the alienware AlienGUIse you just gave (i managed to download GUIse in the end, which does not include the wmp12 skin, of which the link itself on the alienware site is dead).
     
    jiggymf, Dec 30, 2010
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The WMP skin is outdated and was released for their original (non-Dell) line. That being said, in addition to compatibility issues which may present themselves with W7, its probably not worth the trouble to track it down. As I recall, it generated WMP crashes with my Vista install when I tried it some time back.

    I'd like to see Dell/AW release a skin along with a plugin for WMP and Winamp to take advantage of the AlienFX lighting (similar to what they used with the XPS M1710 and M1730).

    Warning for those folks who like to experiment: Do not try any AlienFX plugin NOT DESIGNED specifically for use with the M11x, M15x and M17x. The AlienFX IO is picky enough and using a plugin which may or may not alter the AlienFX IO f/w is dangerous - you may end up with a bricked FX IO chip.
     
    BatBoy, Dec 30, 2010
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  5. jiggymf

    jiggymf Notebook Evangelist

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    Point is, while youtubing there are several video's of people using that exact skin on windows 7 x64, apparantly without problems (at least not mentioned).

    This is what got me curious, that and it looks so damn cool (and I don't like winamp)
     
    jiggymf, Dec 30, 2010
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    svl7, Dec 30, 2010
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    tio_lucas, Jan 4, 2011
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  8. jiggymf

    jiggymf Notebook Evangelist

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    Cheers, finally!!!!

    thanks tiolucas and svl7 you both just made my day
     
    jiggymf, Jan 6, 2011
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    the3vilGenius 3vil knows no fear

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    you can also find a link in my sig
     
    the3vilGenius, Jan 6, 2011
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  10. jiggymf

    jiggymf Notebook Evangelist

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    At least the skins from that topic are wrong files. You get some icon pack when you download the skins.
     
    jiggymf, Jan 7, 2011
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  11. tio_lucas

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    you mean that I put in it?
     
    tio_lucas, Jan 7, 2011
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    the3vilGenius 3vil knows no fear

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    that has been fixed for a couple of days
     
    the3vilGenius, Jan 7, 2011
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