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Using Origami as a free alternate to Windows Media Center

Taimur Asad   on 16 July 2008 - 08:22 · 12 comments & 6072 views

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Not many of you would know that you could actually run Microsoft Origami Experience 2.0 on your regular Windows Vista machine. Origami offers touch features and is basically designed for Windows Ultra-Mobile PCs also known as UMPC's which are running Windows Vista.

You would be wondering what's the use of running a software optimized for touch screens of UMPC's on a regular machine? Well for those of you running Windows Vista Business which does not have the privilege of Windows Media Center could use Origami to have some sort of similar experience to Windows Media Center. Ofcoarse Windows Media Center is much superior to Origami and is completely meant for entertainment purposes of living rooms but since Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions comes pre-installed in most notebooks and they already have VMC so many of us already use it just to listen music or watch videos using the beautiful interface without having to use its TV features. But what about those who have Vista Business edition? Well there is a good news for them. If you are a Vista Business user who want to have a similar kind of cool looking interface to run your Music, Videos or see your pictures then Origami is not a bad alternate to VMC.

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#1 +Berserk87 on 16 Jul 2008 - 08:31
awesome.

i might actually try this out.
#2 FloatingFatMan on 16 Jul 2008 - 09:36
Looks pretty slick... Just got a new laptop today, so might stick that on there for the wifey... :p
(2 replies) #3 +stevember on 16 Jul 2008 - 09:57
Don't work. I touched screen nothing happened...
#3.1 morphen on 16 Jul 2008 - 10:46
(stevember said @ #3)
Don't work. I touched screen nothing happened...


Is that a joke, or do you really have a touch panel?

Downloading it now, hope picture password works without the use of a touch panel
#3.2 Taimur Asad on 16 Jul 2008 - 11:53
(morphen said @ #3.1)
(stevember said @ #3)
Don't work. I touched screen nothing happened...


Is that a joke, or do you really have a touch panel?

Downloading it now, hope picture password works without the use of a touch panel


Picture Password doesnt work all that great without the touchscreen but its a great idea and one which we might see in Windows 7.
#4 Imran Hussain on 16 Jul 2008 - 11:17
nope, picture password doesn't work without a touch panel. All else works great!
(2 replies) #5 Captain555 on 16 Jul 2008 - 14:33
The question is: does it have as much DRM integrated to it than Media Center ?

If yes, than why bother. There are so many good software that do the same thing out there without all the crappy DRM.
#5.1 Imran Hussain on 16 Jul 2008 - 14:38
(Captain555 said @ #5)
The question is: does it have as much DRM integrated to it than Media Center ?

If yes, than why bother. There are so many good software that do the same thing out there without all the crappy DRM.

This 'crappy' DRM (whether in Vista, or VMC or where ever.) hasn't ever bothered me or the post author. I don't know why it seems to be a pain in the a** of so many noobs.
#5.2 Captain555 on 16 Jul 2008 - 17:07
(Imran Hussain said @ #5.1)
This 'crappy' DRM hasn't ever bothered me ....


Probably because you don't do much with it.
(1 reply) #6 +warwagon on 16 Jul 2008 - 14:46
Not that bad really. You can tell that the icons where made for a much smaller screen. They look kind of fuzzy. I'm just bummed out that you can't install it on windows XP. As the built in web browser would be much better for surfing the net on a 42 inch tv than using firefox or internet explorer. Nice big text.

Correct me if i'm wrong but wouldn't that be a better thing for vista business, given that it does NOT come with Media center.
#6.1 Taimur Asad on 16 Jul 2008 - 15:34
(warwagon said @ #6)
Correct me if i'm wrong but wouldn't that be a better thing for vista business, given that it does NOT come with Media center.


The complete article at source talks exactly about that.
#7 coolkat007 on 16 Jul 2008 - 16:37
its plain simple and awesome.. loving it..

best for media center.. i wish this was the main interface for vista

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