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Old 18-08-2007, 02:27 PM   #1
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Hi!
Does anybody heard about something called Windows FX ??? :blink:
I've heard that's something between XP and Vista.
Hmmm, any info ?

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Old 18-08-2007, 02:30 PM   #2
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Check good ol' Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WindowFX
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Old 18-08-2007, 02:31 PM   #3
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but ontopic, compiz fusion on linux is waaaaay cooler
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Old 18-08-2007, 02:37 PM   #4
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No such OS exists.

BTW, _r.u.s.s.: Nice one. I'm soo going to make that my wallpaper...
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Old 18-08-2007, 02:42 PM   #5
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Aug 18 2007, 04:37 PM) [snapback]305348[/snapback]</div>
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Hmmm, that's not what I heard...

Thanks anyway, I'll look further.
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Old 18-08-2007, 02:45 PM   #6
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From that Wiki article I linked:

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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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Old 18-08-2007, 02:55 PM   #7
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mighty Midget @ Aug 18 2007, 04:45 PM) [snapback]305350[/snapback]</div>
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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
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Old 18-08-2007, 03:01 PM   #8
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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/
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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
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFX#.NET_Framework_3.0
so its on your xp as well
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