Design your own Windows GUI with SkinStudio. SkinStudio lets you create your own Start bar, Start button, title bar buttons, push buttons, scrollbars, toolbar icons, progress bars, and much more. Your new interface can then be applied by popular programs such as WindowBlinds to change the look and feel of the entire Windows GUI.

WindowBlinds allows users to totally change the look and feel of Windows to meet their needs. It's more than just eye candy though, user created "skins" can add extra functionality to Windows along with restrict what users can do with their windows if necessary.

WindowBlinds 4.5 includes the new ability to change the color of visual styles through hue shifting along with modifying the brightness and saturation of the visual style.

ObjectDock is a program that acts as both a task manager and a program launcher. It lets you organize your short-cuts and running tasks onto an extremely customizable dock that sits on your desktop. Users can customize the look of each item on the dock and set various animation options for when the mouse is over an item on the dock. It is very easy to configure.

Keyboard Launchpad allows you to assign hot keys to almost any kind of action one might perform on their system. Shortcuts can be made to launch programs, visit Web sites, paste saved clipboards, control MP3 players, and more. It works system wide and is very easy to use. A must have!

RightClick enables users to extend or even completely redesign the Windows desktop right-click mouse menu. When a user right-clicks on their Windows desktop, RightClick's custom made menus comes up. Users can add short-cuts, tasks, system commands, and it's fully skinnable. For users who normally have their desktop covered up, a hot key can be set up so that will activate it at any time.

DesktopX is a revolutionary program that lets users build their own desktop using objects. These objects can be customized to do everything from display the latest weather, monitor system performance, read news headlines, and more. They can even be put together to build an entire desktop theme. It's the program studios use to create futuristic looking computer screens in movies and TV.

Change your start-up screen! Stardock's LogonStudio is a free program that allows Windows XP users to edit, change, and apply new logon screens. It comes with several logon screens to choose from along with thousands available on-line from websites such as WinCustomize.com. LogonStudio comes built with a visual editor to make it easy to create your own logons which can then be uploaded to websites to be used by others.

Blog Navigator is a freeware RSS reader that makes it a snap to keep up with what's happening on the net. It supports any number of RSS feeds and can be set to download and archive different feeds for off-line read (great for those who travel a lot). It also integrates seamlessly into the various RSS search engines on the net allowing users to create their own custom blog feeds based on key words.

Control the OVER ALL look of your Windows computer from a single interface with Theme Manager. You can even mix and match them together to create full blown suites! Theme Manager seamlessly works with your other desktop enhancements to apply skins, themes, icon packages, and suites all from the same user interface. Once you have your desktop just the way you want, you can take a snapshot of your desktop and save it.

Tired of the plain white arrow that is your cursor? Stardock CursorXP is a program that lets you use and create incredibly cool looking Windows mouse cursors. Give your eyes a rest and entertain your brain while working and playing on the computer. Add effects like shadows, trails, explosions and other animations to your cursors, or choose something a little more sedate but easier to see. Give it a try today!