<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>WinCustomize Forums » RSS Feed » Windows Vista Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/Wincustomize/forum/260</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Windows Vista</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:36:50 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:36:50 AM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>LizMarr</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/423029</comments><description><![CDATA[If this has been solved in forum link it and I&#39;ll read. All Stardock products are stable and nothing has been added for at least a week.  &nbsp;  I was downloading a file in Firefox (latest) with my Windows Vista x64 laptop and suddenly the Save-As select directory (and change name) screen went full-screen. So, when a quick grab of the corner didn&#39;t work, I just finished my download and figured it would reset. Not.  Here is what I have tried:    Pulling on the right lower corner ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/423029</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/423029</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 9:24:34 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-04-24T09:24:34-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Save-As window resize</title></item><item><author>ltmolitor</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/410754</comments><description><![CDATA[i download the file but it only comes up with a kb size file and it won&#39;t let me put it on or anything can anyone help me and guide me through this issue?? i also have winrar is that what&#39;s causing this??  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/410754</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/410754</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 1:23:54 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-07-28T13:23:54-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>how do i download and activate to comp?</title></item><item><author>MouseGoddess</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/410671</comments><description><![CDATA[ I don&#39;t know if anyone can help me with this, but I just developed a strange problem with some (not all) of my sub menus. Particularly, it seems, with the ones that have sliders to adjust something. They&#39;re blank. Nothing shows but the slider itself, but no writing at all!    I&#39;ve changed fonts, changed Windowblinds style, transparency, everything I can think of.     Any ideas?    BTW, I deleted some fonts a couple weeks ago, the ones I never use. Could that have something to ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/410671</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/410671</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 1:17:02 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-07-25T13:17:02-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Blank menus</title></item><item><author>Armbut</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/148121</comments><description><![CDATA[Hey there. I'm just wondering for those who have Vista, what your Windows Experience Ratings are?  My Specs: AMD Athlon 64 2 3800+ 2.0GHz--4.8 1GB PC4200 DDR2 Dual Channel RAM--4.5 ATI Radeon X1300 Pro 256MB--4.7 Graphics; --4.2 Gaming Graphics 160GB SATA 3.0GB/s Hard Drive  My Base Score is 4.2 (Gaming Graphics is lowest subscore) ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/148121</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/148121</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 8:37:19 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-07-13T20:37:19-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Windows Experience Index Scores</title></item><item><author>Stephanee</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/393189</comments><description><![CDATA[Hello,folks, I've got a problem. I'm on Vista, and have installed Leawo Free YouTube Downloader; the program is here - http://www.leawo.com/youtube-download/. &nbsp;This program worked fine in the past two weeks, I have used it to download some online videos to my computer. But now, the youtube downloader does not open. It appears in task manager as a process but not as an application. The process is still taking up 50% of the CPU. Any way to make the window appear?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/393189</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/393189</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 7:18:47 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-10-24T07:18:47-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Vista app problem</title></item><item><author>dieboldt</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/391059</comments><description><![CDATA[I just discovered this little video recorder nestled on my taskbar &amp; from what I have been able to determine it is connected to, associated with stardock skinstudio. Can anyone tell me what this is and for what purpose it was installed on my computer? Looks like a security issue to me. Any advice on how to best get rid of it?  dieboldt  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/391059</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/391059</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 9:21:08 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-08-20T21:21:08-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>ffd video decoder</title></item><item><author>andrethaiss</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/388586</comments><description><![CDATA[ Hello, everyone, i have a problem with many of my computer icons. Alot of them are 72x72 and when i preview them in the folders that they are in, they appear big and have perfect quality (which is what i want). But when i apply the icon on to a folder, the icon appears extremely small with a border around it (like if it was too small), but it really is not. It is like if vista is forcing my icons to stay at a small size. Can anybody please help me? I have vista basic 32 bit.   &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/388586</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/388586</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 7:05:37 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-07-19T07:05:37-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Icons problem.</title></item><item><author>seeuhellisoon</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/305402</comments><description><![CDATA[ i need registry cleaner and defragment for windows vista 32bit if some one can advice me for good one ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/305402</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/305402</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 2:33:35 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-06-03T02:33:35-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I Need Advice About Best Registry Cleaner &amp; Defragment</title></item><item><author>ph4nt0mf1ng3rs</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/383264</comments><description><![CDATA[Hello everybody.  &nbsp;  I didnt know which forum to post this in, but I did my best to try haha.In short, I downloaded logon studio and bootskin, but according to my knowledge i needed WindowBlinds in order for Longon and BootSkin to work properly. I had the program installed already. However, once I installed Logon and Bootskin and had applied skins both to the Boot screen and logon screen, I uninstalled WindowBlinds and restarted my computer.  &nbsp;  Dont ask me why I uninstalled it...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/383264</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/383264</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 8:40:33 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-06-01T20:40:33-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>VISTA SYSTEM CRASH?</title></item><item><author>Kevin_Walter</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/382276</comments><description><![CDATA[I'm not sure how much of this is Stardock's fault. (very little, I'm sure, though there do seem to be some really strange skin studio design decisions...)  I've come to the conclusion that Windows Vista is absolutely TERRIBLE as a platform when it comes to skinning. I don't have the money for it right now but I'm thinking about removing Vista from my laptop entirely and either installing XP or Win7. Or even both.  There are just SO MANY parts of Vista that are either unskinnable, or they see...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/382276</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/382276</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 7:11:14 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-05-15T19:11:14-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Windows Vista officially sucks for skinning</title></item><item><author>loukeeya</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/368457</comments><description><![CDATA[am i the only person on the planet who loves vista? i think its cool, functional and works a treat for me..  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/368457</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/368457</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 7:43:01 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-04-27T07:43:01-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Vista Ultimate</title></item><item><author>I.R. Brainiac</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/379345</comments><description><![CDATA[I have googled myself silly on this but no luck.  