Top 3 Tools To Make Windows XP Look Like Vista
There has been a huge amount of negative buzz about Vista since its launch and it seems to be justified. However, if your using XP but was the sexy interface of Vista then here are a few ideas on how to get it!
VistaMizer modifies about 400 of your system files, and when you reboot your system after installation you won’t remember how your old desktop looked like. It’s highly customizable and changes lots of stuff. What’s really good about is that it will keep backup of all the changes (so that you can easily revert it) and won’t replace/overwrite anything that would risk destabilizing your system.
Vista Start Menu turns XP’s Start menu into one like on Vista. Not only do you get a better look but also many new features that are normally not there. These include: resizable start menu, zoom in/out, program launcher, desktop search, power buttons, tabs, and more. Another noteworthy aspect, Vista Start Menu does not change your system settings, thus making it easy to install, as well as simple to remove.
VTP changes XP’s interface, including the Start menu, the Control Panel, system dialogs, icons, and more, to Vista style. Also includes a transparency function to mimic Vista’s Aero Glass functionality. It’s probably the most comprehensive package out of all, so be very careful with it. While I haven’t experienced any problems some folks reported difficulties in uninstalling it (see comments here). Here are some of the notable changes that will be made to your system.
[Update: Version 8 was released yesterday (Nov 28). It's seems to be better and much more stable. Read more here]
- Boot screen / Welcome Screen / Logon Screen.
- New desktop, file and toolbar icons.
- Progress Dialogs.
- New System Tray icons.
- New Sounds scheme.
- New interface visual styles.
- Windows Media Player Skins.
2 Comments
I tried vista tranformation pack on my xp but not tested vistamenu,and vistamizer