NewBee Needs some help.

What is a .efw and what do I do with it?

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This all started a week ago when I stumbled upon a website call ThemeXP. Then while surfing for more custom items I stumble upon XPThemes and Stardock. When I seen the work that people were doing here I hit the floor. Totally awesome. Wiping the tears from my face I decided the other place was a waste of time and this is where I need to be. So long story short, I found a few themes I liked, Downloaded them then learned I needed program to load them up, downloaded that and still can't get to the themes. i.e. I downloaded windowblinds5_public.1.2D0D17.efw. Suppose to be the trail version of WindowBlinds. I'm stuck. What do I do guys? All of the trail versions For the Object Desktop that I have downloaded are *.efw. Couple of zip files that contain *.desktop. Any help would bb great.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Welcome MayorJim. Could start just overloading you with so much information that you head would spin and your eyes bug out!  

The best place for you right now is hit the link. It will take you to the WinCustomize WiKi. Great place for you to get started. It explains the programs and has tutorials. Spend some time there, even print pages, but by all means add it to your browsers favorites list so you can refer to often, and you will.   


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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Where are you downloading those files from?  You can get the trial version of WindowBlinds from here.

http://www.download.com/WindowBlinds/3000-2326_4-10705323.html

You can also check out the WinCustomize Download Guide that tells you what software you need for the downloads here.

https://forums.wincustomize.com/?forumid=19&aid=141579

Also, you might want to read "changing your desktop themes" for an introduction of what some of the applications do.

https://www.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=148571

Let us know if you have any other questions.

 
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I downloaded windowblinds5_public.1.2D0D17.efw


nothing found for .efw at filext.com

a google of "windowblinds5_public.1.2D0D17.efw" returns one hit - this post

You're probably better off starting out at the StarDock downloads page




Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
but if I take a .txt and zip it, then change .zip to .efw I can unzip it with IZArc


weird
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
nothing found for .efw at filext.com


This from http://www.fileinfo.net

Compressed .ZIP file renamed by CA Security Centre to have a ".efw" extension; typically applies to e-mail attachments scanned by Computer Associates (CA) antivirus software
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ah... found it at fileinfo.net


File Type Renamed Zip File
Category Compressed Files
Common? No
File Description Compressed .ZIP file renamed by CA Security Centre to have a ".efw" extension; typically applies to e-mail attachments scanned by Computer Associates (CA) antivirus software.

EFW files may be opened by changing the file extension to ".zip" and opening the file with a decompression utility, such as WinZip or Stuffit Expander.

NOTE: Do not open unknown e-mail attachments from non-trusted sources, as they may contain viruses or other malicious programs.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks Pictoratus, I was reading and copying while you was a posting.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
  

We found the same info   
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks everybody. Turns out that my CA Antivirus renamed the files from .exe to .efw. By renaming the file with the exe I was able to unzip the files and use them. Although I am quite frustrated over having to use so many programs to run one desktop theme. So I think I'll stick with my SytleXP for now. Alot cheaper also. And easier to download extras. Thanks again.