Mum Tries Out Windowblinds 6.0 (2007) on Windows XP (2001)

[@OsFirstTimer]

Hey Guys, hope you enjoyed the weekly videos. I might not be able to get another one out next week but if I don't, there will be one the week after :) Do you guys prefer modern software exploration or historic software experimentation? Got a favorite time period? (80's, 90's, 00's) etc let me know here and I'll take it into consideration for future videos!

[@jaydenridley4]

Mum tries to make windows 10 completely look like windows xp

[@s1_auds]

OSFirstTimer I love modern so Xp and later (windows 7 vista 8 ten)

[@happymealburger4290]

90's.

[@Decommissioned]

I always enjoy your videos phillip. Keep up the good work!

[@MathewZ788]

the 90's and 00's

[@Pixeleer]

"It looks like someone died there, isn't that funny" Diana Adams 2018

[@Blockly806]

8:16 “he’s pooing out skulls” thanks diana very cool

[@chicken7471]

very cool thx

[@jeanetterios7337]

I know you’re being sarcastic when you said “thanks Diana very cool”

[@hcbs1986]

@@jeanetterios7337 congrats, you. just. ruined. the. joke

[@Jay-pf2en]

Great work mate. I love revisiting the old OS'es. Appriciate the time you are putting into these videos

[@OsFirstTimer]

Thanks, I'm at a point where I'd like to show off some 80's software but I'm feeling that most of that software doesn't have enough content for a full OSFT video. I might need to do some 5 minute short videos.

[@alejandratorreta]

​@@OsFirstTimer how did you download winblinds?

[@LandaPanda8]

Windows Doors then WindowBlinds

[@KawaiiZenboOLD]

she already did windows doors

[@LandaPanda8]

Ik that's why I said it.

[@benhuang2773]

"What next, Windows Doors and Walls? You may as well just say House!"

[@LandaPanda8]

Yeah I thought of that when I wrote the comment.

[@benhuang2773]

Before Windows Galaxy, we first need Windows Bros, Windows World, Windows 64 and Windows Sunshine. After Windows Galaxy, we then get Windows Odyssey.

[@JessicaFEREM]

27:24 You're actually not that far off, both MacOS and windows has added a little bit of shadows and 3D into their icons, they're still flat-ish, but they're not literally 2 colors in a box, which is a step in the right direction, and on MacOS, they do have quite a bit of gradients and 3d in their icons now in Big Sir

[@TheComputerGuy96]

9:18 The latest version of Windows 10 right now (April 2018 update) updated its look a little bit. Of course flat design is still the trend, but if you upgrade to it, there will be some gradients, glossiness, and shadows, including in the start menu.

[@Rain_Addict0]

I mean flat? Apple is going out with 3D design especially with the upcoming iOS 12 so flat is not the style not sure what Microsoft is doing SMH.

[@XeZrunner]

I wouldn't say Apple is going for 3D design.. The new macOS Mojave or iOS 12 are all flat-looking. Sure, more shadows, but I wouldn't say it's not flat design. Though to be fair, Microsoft was the one that introduced flat design with the Zune and Windows Phone, and then Apple followed along with iOS 7 and Android with Lollipop...

[@Rain_Addict0]

iOS 7 started with flat design now at least Apple started moving to 3D once again. Which is kinda obvious. A lot of brands with make up or technology or anything in general started showing tiny 3D designs here and there.

[@blakebedford-palmer6676]

The new windows design is called 'Fluent design'

[@proximitea]

Also you might have to make sure all the transparency and show colors settings are on in Settings > Personalisation but I don't know for sure I still have the Fall Creators Update

[@mr.orange8211]

Philip, I go crazy when I see a new OSFirstTimer episode! I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!! You need to try out more parody operating systems or get her to use css and javascript in html5!

[@TtEL]

0:14 "What operating system is she using? Keep watching to find out!" Video title: "Mum Tries Out Windowblinds 6.0 (2007) *_on Windows XP_* (2001)"

[@alexisbelmonte8072]

GOSH ! You just uploaded a video on my birthday ! Thank you so much for that !

