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Window Blinds inside 8.1 virtualbox recommended?

January 1, 2015 11:50:10 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Hi,

my PC specs:

3 ghz dual core amd 64 bit

500 MB graphic card (zotac)

host system lxubuntu 14.10 use virtualbox to get win8.1 working . Can`t  install such a unstable OS  as win 8.1 on my real PC.

Windows 7 is ways better. However i liked to see the real differwences between 8.1 and 7 when running window blinds.

My laptop runs fine with 8.1 ( except window blinds) after some hours of work and only with most applications ( in most cases only those that are running under wine too).

Is it possible to install window blinds on it ??

regards bluedxca93

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Reply #1 January 1, 2015 1:05:45 PM
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I would say yes, but you can't run Maximized/full screen-windows in virtual box.

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Reply #2 January 20, 2015 7:35:33 AM
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Hi,

did now test it.

Whats funny:

Skinstudio dioes not work, skinstudio does. On my laptop with exact the same OS its the inverse .

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Reply #3 January 20, 2015 9:38:07 AM
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Unstable is not something I would call Windows 8.1.

 

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Reply #4 January 20, 2015 9:50:25 AM
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Can`t install such a unstable OS as win 8.1 on my real PC. [/quote]

giggle

[quote who="Island Dog" reply="3" id="3517185"]
Unstable is not something I would call Windows 8.1.

Me neither

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Reply #5 January 20, 2015 11:22:07 AM
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all good and well but why would you want to run windowblinds in a virtualbox while you could simply change skins in XYZ-ubuntu?

 

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Reply #6 January 20, 2015 6:46:03 PM
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Quoting bluedxca93,
reply 2

Skinstudio dioes not work, skinstudio does.
?

It works or it don't?  

Quoting neone6,
reply 1

I would say yes, but you can't run Maximized/full screen-windows in virtual box.

I don't know about VirtualBox, been a whle. But I run VMWare and can run maximized/full screen windows, no problem.

 

I use WindowBlinds on virtual machines with no real difference from a real OS.

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Reply #7 January 20, 2015 7:10:06 PM
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Quoting benmanns,
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all good and well but why would you want to run windowblinds in a virtualbox while you could simply change skins in XYZ-ubuntu?

Cos he doesn't have a propeller hat for Linux....

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Reply #8 January 21, 2015 4:33:22 PM
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Quoting Jafo,
reply 7


Quoting benmanns,
reply 5

all good and well but why would you want to run windowblinds in a virtualbox while you could simply change skins in XYZ-ubuntu?



Cos he doesn't have a propeller hat for Linux....



lol i just think it would not look great or give you the feeling of a nice skinned OS if you have a non skinned Ubuntu running and windowsblinds in a windowed virtualbox setup. Would be like looking at holiday pictures all year without having a trip yourself.

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Reply #9 January 26, 2015 3:15:38 AM
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Quoting benmanns,
reply 8


Quoting benmanns,
reply 5

all good and well but why would you want to run windowblinds in a virtualbox while you could simply change skins in XYZ-ubuntu?



Cos he doesn't have a propeller hat for Linux....


lol i just think it would not look great or give you the feeling of a nice skinned OS if you have a non skinned Ubuntu running and windowsblinds in a windowed virtualbox setup. Would be like looking at holiday pictures all year without having a trip yourself.

 

LoL:

I can skin ubuntu too.That is a skin from a friend i ported to newer gtk version:

And well i can even make window blinds skins on linux and use my own window blinds skins ( and theoretically every skin)   on linux. Also i can use win 8 skin full screen mode insuide virtualbox!

However skinning on wiindow blinds is ten time s faster.... And i do use win 7 often too... So im not that linux fanatic you see.

regards bluedxca93

 

 

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Reply #10 January 26, 2015 5:41:24 AM
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Quoting bluedxca93,
reply 9


Quoting benmanns,
reply 8


Quoting benmanns,
reply 5

all good and well but why would you want to run windowblinds in a virtualbox while you could simply change skins in XYZ-ubuntu?



Cos he doesn't have a propeller hat for Linux....


lol i just think it would not look great or give you the feeling of a nice skinned OS if you have a non skinned Ubuntu running and windowsblinds in a windowed virtualbox setup. Would be like looking at holiday pictures all year without having a trip yourself.



 

LoL:

I can skin ubuntu too.That is a skin from a friend i ported to newer gtk version:

Reduced 43%
Original 1366 x 768



And well i can even make window blinds skins on linux and use my own window blinds skins ( and theoretically every skin)   on linux. Also i can use win 8 skin full screen mode insuide virtualbox!

However skinning on wiindow blinds is ten time s faster.... And i do use win 7 often too... So im not that linux fanatic you see.

regards bluedxca93

 

 



so control + F works for fullscreen in ubuntu also
Though you have to run VB in windowed mode, that is the reason why i said it would take away from the experience this changes if you are able to run VB in fullscreen.

Looks good btw  

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