ghacks.net - 12/26/2008
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One of the most talked design changes - or additions - in Windows Vista is Windows Aero. Microsoft calls it a more dynamic user-interface system compared to the basic interface system known from Windows XP. Windows Aero is actually a set of interface enhancements in Windows Vista. One of these ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/22/2008
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news.bbc.co.uk —
Microsoft has given yet another reprieve to its
seasoned Windows XP operating system. The cut off date...
for PC makers to obtain licenses for the software was 31 January 2009. But now Microsoft has put in place a scheme that will allow the hardware ...
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
microsoft.com - 12/22/2008
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microsoft.com —
Q&A: Michael Dix, General Manager of Windows Client
Product Management, discusses Microsoft’s commitment to deliver Windows to...
customers for a new category of devices known as ultra low-cost personal computers (ULCPCs). REDMOND, Wash., –April 3, 2008– ...
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Microsoft Announces Extended Availability of Windows XP ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/22/2008
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news.bbc.co.uk —
Microsoft has given yet another reprieve to its
seasoned Windows XP operating system. The cut off date...
for PC makers to obtain licenses for the software was 31 January 2009. But now Microsoft has put in place a scheme that will allow the hardware ...
(more)
BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
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FastAero adds Vista-like transparency to Windows XP
Download Squad —
... by opening the config.ini file in a text editor and changing "polish" to "english." I've never found these sorts of transparency effects to be particularly useful. There are other elements of Aero Glass that I'd much rather have on Windows XP, like the ability to see previews of running programs when you scroll your mouse over taskbar icons. For that, there's Visual ToolTip, which provides some, but not all of the functionality of that Aero Glass feature. [via gHacks] FastAero adds Vista-like transparency to Windows XP originally appeared on ...
FastAero brings Vista Aero to Windows XP
D' Technology Weblog —
... in mind that only new windows will display the Windows Aero Glass effect. Some can be minimized and maximized again while others need to be closed and reopened.
The default language of the software is Polish but it can easily be changed in the config.ini to English so that the language line looks like this: language=english. The only options provided by the interface are to enable or disable the blur effect.
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