[@OsFirstTimer]

Happy Birthday!

[@michaeltaylor2445]

1:07 I will never look at Bliss the same way again.

[@12dollarsand78cents]

*At **13:05** Mum wonders what I wondered back in 2003 but with a live cam on the outside* *wall, showing what was really happening on the outside, just like a real window.*

[@Fupicat]

Flat style can look really nice, it's just that Microsoft doesn't know how to do it.

[@JackDLong]

Cool. I always get surprised when I see a new OSFirstTimer video. It’s because I’m not used to a new video every week or so.

[@JackDLong]

I personally think that Windows 7 is really old fashioned. Windows 10 style is a lot better.

[@alexisbelmonte8072]

Jack Long Windows 10 is crap with every single point. The interface, the theme, the stability... just everything. Windows 7 is at least not bloated compared to the crappy Windows 10.

[@JackDLong]

I personally like the flat style. I don't like iOS 6 or below but I like iOS 7 because of it's flat design. iOS 11 and 12 made it more 3D with more shadows but I still like it more.

[@echoless3484]

Bro I remember watching this when it first came out

[@gottteem429]

I watched this channel 1 day but now I watch all day every day

[@fexploder3281]

1:04 How come I've never noticed this? Now I cannot look at it the same anymore, thanks Diana.

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles921]

Acrylic design in Windows 10 brings back a lot of the transparency and blurring that is in the Aero theme.

[@OsFirstTimer]

Definitely an improvement. However, seems like Microsoft took a huge step back when Windows 8 was released and is still barely making it back to vista standards. I feel this may be the start of the move away from flat design but I kinda wish Skeuomorphism was back in fashion.

[@ephemeralViolette]

+OSFirstTimer Skeuomorphism is so much better than the awful flat design that everything uses.

[@XeZrunner]

I would say Skeuomorphism looked really cool back in the iOS 6 or ~OS X Snow Leopard era, but at the same time, the flat designs we have today, such as Material Design or iOS, look really clean and simple, making the experience much more elegant I'd say. It's just Windows that's overly simple in my opinion. I mean look at Material Design from Google - there's paper and shadows and depth used. It's a good balance between realistic and clean. Microsoft is, however, slowly correcting their mistakes with Fluent Design. I think Fluent is going to be the first modern UI language that's getting close again to the interesting designs rather than boring flat colors.

[@ephemeralViolette]

+XeZrunner Yeah, Material looks really nice (excluding the shitty KZbin update, I still use the old website). I've never seen Apple's since I don't care about Apple and likely won't in the foreseeable future. A lot of people just do flat design awfully and it looks like something a preschooler could make.

[@XeZrunner]

TheUndeadWolf I like flat design when it's used in a way that it makes the UI easier to understand and brings the focus to the important task. Also, I feel like animations also make more sense with the advanced shadow techniques used especially in Material Design and the Connected Animations in Fluent Design. With the older designs, not only would animation be harder or things would have to be more taxing on the hardware, but it would also bring some unnecessary elements to the UI that just make the app cluttered in the end. The problem with flat design today is that people just copy what they see in otherwise good flat UI, and apply it to their scenario, ignoring the feeling of empty space or meaningful control placement / animation in favor of using up to date design language. With Skeuomorphism, you couldn't really go that wrong, as unnecessary elements could be put anywhere as part of the design.

[@ranchocommodorereef]

One more thing, besides Windows Vista/7's transparency being my favorite, my favorite is Windows XP's silver theme. I don't really like the Luna Blue theme that much because of the yellowness mixed with the dark blue interface. I also despise the Olive Green theme. The silver theme is where it's at. It has a much more beautiful design and it looks futuristic and metallic, that's why I like it, and I think that the silver color in the theme overall is lovely.

[@ranchocommodorereef]

@@JakeGutteridge Indeed it is.

[@elijahtorres2688]

The Silver Luna theme definitely looked more modern, contempt, and metallic than the default Blue Luna Theme. It kind of competed with the Mac themes better back then.

[@ranchocommodorereef]

@@elijahtorres2688 Honestly, I loved the Silver Luna better than the Mac themes.

