Software Update: Vize 2.0 Release 1

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After more than a year and a half of silence, a new beta release of Vize has been released. Vize is the Vista counterpart to XPize, a program that brightens up the Windows XP user interface. It is not a shell over the existing interface, but it directly modifies more than 75 system files to give a new look to pictures, icons and animations that have sometimes not been adapted since Windows 95, 98, 2000 or XP. That way, Windows Vista will look even slicker. Vize works with any 32- and 64-bit edition of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, is easy to install, and just as easy to remove from the system, returning it to its original state. Version 2.0 release 1 now uses the same installer as XPize 5 and can now also be used for the first time on 64bit versions of Windows Vista or Server 2008, although it should be noted that this has not been tested. Below is the full changelog for this version:

Vize 2.0 Release 1

It includes all the resources patched by Vize 1.1 Beta, and then some, including the fixes developed by Saarineames, including:

  • 256×256 Flip3D icon
  • Fixed the back/forward button background hover stretch when in Classic mode (great for WS2008 users!)
  • x64 support (untested, which is what this beta is for)
  • Uses the same installation system as xpize 5
  • And some other stuff

What doesn’t work:

  • UxTheme patching system. I need to modify my code (which is based off Deepxw’s) first. Vize 1.x didn’t patch UxTheme anyway so you’re not missing out on anything.

What hasn’t been tested:

  • x64 (it should work, in theory)
  • Uninstallation (it probably won’t work, it doesn’t change file permissions during uninstallation)

What’s coming in future releases:

  • Getting seasick of the blue/green combo? I’m working on something to match WS2008’s silver wizard art style for Vista, including fixing up ShellStyles
  • UxTheme (God willing)

Version number 2.0 Release 1
Release status beta
Operating systems Windows Vista
Website VizeOS
Download http://www.vizeos.net/download.php
File size 9.53MB
License type Freeware
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