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Pietafon 18-08-2007 02:27 PM

Hi!
Does anybody heard about something called Windows FX ??? :blink:
I've heard that's something between XP and Vista.
Hmmm, any info ? ;)

Thanks.

Mighty Midget 18-08-2007 02:30 PM

Check good ol' Wiki ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WindowFX

_r.u.s.s. 18-08-2007 02:31 PM

http://www.qzx.com/about/stuff/micro...ows_cement.gif

but ontopic, compiz fusion on linux is waaaaay cooler

The Fifth Horseman 18-08-2007 02:37 PM

No such OS exists.

BTW, _r.u.s.s.: Nice one. I'm soo going to make that my wallpaper... :D

Pietafon 18-08-2007 02:42 PM

_r.u.s.s. :ok: No comments :hysterical:


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No such OS exists.

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Hmmm, that's not what I heard... :unsure:

Thanks anyway, I'll look further. ;)

Mighty Midget 18-08-2007 02:45 PM

From that Wiki article I linked:

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Originally posted by Wikipedia

WindowFX is a desktop magnifier that is designed to allow Windows 2000/XP/2003 users to have special effects in the desktop elements like in Windows Vista and Mac OS X. It is a component of Stardock's Object Desktop package.


Pietafon 18-08-2007 02:55 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mighty Midget @ Aug 18 2007, 04:45 PM) [snapback]305350[/snapback]</div>
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From that Wiki article I linked:

Quote:

Originally posted by Wikipedia

WindowFX is a desktop magnifier that is designed to allow Windows 2000/XP/2003 users to have special effects in the desktop elements like in Windows Vista and Mac OS X. It is a component of Stardock's Object Desktop package.

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That's not it. :| I've been there before ;)

_r.u.s.s. 18-08-2007 03:01 PM

what do you mean "thats not it"? that they lied? o_O what is your source about what is it then?
here is the link to their main page http://www.stardock.com/products/windowfx/

Mighty Midget 18-08-2007 03:02 PM

It also appears that WinFX was the programming interface in Longhorn (later Vista), and that it wasn't an OS by itself.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/episode.a...BA/manifest.xml

_r.u.s.s. 18-08-2007 03:10 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFX#.NET_Framework_3.0
so its on your xp as well :D


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