[@fabianaguilar3537]

"You tried out" It seemed like you did most of it and she was just watching.

[@aldogallegos3209]

Everytime I watch your videos it feels it in time traveling because most of your videos never pop up in my subscriptions box and whenever I see you on my recommended videos the list I get excited and click the video. But then I go through your most recent uploads and I see that you uploaded a lot of videos this month. Then I go back to the last video that I watched which was the house to her and it says it was 6 months ago and I get shocked because I do not remember that being 6 months ago! It felt like maybe a month ago that I watch that video but holy crap that is really crazy.

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

i dislike the flat style i actually have my win 10 (forced from 7 of course) set up to look just like the energy theme from XP MCE i dont know why but i like that theme and menu a lot

[@Blockly806]

the flat style is just better

[@insanitywarsgaming4663]

@@Blockly806 That's your opinion and it's okay to have an opinion; l personally I prefer 7's style (still running 7)

[@tonypatino1765]

I like both (7's skeuomorphism and 10's flat design)

[@Inkydink]

I’m glad you are uploading more often. I hope to see more videos soon.

[@saturniunyttech679]

“I prefer it to be gradients and shadows” Microsoft: say no more *releases Windows 11*

[@randomconfig3809]

Windows XP fans now a vista theme without upgrading

[@thememegarden4479]

These are awesome programs, I have been searching for a way to make my windows 10 desktop resemble windows 7 or vista, but none of the skins worked. I downloaded WindowBinds and now I am using the diamond skin, thank you!

[@damirdamir4394]

yay! another os first timer video! I love you guys, keep up the great work ❤️🏠

[@encycl07pedia-]

0:16 "Keep watching to find out." I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's Windows XP using Windowblinds 6.0.

[@EzDyt]

9:54 “Trump and Kim Jong Un are shaking hands, I never ever thought I’d see that.” Diana Adams 2018

[@TigransTips]

11:25 I am saving the part where I was to listen to that and come back to where I was

[@ammamanagucci]

okay I won't go to bed now

[@ReirtoRRNTX]

Aaaaaaaah

[@jeeko_]

14:22 that fish is called a neon, i have a bunch in my aquarium

[@jeeko_]

@Progreshbar Oh wow, thanks for bringing me here. Haven't seen this channel in years.

[@nimk]

wow those new animations at the start are really nice!

[@proximitea]

16:00 Think 77°F is hot? Try living here in Southwest Florida where 77°F is considered cold because right now in the summer everyday is 90°F and I am dying down here!

[@OsFirstTimer]

Back in Sydney we had days of up to 47 degrees Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit) and bats were dropping dead out of trees during day time. So don't worry, I know what it's like to experience hot temperatures :)

[@proximitea]

Wow! That's hotter than I have ever been in! The hottest I have been in was about 100°F.

[@cragnorthegoblinking4269]

16:00 I feel weird I live in livonia btw it's in Michigan not too far from Detroit

[@TheBonusBlake]

Mum should try deskscapes

[@OrangeTheYoshi]

I would like Windows 10 to add an option to make the theme transparent to your liking. Or not if you want.

[@pedrorodrigues5908]

I prefer a million times the Windows Aero mode than the Metro UI.

[@michaeltaylor2445]

Dang, I thought I was the only one who hates the flat interface

[@OsFirstTimer]

As you will see from the comments, it's all very mixed.

[@Blockly806]

15:35 Well i'm calling the cops

[@kateaplus]

I find it funny how he never removed the fish from the desktop. :P

[@OsFirstTimer]

I like the fish, I did edit out a bit where I said "Let's keep the fish so we always remember the time we used DesktopX. Issue is the videos are about an hour unedited, so I try cut out as much unnecessary talking and stuff as I can.

[@LandaPanda8]

Where are your end quotes?? jk

[@RaynFox]

Let Diana try Start10 by Stardock, and make her download a new skin for the start

[@oCMSo]

Pankos Dankos they have skins for it?

