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August Desktops - 2005

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Well, August will be upon us in a mere few hours so its fitting that a new thread should start for the new month.

That aside, heres my desktop to start the thread off:

Visual Style: Longhorn Release 5203 (For WindowBlinds)

Wallpaper: Longhorn 5203 Grass (No Text)

Icons: Normal Windows XP Icons (I thought they matched the theme more from my perspective.

Programs: Winamp (Aero Themed), Cyberlink PowerDVD 6 (Deluxe Version)

DesktopX Modifications: Aero Calendar, Aero Weather

Clean and Dirty variations attached to this post. Have fun!

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Visual Style: can't see it but it's OSMinimal

Wall: two alizee wallpapers I edited a little bit

Icons: no real special ones, i think there might be a FOOOD icon on the dock, and maybe one or two more, I'm still working on them

Program: Objectdock

and ignore the "free image hosting @ picaroni thing" i uploaded the wrong one lol that it had stamped on it from the last place i hosted it, normally it's white there too

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Mine :)

Clean:

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Dirty (windows pasted in with paint) :

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Visual Style: Longhorn Avlon (edited)

Wallpaper: Organic Wallpack by "sticboy"

Icons: some mixed Longhorn icons

Programs: RKlauncher, Lclock ("Hachicro" font), Longhorn Inspirat Shell pack, Own edited winver picture, edited Firefox,... umn just ask

August Desktops - 2005

Posting Guidelines:

    * If you plan to img-embed your desktop, please try to keep it at/under 1024x768 and under 100k (It's recommended that you link it, externally).

    * Stay within the board rules, no matter how yummy you may believe it to be.

    * If you are going to quote, there isn't a need to quote an img-embeded picture - Just don't do it. Please just reference the post by page number/page link/etc.

    * Off Topic Posts will be edited or removed.

    * The desktops thread is not to be used as a means to post images of a pornographic or otherwise provocative nature. We do not support a babes forum and neither will we in an unofficial capacity. Please help to keep the thread relevant and safe to browse for everyone.

    * The moderators of this forum reserve the right to edit or remove your posts as necessary so they may comply with our Community Ruleset.

    * In the interests of keeping the thread on topic it is strongly urged that you format your posts in the following order:

    * Visual Style: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

    * Wallpaper: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

    * Icons: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

    * Programs: Name/where you got it (with link would be nice).

Remember, any slight deviation of posts in this thread not regarding desktops will be removed on sight after what happened with the March Desktops thread - this thread is for Desktops only.

Well, August will be upon us in a mere few hours so its fitting that a new thread should start for the new month.

That aside, heres my desktop to start the thread off:

Visual Style: Longhorn Release 5203 (For WindowBlinds)

Wallpaper: Longhorn 5203 Grass (No Text)

Icons: Normal Windows XP Icons (I thought they matched the theme more from my perspective.

Programs: Winamp (Aero Themed), Cyberlink PowerDVD 6 (Deluxe Version)

DesktopX Modifications: Aero Calendar, Aero Weather

Clean and Dirty variations attached to this post. Have fun!

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what winamp skin is that? do you have a link to it?

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