Crystal XP
Version: 0.21
Downloads Count: 4,443
License Type: Free
Price: Free
Date Added: Jan 30, 2008
Operating Systems: Windows Vista
File Size: 711 KB
Author: Sven Nobis
- WinPatrol 2008 684,575
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- Vista Transformation Pack 247,401
- Desktop Architect 245,708
Editor's Review of Crystal XP
Microsoft makes a big deal about Windows Vista's Aero interface, which includes transparent windows, but the truth is, that transparency is less than overwhelming. For starters, only windows borders are transparent. In addition, not all windows have transparent windows. And you can't easily control border transparency.
Crystal XP changes all that. It lets you make entire windows transparent, not just borders. And you can easily change the level of transparency as well. In addition, you can change transparency on an application-by-application basis, something you can't normally do in Vista. The program has another nice extra as well --- it will display your CPU use, in percentage.
Note that the program only works in Windows Vista. And the program is still in beta, so if that makes you uncomfortable, don't download.
--Preston Gralla
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