Theme Manager OEM In Action

Alienware uses Stardock’s Theme Manager OEM to offer the Ultimate Redskins Fan XPerience

https://www.stardock.net
from JoeUser Forums

In yet another demonstration of how Stardock’s Theme Manager OEM can be used by PC manufacturers to increase their market share, Alienware Computer has released the "Redskins Ultimate Fan XPerience" desktop theme, available exclusively with a new Alienware PC.

Stardock’s Theme Manager OEM changes the Windows desktop through the use of Suites. A suite is a single file that incorporates several of Stardock’s most powerful programs. It includes a WindowBlinds skin that transforms the Windows Start Menu, taskbar, title bars, buttons and virtually every aspect of the Windows user interface. Icon Packager is Stardock’s popular program for changing virtually all the Windows icons. Theme Manager itself sets the system wallpaper and Media Player skin.

Theme Manager was originally developed as part of Stardock’s Object Desktop suite of software. Since first being released for external license in 2002, Theme Manager OEM has been used as a marketing tool by some of the largest and best-known companies around the world, including Nintendo, Microsoft, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Touchstone Pictures. System builders such as Systemax and Alienware use Theme Manager to differentiate their products. Computer graphics companies such as ATI and NVIDIA offer themes created for them by Stardock for download from their websites. Even companies that you might not associate with desktop technology, such as Goodyear Tire and Rubber and Zippo Manufacturing Company, have seen the benefits of desktop themes.

“Desktop Themes are a highly effective means for companies to get their message across to users, to increase their awareness in the marketplace or to reward their fans” said Larry Kuperman, Sales Manager at Stardock. “There are tens of millions of people who customize their PC’s in one way or another, whether through wallpaper or screensavers or themes. Theme Manager OEM provides a way for system builders to give their products an entirely new look and to appeal to new audiences.”

About Stardock:

Stardock Corporation is the leader in the development and sales of award-winning Windows desktop customization solutions such the Object Desktop customization suite and the ThinkDesk suite of productivity applications. Stardock also develops best-selling computer games, including the Galactic Civilizations series. For more information, please visit the Stardock corporate home page at www.stardock.net

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
where's the Colts skin, koop? and when is the one for the Pacers going to be released? i already know the answer to these questions but i had to ask, anyway.
Fences - Organize your desktop icons today!
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
How About an Eagles skin? I'd pay for that one.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Would be nice if Rainlendar would be included in Theme Manager. I know it's not a Stardock software but Beatnik / Winamp / Sysmetrix are not, so ?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Edit : comes in double with previous
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You guys!

PATRIOTS!! PATRIOTS! PATRIOTS!

How could they not do the team that won the superbowl 3 times in the last 4 years?
(Okay, yes, this New Englander is biased)
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top


Ah Yes! Another Hoosier....
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You guys!

PATRIOTS!! PATRIOTS! PATRIOTS!

How could they not do the team that won the superbowl 3 times in the last 4 years?
(Okay, yes, this New Englander is biased)


i also agree with you on this also wouldnt mind other teams im a fan of any football team who sports blue
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
h Yes! Another Hoosier....


Where you from hashonboat?
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Would have been nice if you had actually mentioned we created the whole thing...
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Would have been nice if you had actually mentioned we created the whole thing...


It stings when the people that do the actual work don't get credited doesn't it?
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It stings when the people that do the actual work don't get credited doesn't it?
That was a deliberatly provocative comment, and one which will very likely push this thread off course and into the usual flame war.
Jeff runs a business, not a charity. I know from experience he pays his employee's very well for their work. He's out to provide an end product, not to make people famous.
This public thing about people ragging on him saying he never gives credit is absoloutely pathetic.
I can't recall ever seeing anyone lambast Bill Gates for not telling the world the name of every person who codes Windows.
When I go to Burger King, I don't really care who turned on the fryer to cook my fries. That person gets paid for it, and I'm sure that's all they're after.

I'm going to lock this thread because we all know how it's likely to end up if it remains open, and will probably neccesitate being locked in the end anyway.

Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
The blog appears to be about Stardock's Theme Manager, not the theme. I don't see any reason to take offense.
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
All due respect Wizop Hippy, was that really necessary?
I wasn't trying to start a flame war and I resent that I am accused of such. I only said what some people were hesitant to because of exactly what happened.

I apologize to TSF for my comment. I have nothing against them whatsoever. I respect their work as much as anyone elses. I just saw that TSF was stung a little bit because of the thread and I got a little chuckle out of it as I am sure others did as well.

BTW, you might want to clean up this mess.. https://www.joeuser.com/blogindex.asp?D=K&p=3&s=20 *****extreme adult content*****
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

My slant on this is that it'd be 'cleaner' to have just removed #11 and left everything as it was...locking didn't work....and it's just become a wee bit 'untidy' because of that.

I've hidden it so it can be decided how to deal....my vote would be to delete #11...as being 'unhelpful' at best.....and all subsequent as being highlighting of what was insinuated in #11.

As for the link Nighttrain posted...seems JU is getting a bit naughty...

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

correction....'hide' didn't seem to want to stick...so I went for delete.....

currently it shows as deleted in the list...but the header here still says 'delete' not 'undelete'.

this 'reinforcement' of status change really NEEDS to work, as if you think it hasn't you are likely to undelete something without noticing....only to have it show up ages later when the site cache catches up or whatever....really annoying 'bug'.

So....I'm assuming it's now deleted....

I think...

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ah-ha....now shows up there now as 'undelete' which means it's deleted [probably]...
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm in support of just removing 11 and re-showing this. I also think that TSF was kind of "in your face" in post #10. Maybe that should be removed as well?

(Hippy, did you make the WB for that suite?)
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Justin...the thread is really about SD's theme manager, not TSF at all....so it all did go crappy when Jeff chimed in....and asking for it with a response as he got ....but to selectively remove just #10 and or #11....the ones after have to go as well....gets a bit 'messy'....
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You know...this thread really went gaga after the initial post....even #1 was already losing the plot.

It wasn't about some dopey football team....it was about the theme manager....

This may as well stay closed....