Bloody Templar

Thanks, Neil. Is the 5.5 version still going to be released today (as per the roadmap)?

I don't think you quite understood my question... My laptop won't work with Aero because Aero only works with WDDM drivers. Intel is not providing WDDM drivers for any chipset before 945GM. Therefore, I have to use XPDM drivers - aka the XP drivers. My question is, will WindowBlinds 5.5 support the same level of skinning on Vista that it already does on XP in the absence of DWM? Or does WB 5.5 assume that, since I'm running Vista, I must be running DWM?

I'm one of the unlucky people who purchased a "Vista Ready" laptop in 2006 with an Intel 915GM chipset. Intel has declined to create WDDM drivers for the 915GM chipset, citing hardware limitations, so that means no Aero for my laptop. So the only two choices I have for themes on my laptop are Windows Classic and Vista Basic - both of which make me go... Ugh!!! I've read a lot about what WindowBlinds will be able to do in Vista thanks to DWM... But what about people like me,