The Skins Factory
Mar 18 2005, 15:33

From the Creators of the mega-popular desktop suites AlienMorph™ and ALX Morph™ comes a new bold alternative to the standard appearance of the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system. Alienware Darkstar™ features breathtaking design elements such as audio-enhanced startup and runtime animations, function-responsive LED arrays and highly tactile control surfaces. All of these features combine to create a stunning desktop design brilliantly captured in black and red and infused with traces of Alienware’s distinctive style.
Alienware once again contracts The Skins Factory to create a dynamic desktop suite that contains a custom Windows Media Player 10 skin, Windowblinds theme, icon package and custom wallpaper - everything needed to abduct your desktop Alienware-style.
All Images may not be distributed in an alternate form and are © Copyright 2005. Alienware Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Tech Support provided by Stardock Corporation, the makers of Theme Manager™. For users of Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10.
Download Alienware Darkstar Theme
Radish™
Mar 18 2005, 15:41
Exceptional

Radish™
Black Raven
Mar 18 2005, 16:15
Wow. Nice theme and good use of contrasting colors.
Damien_Old
Mar 18 2005, 17:32
Woo! This looks like it's a great black/red theme. Downloading now to use on my laptop.
ripgut
Mar 18 2005, 17:33
Damn i cant wait to get home and try this. ANd i go home early today too? oh yeah
Hypoxiaicon
Mar 18 2005, 17:39
Wow, its amazing terrible once you use it...
Urgh.
It just doesnt work.
5Horizons
Mar 18 2005, 17:41
This is one of the few skins factory skins that I'm just not feeling

. It's ok.
..Vector..
Mar 18 2005, 17:44
Bit dark for me

Good work though none the less
mercuryx013
Mar 18 2005, 17:48
It looks great, it's just not my style. Keep up the good work.
Toastyone
Mar 18 2005, 17:59
mulder
Mar 18 2005, 23:17
Only one thing will keep me from trying this...The fact that it says Alienware on it.

I wouldnt use a theme that says Compaq or Dell on it, why would i use one that has a company name on it? Is someone paying me for advertising for Alienwares way too overpriced computers?
Just wondering...'cause ya know
SeMz...
Mar 18 2005, 23:21
that's pretty sexy, i just don't like them grey backgrounds on the menus
looks mediocre from the screenshots, and even worse from Hypo's image.
I never likes The Skins Factory's work.
Kenny McCormick
Mar 18 2005, 23:28
I don't like it, it's to dark.
Hypoxiaicon
Mar 18 2005, 23:28
QUOTE(IK .:. 47 @ Mar 18 2005, 23:24)
looks mediocre from the screenshots, and even worse from Hypo's image.
I never likes The Skins Factory's work.
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Its terrible and not useable. Trust me.
Darken
Mar 20 2005, 05:45
ripgut
Mar 20 2005, 05:46
installed/uninstalled in 5 minutes
Don't particularly care for most of the theme...I do, however, like the iconpackager theme it comes with.
I'm not sure if the individual skins will be released...but for those of you who just want single parts of the theme (ie. just the wmp skin or iconpackager):
Download & install > navigate to target location > rename Darkstar theme file to Darkstar.zip > uncompress the file > enjoy
pyehac
Mar 20 2005, 06:02
Its like any other alienware product, too much flair and not enough substance.
JorgeIvan
Mar 20 2005, 06:02
I like the dark
QUOTE(Radish™ @ Mar 18 2005, 10:41)
Exceptional

Radish™
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sorry to hear about that temporary blindness you were having?
what do feel about the skin now that you have your vision back?
Damien_Old
Mar 20 2005, 18:00
Hmm. Well I tried to use the skin. I really did, but it's just way too dark....
Darken
Mar 20 2005, 20:28
QUOTE(JorgeIvan @ Mar 20 2005, 02:02)
I like the dark
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+1
KennyD
Mar 20 2005, 20:40
It looks great as a picture but to use it on your desktop daily it would drive you insane. I personally like the default XP theme, or silver, or just windows classic. No point in worrying so much about themes
ljames28
Mar 20 2005, 20:53
Urgh im anti-alienware in that regard, why make nice pc's then fill them with bloat
caerma
Mar 22 2005, 14:56
excellent set...
Great theme

Love the title bar buttons
acedriver
Mar 24 2005, 03:17
too bulky..
grdh20
Mar 24 2005, 21:48
Why are the Tabs in MS word tools/options all black and unreadable. So far that's the only problem I have found. Otherwise I like the WB skin.
rm20010
Mar 27 2005, 23:08
It definitely looks different compared to other skins, and besides the red text on the black buttons, it's pretty nice.

However, I find the AlienMorph theme (with the gamma turned down a bit) more usable versus this skin.
Hexlord
Mar 28 2005, 01:50
It looks great in my opinion ...
Toastyone
Mar 28 2005, 01:58
Well I have been using it for a while, and I changed back to what I was using before, it was a little too dark for me, it also had some areas where it tried to make black boxes around black letters and you would not be able to read them
Valerus
Apr 15 2005, 19:51
Even though I am not into black themes, this pwns. PWNS.
Twicebaked
Apr 29 2005, 19:54
Anyone able to send me the setupfile or a working link for this? I'd love to have it.
morf316@yahoo.com if you want to send the setup.
i would like to know why my premium theme threads were banned and closed why this one remains open when it as obvious attempt at advertising their pay themes???
anyone mods\ admin care to explain that to me?
QUOTE(Winswy @ May 2 2005, 16:45)
i would like to know why my premium theme threads were banned and closed why this one remains open when it as obvious attempt at advertising their pay themes???
anyone mods\ admin care to explain that to me?
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I think they wanted to leave it here just to see how long it would take for you to start crying.
M. Seth
May 2 2005, 23:08
This is not a payware suite. Just a suite done by them. You can download it freely at the alienware website or at wincustomize.com
But I do have to agree on that point....it is hard to figure out sometimes what is neowin's position when it comes to payware suites. Considering that WB suites that are payware have been advertised here in the past such as pixtudio....its hard to understand why msstyles are allowed.
I personally think that a payware/premium section should exist for visual styles and windowblind themes
MvT Cracker
May 8 2005, 13:27
QUOTE(Darken @ Mar 20 2005, 05:45)
I was looking for that 2 but today The Skins Factory asked me to remove that pic from a thread
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Remove the metallica alienware image
I told you this nicely on the thread and you didn't remove it. We're going to have problems if i have to tell you again.
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The Skins Factory, Inc.™
How do you interface with the world?™
www.TheSkinsFactory.com
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SarathV
Aug 7 2007, 22:23
heyy... can u please send me this "darkstar" or red and black alienware theme. I can't download it.
send it to: indestructable_invincible@yahoo.com
please, i will be very grateful.
John S.
Aug 7 2007, 23:57
Quote - (SarathV @ Aug 7 2007, 18:23)

heyy... can u please send me this "darkstar" or red and black alienware theme. I can't download it.
send it to: indestructable_invincible@yahoo.com
please, i will be very grateful.

I can't download it either...links tend to die after
2.5 years.
thread closed
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