Winstep Releases Winstep Xtreme 8.2!

Published on February 21, 2008 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

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Winstep Xtreme is an out-of-the-box integrated suite of shell enhancement applications focusing on giving users a greater experience through powerful yet convenient control of the Windows desktop. Download it here:

Winstep Xtreme 8.2
(14.9 MB - Includes WorkShelf/NeXuS v2.5, NextSTART v4.5 and FontBrowser v1.0)

NeXuS is a multi-dock system, which as well as holding traditional bookmarked icons can also hold any combination of widgets, clocks, mail checkers, weather indicators and system performance meters within multiple levels of sub-docks. WorkShelf is a tabbed dock, better suited for complex organizational duties like organizing documents, URLs, movies, work projects, applications, etc... NextSTART is the menu system - and takes care of all your task management needs as well. FontBrowser is a bare-bones font browsing utility.

Winstep Xtreme also includes a pack of popular desktop widgets which can be displayed on the desktop, featured within the docks, placed within shelves or merged into the taskbar. Featured widgets include a speaking Atomic Clock, Recycle Bin, SSL POP3/IMAP Email Checker, Weather Monitor with 5 day forecast, CPU, Net and RAM Meters, and Wanda, the amazing 'fortune cookie' reader. New modules are constantly under development, add a widget request HERE.

Winstep Xtreme is supported by an active community of themers with hundreds of resolution independent themes readily available for download. Check out the Winstep gallery right here at Wincustomize.

Winstep Xtreme runs under Win9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003 Server/XP64/Windows Vista and is fully compatible with all Stardock applications.

Change Log and more information: Winstep Web Site

Comments

Valhalla

on Feb 21, 2008

Great stuff Jorge. Getting better all the time.

Philly0381

on Feb 21, 2008

I believe I've looked at this program every time there is a post in the forums about it. It looks very good, very professional and clean in design.

My problem is I haven't learn to use all the Stardock customization programs yet!

Hey, you know what would be nice. Someone, anyone, could do a desktop using both Stardock programs and Winstep and give the community here a look at how things can work together.

Yeah, that's a plan. Now who is going to do that, they would have to have Winstep, leaves me out. Let me think.

mike b1954

on Feb 21, 2008

Its a shame that , although it's compatable with Object Desktop ~ that its' a bit expensive for me ... still paying for Christmas , dammit !!

rustysam

on Feb 21, 2008

Will the new version run on xp32bit?

JcRabbit

on Feb 21, 2008

Hey, I'm a sucker for backwards compatibility.

Winstep Xtreme runs basically on all Windows versions - yes, it's one of the very few that still actually runs on Win9x!

So, it runs on Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME, Win 2000, XP 32bit, XP 64bit, 2003 Server, Vista 32bit and the new release possibly on Vista 64bit as well, although the later hasn't been tested yet.

Ah, and Winstep Xtreme is still able to run themes created way back in 1999, when Winstep Software Technologies was born.

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Mikeb1954, send me an email to support@winstep.net

ZubaZ

on Feb 21, 2008

ZubaZ waves @ Jorge

Congrats on gettin the new build out

JcRabbit

on Feb 21, 2008

Thanks Zubaz!

captainmoonlight

on Feb 21, 2008

That would be good Philly0381

ToeJo

on Feb 21, 2008

I tried this program a long long time ago. It was ok then but not something I was really willing to spend $40 on. Today, I downloaded it again and I've gotta say...IT"S AWESOME. I really like it. The only flaw I can see is how it takes my machine so much longer to finish it's boot. The changes I see from then to now are not so much cosmetic but rather in usability. Cosmetically it has always looked great, but functionally, years ago, it wasn't quite right. I can tell you have put a lot of hard work into it. And I look forward to making a purchase. Keep up the GREAT work. I really appreciate it!

ZubaZ

on Feb 21, 2008

My favorite feature . . how the memory meter shows the app that is using the most memory.

I want that so much in DX and OB . . .and OD+ . . . and everything!

Chasbo

on Feb 22, 2008

Winstep works with ALL the Stardock stuff. I've put up more than a few screenshots showing that off: WWW Link WWW Link WWW Link WWW Link Winstep works with Rainleander, Xion etc. Winstep costs less than OD and I think it actually does more for what it is. I couldn't afford it when I bought it but I wanted it so I found a way.

mike b1954

on Feb 22, 2008

JCRABBIT

Mikeb1954, send me an email to support@winstep.net

I tried to but I got a login failure ( ? ) mike_b1954@msn.com

firebrick

on Feb 24, 2008

Great program!!

I'm kicking my self for not trying this out years ago!

Spagnacious

on Mar 03, 2008

The site talks about WinStep as "released" (as in not Beta).

This looks interesting but the readme file says it is a Beta.

I would like to know if the software itself is NOT Beta, please.

TIA

JcRabbit

on Mar 04, 2008

Hi Spagnacious!

No, it's NOT in beta, it's the final release. Unfortunately the Readme.txt file in the zip ended up not being updated for some reason - sorry about that and thanks for pointing this out.

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