<s>
WinCustomize	B-Application
is	O
a	O
website	O
that	O
provides	O
content	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
customize	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
hosts	O
thousands	O
of	O
skins	B-Application
,	O
themes	B-Application
,	O
icons	O
,	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
graphical	O
content	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinCustomize	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
by	O
Brad	O
Wardell	O
and	O
Pat	O
Ford	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
work	O
at	O
Stardock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
dot-com	O
recession	O
had	O
taken	O
down	O
many	O
popular	O
skin	B-Application
sites	O
,	O
WinCustomize	B-Application
quickly	O
grew	O
in	O
popularity	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
uptime	O
reliability	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
the	O
preferred	O
content	O
destination	O
by	O
Stardock	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
launch	O
,	O
WinCustomize	B-Application
has	O
undergone	O
several	O
iterations	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
WinCustomize	B-Application
2k5	O
—	O
Launched	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
WinCustomize	B-Application
was	O
redesigned	O
for	O
improved	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
functionality	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
personal	O
pages	O
for	O
subscribers	O
,	O
an	O
articles	O
system	O
,	O
tutorials	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinCustomize	B-Application
2k7	O
—	O
Launched	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
WC2k7	O
was	O
a	O
fundamental	O
rewrite	O
using	O
ASP.NET	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinCustomize	B-Application
v6	O
—	O
Planned	O
for	O
Late	O
2008/Early	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
WC	O
v6	O
project	O
aims	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
revision	O
to	O
how	O
users	O
navigate	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
site	O
and	O
the	O
community	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
the	O
WinCustomize	B-Application
Wiki	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinCustomize	B-Application
2010	O
—	O
WinCustomize	B-Application
2010	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programs	O
heavily	O
associated	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
customization	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
WindowBlinds	B-Application
–	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winamp	B-Application
–	O
A	O
skinnable	B-Application
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
from	O
Nullsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IconPackager	O
–	O
A	O
program	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainlendar	B-Language
—	O
A	O
skinnable	B-Application
calendar	O
and	O
small	O
desktop	O
application	O
(	O
widgets	O
&	O
monitoring	O
)	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
—	O
A	O
program	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
desktop	O
with	O
objects	O
and	O
widgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
—	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
skinnable	B-Application
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiteStep	O
–	O
A	O
noted	O
desktop	O
shell	O
replacement	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ObjectDock	B-Application
—	O
provides	O
a	O
dock	O
that	O
adds	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
interface	O
,	O
similar	O
but	O
not	O
an	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
dock	O
in	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LogonStudio	B-Application
—	O
alters	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
welcome	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BootSkin	B-Application
—	O
alters	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
boot	B-Operating_System
screen	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
