Winaero released Classic Shell Skin with perfect appearance for Windows 8

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  1. hb860

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  2. maddog0266

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    Cool...I like the Classic shell. Going to download this and check it out.
     
  3. Carlos Detweiller

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    #3 Carlos Detweiller, Mar 23, 2013
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    The site doesn't load for me. o_O

    Edit: Now it does, again.
     
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  4. Rock Hunter

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    #4 Rock Hunter, Mar 23, 2013
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    It's just great and so is that extra toolbar and loads of junkware and crapware that gets installed along with it even though I told setup NOT to install any of that extra junk. It also changed my home page to a junkware page without my permission. Took me a half hour to uninstall all the junk. Now I'm running a malware check to see if there is anything else hidden where I didn't find it so far. Shame on whoever came up with this piece of @hit.
     
  5. Netbanshee

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    R U referring to the skin or classic shell? I've used Classic Shell for years without issue. Win7, Win8, Server2012.:rolleyes:
     
  6. MsftGaurav

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    #6 MsftGaurav, Mar 24, 2013
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    Installer is updated now so remove false positives too. It was detecting the skin file as malicious for some reason earlier. :)
     
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  7. Rock Hunter

    Rock Hunter MDL Senior Member

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    I'm talking about the version I got from the link posted by the OP above.
     
  8. Tito

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    WinAeroSkinforClassicShell.zip\WinAero skin for Classic Shell.exe can be opened by 7-Zip and there are two png files, one skin file & one reg file.

    :g:
     
  9. Rock Hunter

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    I just downloaded the file again. It is a zip file called WinAeroSkinforClassicShell.zip. Inside the zip file is a file called WinAero skin for Classic Shell.exe. That is the file I installed and which put a bunch and junkware, crapware, changed my home page to the junkware page, and added a new toolbar to Internet Explorer.
     
  10. MsftGaurav

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    #10 MsftGaurav, Mar 25, 2013
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    Installer is updated now so remove false positives. It was detecting the skin file as malicious for some reason earlier. :)
     
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  11. dangerouseddy

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    well avast doesn't like the file says its a win32:evo-gen[susp] or something. still it only contains a few files and can be unrared ok
     
  12. MsftGaurav

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    Good news. The installer is now updated and there will no longer be false positives of malware.
     
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  13. Carlos Detweiller

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    Again, that site doesn't load for me at all. Tried since yesterday and nothing.
     
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  14. Carlos Detweiller

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    #15 Carlos Detweiller, Mar 31, 2013
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    I'm getting quite good Ping results from that server, just the website is not loading at all. o_O

    Pinging winaero.com [2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392] with 32 bytes of data:
    Request timed out.
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=64ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=99ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=94ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=99ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=98ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=73ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=104ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=79ms
    Reply from 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392: time=99ms

    Ping statistics for 2a00:15f8:a000:5:1:13:4:4392:
    Packets: Sent = 10, Received = 9, Lost = 1 (10% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 64ms, Maximum = 104ms, Average = 89ms

    Was lucky, got it now.
     
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  15. pisthai

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    The Website itself is running on an shared hosting the Russia and loads slowly. See the Tracert Result (my connection is 50Mbps/2Mbps on Cable):
    TCC 13.01.29 Windows 8 [Version 6.2.9200]Copyright 2011 JP Software Inc. All Rights Reserved
    Registered to


    [C:\Program Files (x86)\JPSoft\TCMD13]tracert winaero.com


    Tracing route to winaero.com [90.156.201.113]
    over a maximum of 30 hops:


    1 8 ms 19 ms 7 ms 10.23.32.1
    2 11 ms 7 ms 7 ms 10.92.226.217
    3 11 ms 20 ms 12 ms 119-46-161-26.static.asianet.co.th [119.46.161.26]
    4 10 ms 9 ms 7 ms 119-46-161-25.static.asianet.co.th [119.46.161.25]
    5 11 ms 9 ms 9 ms 61-91-213-177.static.asianet.co.th [61.91.213.177]
    6 13 ms 9 ms 11 ms 61-91-213-35.static.asianet.co.th [61.91.213.35]
    7 10 ms 12 ms 10 ms 61-91-213-81.static.asianet.co.th [61.91.213.81]
    8 42 ms 42 ms 38 ms 61.19.10.25
    9 43 ms 49 ms 42 ms 61.19.9.158
    10 * * * Request timed out.
    11 417 ms 419 ms 417 ms ae1-9.RT.MR.MSK.RU.retn.net [87.245.233.9]
    12 443 ms 425 ms 424 ms GW-MasterHost.retn.net [87.245.228.86]
    13 423 ms 426 ms 427 ms 217.16.23.145
    14 438 ms 430 ms 423 ms fe.shared.masterhost.ru [90.156.201.113]


    Trace complete.
     
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  16. Carlos Detweiller

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    #17 Carlos Detweiller, Mar 31, 2013
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    Although it's offtopic, I presumably resolved the loading problem by putting winaero.com on IPv4-only list. It doesn't seem to work over IPv6, at least from here.

    Edit: @anyone with IPv6 issues In Firefox:
    1. Type ''about:config'' (without quotes) into the address line and press <RETURN>. Confirm the warning.
    2. Navigate to the network.dns.ipv4OnlyDomains setting. Add winaero.com.
    3. Make a mental notice to remove it when it will be no longer needed.
    Alternatively, use the Fx add-on 4or6.
     
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  17. pisthai

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    WE didn't have IPv6 yet in Thailand just IPv4!
     
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  18. hb860

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    My hosting sucks for IPv6 and for worldwide Internet too.
    Can anybody suggest me some good hosting that can be easily accessed from any point of the world?:rolleyes:
     
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