[@RaynFox]

Simos Katsiaris I meant for the start button ;)

[@oCMSo]

Pankos Dankos turns out that winowblinds10 theme start 10

[@Noah-so3ij]

I will never stop looking at that cross :)

[@OsFirstTimer]

Yea, that was quite the easter egg! I don't think anybody has noticed it until Diana in 2018 :P

[@zimtheailen1919]

“The dragon pooped skulls” YA DON’T SAY

[@LoganBakerBL]

"Steal chips from target" *Scammer video starts playing in the background*

[@ТайныйЯ-к3ь]

Great episode for me, because I never used or deducated for those quite enough research.

[@OsFirstTimer]

Yea, great thing about OSFirstTimer is that you basically get ideas, software and operating systems presented to you so you can learn new things and explore things you haven't seen before.

[@GrumpyIan]

Classic shell on windows 10 is hands down the best thing I've done.

[@GoofyBearian]

Omg! The steal chips from target was from the video where they scam a scammer

[@OsFirstTimer]

Yep, we have used that joke quite a few times now and that scammer video is the original source :)

[@curtisbrummitt5470]

I heard Stardock and immediately thought of their game Sins of a Solar Empire which I played a lot in the past. I didn't know they made software like this before.

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

That was so cool. I'd love to see stuff like this for 7 8 and 10

[@hamwasntavailable]

Windows blinds is a thing still for windows 10 and its updated

[@Codyy._]

16:28 is 25°C in my room right now

[@kqzo]

aight imma go steal some chips from target but not without slapping like

[@chocolateimage]

Actually this video must be called: Mum Tries Out Windowblinds 6.0 (2007), Objectbar 2.0 (2006), Objectdock 1.9 (2007) and DesktopX 3.5 (2008) on Windows XP (2001)

[@VolatileDoor6]

Great Video and also I am in the same country as you. And I loved your mum's reaction to the 77 degrees. It was funny. Also I live in albury so it was awesome that you went through albury. Also you pronounced beta wrong. I love your videos please keep up the great work.

[@breakingthe4thwall260]

lol she said exactly what i been saying forever that the squared look of windows 10 looks like they never got out of windows 95. I like the look of the windows blinds themes but unfortunately the dowload is always comes up as suspicious. my malwarebytes browser guard blocked it.

[@linhnguyen-lb2su]

The start menu in windows 10 is kinder clear.I can see it. Can you see it? (9:30)

[@sonicfan23]

Man, I miss when theming Windows was easy and actually had a variety of options

[@bluebandit5586]

I can't thank you enough for this. Been looking for a way to heavily customize my win 10 and retro xp machines. Been spoiled by Linux for too long.

[@tomhockton661]

Oh god windowblinds. I had this on my penguin 3 IBM thinkpad as well as rocketdock cos I wanted a Mac but couldn’t afford one. Slowed it right down, I still have it installed on that computer, though it hasn’t been booted up in years.

[@OfficialSebastiansVideos]

2007 to 2010 then the tables have turned.

[@PaleozoicProductions]

Molten is the OS theme that they use in the Underworld

[@self_checkout]

Good old Windows XP that I have.

[@guiltyplxasures7683]

I think a nice thing for windows would be when you close the window it would be like blinds closing over it. ( I mean a skin, not an operating system theme ) It would be pretty nice considering it's *windows.*

[@JackRusselMan]

I just want windows xp to come back and be the permanent windows...

[@TheFakeVIP]

So ... this is the closest we'll ever get to Mum Tries Out Shift OS

[@joshparker132]

Can someone please link me to a download of Window blinds as I found one but it gives me an error saying it's to old and links me to the buy page. Thanks.

[@mjesticfalco]

Umm... I just wanted to point out that your Xbox gamer tag is clearly visible at 8:57. You may want to do something about that?

[@EP1CxEMAN08]

I also wanted to point out that we both paused at the exact same time.

[@rodblagojevich7571]

MeGa ChOw

[@cutecottoncandycat340]

I personally prefer minimalistic designs. Each to their own, I suppose.

[@oCMSo]

fences is the single best software they ever made

[@fuj1n]

I like flat design, bit more along the way Google does it with Material design, Microsoft's isn't super appealing, but I prefer it to the overwhelming gradients of everything in the days of yore. Microsoft's fluent design looks really promising and I hope it turns out well when they're done.

