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    Asus Desktop theme

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mikeymike, Jun 12, 2007.

  1. mikeymike

    mikeymike Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow... you gotta be a pretty big fan of ASUS to do that first one. Although I am loving the nVidia theme... XD
     
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    thanks, i just had the icons only. now it is complete :)
     
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    I used to use Windowblinds and Object Desktop to customize my computer at home, but it's a HUGE resource hog... so big that if you want to run any sort of intensive game, you need to close it all out.

    It's a fun gimmick, but in my opinion, Aero looks just as nice as a tricked out Windowblinds desktop.
     
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    I have tried this theming thing a lot, from transformation packs to windows blinds i have done it all, but in the end I always end up coming back to the default look of windows. I reckon the xp and vista default looks are good enough, also having these things is a resource bug (transformation packs are not though).

    And in my opinion that nvidia theme looks disgusting, its like waking up to a view of a grey rainy day, construction going on, mud everywhere...you get the picture. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion, i just shared mine
     
  6. mikeymike

    mikeymike Notebook Evangelist

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    im running WindowBlinds 5.5 and the task manager shows wbload.exe as only using up 3784K
    Your are right thou as i think older versions were hogs
     
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    I'm using WB5.5 too and it does not hog the system at all, at least not like the old days. It really integrates much more efficiently than older versions.

    I'll try both themes and see which one I like best.

    Thanks for sharing the find!

    RayanMX
     
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    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    I find both hideous lol!! Im no windows classic fan but i like simple designs, theres toooo much going on in those themes.