Windows Vista has often been criticized for being bloated and slow and everyone unanimously seems to agree that Vista is a beast that Microsoft needn’t have. Transform Windows Vista into Windows 7 without using Customization Pack. Windows 7 provides lots of new features along with a newly designed interface. Make XP look like Windows Vista / Longhorn for free! Plus you don’t need to download any software to do it either (so your computer won’t get messed up!). You can do it all by yourself and when you are done it is surely going to look like Windows Vista. Steps: 1. Wallpaper 3. Vista- ish applications 6. Fine Tuning 7. Shell Packs 8. Final Result. Changing the XP theme. First make sure that you have patched up your uxtheme. So go read my other recipe if you haven’t so already. This recipe also tells you how to change your themes. Now you are ready to do some downloading. There are many msstyles themes out there that look super cool and look like vista/longhorn. You can also get shell packs and windows blinds themes but some people claim that this can mess up your computer badly. The theme that I found works best is Vista. XP by - kol! Just go to google to find themes that work well. These themes will make your computer look like Windows Vista for sure. Development of Windows Vista occurred over the span of five and a half years, starting in earnest in May 2001, prior to the release of Microsoft's Windows XP.Chances are that you have one included with your theme as well. If you don’t then you can try your luck at Win. Matrix’s great post for Vista wallpapers. If not then you can always search on Google for Vista Wallpapers. Getting the Fox. Another great way of getting an impression that you are in fact using Internet Explorer 7, just like how it is on Vista is to get Firefox, and then use one of the many user designed themes and changing the look of the browser. If you don’t have Firefox already, then make sure you get it along with the Google toolbar as well, as it will help you keep track of your e- mail and at the same time search the web! Once you get Firefox install one of the many Vista like themes here. Vista- aero and my. Fire. Fox are one of the popular ones out there. Changing the cursor. You can download the aero cursor pack over here. Just read the read me file supplied and enjoy. Additionally, you can go to How to change your mouse pointers article and change your mouse pointer to the 3. D- White (system scheme), it looks very similar to the original cursor in Vista. Getting Vista- ish applications. Now once you are done that. And you like some transparency on your computer get these two very cool tools. Vista Explorer: Something like the original Vista explorer but for XP and plus it has. File download accelerator with browser integration, task scheduler, automatic post-task actions. Alee, maybe you should appreciate that Sean is helping people by showing them an easier way to get that information fast. Sure, the author of this article did a good. IT IS TRANSPARENT! Just like the original one. Internet Explorer (transparent version!): This is also very similar to the real internet explorer. Plus the internet explorer button on the task bar says internet explorer 7 (good for fooling people)! You can also get the real IE 7 (no transparency though)Now your system should look like Vista for sure, but why stop when you have come so far? Get the Alt- Tab Replacement Power.
Toy! This shows you the windows you are switching to (sort of something like in the real windows vista). Since the real Vista uses the font . However, some themes already come with the Segoe UI font so don’t forget to enable it while you are using it. Shell Packs. If you really want to get shell packs to do what you can already do on your own then here are some of them: – The brico pack by Crystal. XP– The Windows X longhorn Transformation pack by Windows XPlease keep in mind that the shell packs don’t customize your computer to look like the latest Vista/Longhorn builds, so your computer might not look like the recent Vista screenshots. The Vista Sidebar. Since the links in Alex the Beast’s recipe do not work anymore, you can head on over to Thoosje’s website and get the Thooseje’s Sidebar version of Windows Vista’s Sidebar instead and put that on your computer too. And when you are done that you can start celebrating! In fact you can claim that you have Windows Vista already, and nobody will doubt you. One last step enjoy and don’t forget to show- off your new look! Take a look at these screenshots of how your PC will look once you are done. If I didn’t put that System Properties window up there then I’m sure I could have fooled you too! I haven’t included a screenshot with the longhorn sidebar. If you want to view a screenshot of it then please go to Go to Thoosje’s website. Screenshots: Things I used in these screenshots: The YAFVC3 VS (and all the things included in the download, wallpaper from Winmatrix and icons for recycle bin and my computer from modified version of explorer found in YAFVC theme (install modified explorer. Most Wanted Windows Desktop Gadgets. Awards. We’re proud to inform our users that Softonic guarantee some of our windows desktop gadgets are virus free and scan with more than 3. Antivirus engines include Kaspersky, Mc. Afee, Symantec, Avast, AVG, Avira, Eset, Panda, Bit. Defender, Trend. Micro, Emsisoft, Ahn. Lab, Quick Heal, Clam. AV, Comodo, Dr. Web, Aladdin, CA, Frisk, F- Secure, Fortinet, G Data, Jiangmin, Microsoft, Norman, Prevx, Rising, Sophos, Sunbelt and Virus.
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