[@versionEffective]

I used this to make my old windows 7 computer into a “Mac” little did I know of hackintoshes at that age

[@tashmay]

Legend says that if you're early OSFirstimer will reply

[@OsFirstTimer]

Yea, generally you have to comment within 6 hours :)

[@ItsIcedDonut]

OSFirstTimer Too late for me then 😑

[@marct.g.5468]

You are totally right that the flat style is BORING .

[@Nick-ef8tu]

Next thing you know she’s using system 1.0

[@technologypcvideoswindows5816]

osfirsttimer may be with os windows pc in windowblinds maybe colors are themes

[@kthx1227]

I was just about to recommend this.

[@bx19tgd]

_Philip is putting his widget in dodgy places_

[@smoothiethepotato]

Philip: hates flat style Me: loves flat style

[@dorit3771]

For some reason i want this intro to be played on an otamatone

[@Mario583a]

Mum tries out Classic Shell.

[@mlgdtd]

I still see Mario shooting a fireball!!! in the main screen shot

[@MaskedPanda.]

IK i hate the flat look its just yuck but the like 3d old lookin one is so cool especially how you can change it and make it like how you want it to be

[@superstar64]

I’m still surprised you haven’t done Windows Whistler

[@clace223]

i love your videos do more ps can u do a video where diana coaches you while your testing a operating system

[@BlazeSwordYT]

Ooh, this software is cool!

[@seyyed6905]

Can you please tell me the download link of the app on 8:01?

[@indrajitg9030]

Windows XP is looking Windows Dragon WOW

[@RandomTRandomReal]

I recognize that fish from one of Enderman's videos!

[@markusTegelane]

I remeber using WindowBlinds and DesktopX

[@ranchocommodorereef]

25:50, the WordPad makes it obviously Windows XP, sorry to say

[@32BitLink]

you should get Diana to try out classic shell

[@tunatezer8902]

The Classic theme reminds me of the Ubuntu theme before 10.04

[@JacksBestGaming]

we like flat cuz its simple not overwhelming

[@rockettaco]

Woah OSFT started way back in 2012? It seems like yesterday!

[@rodblagojevich7571]

Gabriel Coan OSFirstTimer has been around since MY ARCH NEMESIS OBAMA'S re-election.(He sent me to prison)

[@CoolDudeClem]

Anybody got any step by step tutorials on how to use skinstudio? I bought Windowblinds 10 yesterday and it came with skin studio and I REALLY want to make my own custom skin but it's all a little over my head.

[@RomanianProductions]

Can’t forget the chips

[@alfrede.neuman5558]

came thanks Diana

[@evancrazyerror]

KZbin apparently got my comment because I got this notification right on spot!

[@OsFirstTimer]

Weird, I didn't do anything different to last time... If only things weren't so buggy these days.

[@5up3rp3rs0n]

Am I the only one who prefers the flat designs? It's called material design, which is just simplistic and less cluttering. Windows doesn't do it right (especially with all those wall Street stuff -- I prefer them being static), but flat designs are definitely better than affect weird glossy styles everywhere. But I'm also one who switched to ratpoison on Arch Linux after seeing both on this channel so... I might just be the opposite of you.

[@ephemeralViolette]

No, material design is what Google uses, not flat design as a whole.

[@gamergodyt4167]

Oh, wow! Hey, OSFirstTimer, can you please play a game with Diana called the impossible quiz, and every time she gets an answer wrong, she has to delete an important file? That’ll be awesome! Thanks for reading! 🙂🙂🙂

[@LapisMinecraft]

I would like to download this on Windows 10

[@OsFirstTimer]

You will need to use WindowBlinds 10, as WindowBlinds 6.0 isn't compatible.

[@LapisMinecraft]

OSFirstTimer I was thinking of that. But, thank you anyways! I love your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@ReshiLuna]

I want to make my win 10 pc look like a Mac or XP if I can't make it look like a Mac. How would I do that?

[@gimmethegoddamn2ksubsplzlo144]

kaity kline there are many ut vids about that