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. If you don’t fancy the back story, skip directly to download. Sometime after the launch of XP, somewhere in Redmond, someone on the Microsoft design team was in the. Windows 7 is already out and so are the Windows 7 themes. Below is the list of Free Windows 7 Themes which you can install and get Aero effect in different colors. Transform Windows XP into Windows Vista without using Customization Pack. The most interesting thing in Windows Vista is its look, new icons, cursors, theme, sounds. The Vista Transformation Pack is for Windows users who want to replicate the look and feel of Windows Vista on their Windows XP or Windows 2003 systems. 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. Here are some Windows 7 Anime Themes. This Naruto themepack comes with Naruto Wallpapers, Naruto Cursors and of course a bunch of desktop icons. Definitely. Wouldn't it be much easier and faster to just back up all your data and then reinstall windows? Of course if you have a lot of software installed, try this. 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. IT IS TRANSPARENT! Just like the original one. Internet Explorer (transparent version!): This is also very similar to the real internet explorer. Microsoft’s one of best operating system Vista didn’t got its hold on Windows XP users who are addicted to Windows XP because of its simplicity and stability over. The Windows Club Downloads page lists free Windows downloads, tools, freeware, free windows utilities, applications & other releases for Windows 10/8/7. 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. These themes for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7 are free for personal use. Don’t bother on trying them with Vista or XP because they just wont work.
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