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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™
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Radish™
Black Raven
Wow. Nice theme and good use of contrasting colors.
Damien_Old
Woo! This looks like it's a great black/red theme. Downloading now to use on my laptop. w00t.gif
ripgut
Damn i cant wait to get home and try this. ANd i go home early today too? oh yeah cool.gif
Hypoxiaicon
Wow, its amazing terrible once you use it...

Urgh.

It just doesnt work.
Mx²
Very nice.
5Horizons
This is one of the few skins factory skins that I'm just not feeling hmm.gif. It's ok.
..Vector..
Bit dark for me sad.gif

Good work though none the less smile.gif
mercuryx013
It looks great, it's just not my style. Keep up the good work.
Toastyone
ohmy.gif Soon as I get home I am putting this up thumbs_up.gif yes.gif biggrin.gif
mulder
Only one thing will keep me from trying this...The fact that it says Alienware on it. wacko.gif 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...
that's pretty sexy, i just don't like them grey backgrounds on the menus
IK47
looks mediocre from the screenshots, and even worse from Hypo's image.

I never likes The Skins Factory's work.
Kenny McCormick
I don't like it, it's to dark.
Hypoxiaicon
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
Very nice suite but I want this blush.gif shifty.gif >>

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ripgut
installed/uninstalled in 5 minutes
g-n-t
ugliest one yet.
Mutex
Don't particularly care for most of the theme...I do, however, like the iconpackager theme it comes with. smile.gif

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
Its like any other alienware product, too much flair and not enough substance.
JorgeIvan
I like the dark
IK47
QUOTE(Radish™ @ Mar 18 2005, 10:41)
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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
Hmm. Well I tried to use the skin. I really did, but it's just way too dark....
Darken
QUOTE(JorgeIvan @ Mar 20 2005, 02:02)
I like the dark
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+1 w00t.gif
KennyD
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 smile.gif
ljames28
Urgh im anti-alienware in that regard, why make nice pc's then fill them with bloat ohmy.gif
caerma
excellent set...
KoL
Great theme punk.gif

Love the title bar buttons smile.gif
acedriver
too bulky..
grdh20
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
It definitely looks different compared to other skins, and besides the red text on the black buttons, it's pretty nice. cool.gif However, I find the AlienMorph theme (with the gamma turned down a bit) more usable versus this skin.
Hexlord
It looks great in my opinion ... smile.gif
Toastyone
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
Even though I am not into black themes, this pwns. PWNS.
Twicebaked
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.
Winswy
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?
chavo
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
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
QUOTE(Darken @ Mar 20 2005, 05:45)
Very nice suite but I want this blush.gif  shifty.gif  >>

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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
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. smile.gif
John S.
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. smile.gif


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

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