The folders pane auto expands the tree to whatever folder I am currently in.For me this makes it nearly useless and it gets long really fast and dosnt auto collapse.  7 dosnt do this unless you tell it to.How do I stop Vista from doing it.I want to use it to NAVIGATE...I cant very well use it for that if its showing me where I AM...I KNOW where I am...I want to be able to see where I want to go.  I unchecked(and checked) the box for display...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/379345</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/379345</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:23:53 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-04-16T09:23:53</pubDateParsed><title>Vista Nav pane pain</title></item><item><author>Energylord</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/353244</comments><description><![CDATA[  I Have Got A Trial Of Windows 7 Ultimate And I Was Wondering If Bootskin and logon vista would work with it.    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/353244</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/353244</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 4:08:43 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-01-06T16:08:43-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Does BootSkin,Logon Vista Work With Windows 7</title></item><item><author>loukeeya</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/371846</comments><description><![CDATA[can i use a .gif image for my logon and will it twinkle etc?&nbsp;&nbsp; thanx  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/371846</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/371846</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 4:44:27 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-12-17T04:44:27-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Log on Vista</title></item><item><author>loukeeya</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/370373</comments><description><![CDATA[this is my baby - it does everything apart  from cook and clean, still thats what men r for isnt it&nbsp; ?&nbsp;&nbsp; lol&nbsp;&nbsp;     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/370373</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/370373</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 9:06:18 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-12-02T09:06:18-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>my baby</title></item><item><author>Donbam</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/367175</comments><description><![CDATA[I'm currently running Vista Home Premium 32 bit and an getting ready to upgrade to Win 7 Premium 32 bit.  When I ran the upgrade advisor, it indicates that I should uninstall Windowblinds 6 before the upgrade.  It also then goes on to indicate that I won't be able to install it after the upgrade to Windows 7.  Does Windowblinds 6 work on Windows 7, or would I need to install the Windowblinds 7 beta?  Any help would be appreciated.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/367175</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/367175</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 6:32:58 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-10-23T18:32:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Upgrading from Vista Home Premium to Win 7</title></item><item><author>gooberbean28</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/366053</comments><description><![CDATA[I get the Windows Update tray icon saying new updates are available, but when i go to updates it says "The page failed to load".So I cannnot get any updates! I went to the microsoft site to find any solutions but nothing worked.Does anyone know of a way to fix this so I can get the Windows Updates? Any help would be much appreciated!     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/366053</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/366053</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 6:15:43 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-10-13T18:15:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Windows Update wont work</title></item><item><author>10021975</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/366429</comments><description><![CDATA[How do i add screensaver downloads to my pc?  Thanx!  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/366429</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/366429</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 5:40:36 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-10-11T05:40:36-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>How Do I Add Screensaver Downloads To My PC?</title></item><item><author>246505</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/316969</comments><description><![CDATA[can someone tell me what I need to do? I keep getting a message that desktop window manager (uxsms) service required to be running to function, and gives me this address to go for more information. Running Vista ultimate SP1,]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/316969</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/316969</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 2:59:12 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-10-07T14:59:12-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>(uxsms) error</title></item><item><author>k10w3</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/365899</comments><description><![CDATA[I just got a new Toshiba Satellite laptop, with Vista Home Premium 64 bit.&nbsp; Today, while I was working, I hit the F8 key and this screen below popped up.&nbsp; Does anyone know what this is or why it's happening?&nbsp; I need the F8 key in my work platform to bring up a special menu with saved macros, so this weird screen with the gears is just puzzling me and making me frustrated, and worried since I can't really do my job correctly if I can't use the F8 function key.&nbsp;   Thanks in a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/365899</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/365899</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 8:34:30 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-10-04T08:34:30-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>F8 brings up odd screen</title></item><item><author>rustysam</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/365177</comments><description><![CDATA[I just bought a dell 64-bit computer wih vista home premium and right click doesn't show any right clic,k menu.&nbsp; will other object desktop programs run on 64-bit? my old computer was a 32-bit.&nbsp; thanks to all for any help  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/365177</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/365177</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 2:41:38 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-26T14:41:38-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>rightclick won't work on 64-bit windows machine</title></item><item><author>iKashmir</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/363770</comments><description><![CDATA[So I gots this stupid a** roommate that messed with my computer and now I don't know what to do. All My prgrams are missing from my start menu. Never seen this before and couldn't find a good answer on Google, Ask, or Yahoo. So can anyone help?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/363770</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/363770</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 8:42:29 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-15T08:42:29-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>House Full of Idiots</title></item><item><author>MouseGoddess</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/361829</comments><description><![CDATA[Has anyone had any problems with any of the Stardock programs on Vista 64 bit as opposed to 32 bit?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/361829</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/361829</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 5:42:36 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-08-20T05:42:36-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Vista 64 bit</title></item><item><author>reece86</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/360387</comments><description><![CDATA[hi just wondering if there are any xp themes for vista? i love the way my xp used to look and miss it, for example the luna blue theme.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/360387</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/360387</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 5:24:01 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-07-30T17:24:01-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>is there any xp themes for vista?</title></item><item><author>bmetelsky</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/355213</comments><description><![CDATA[I currently have Vista 64 and want to install Windows 7 as a dual boot. Will the installation create a partition for me on the hard drive, or do I need to do that before hand? Will I be able to delete Windows 7 at some point if desired? Thanks in advance.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/355213</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/355213</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 1:22:06 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-07-17T13:22:06-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Installing Windows 7</title></item></channel></rss>