Making Your Windows XP Look Like Vista

newsonline — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:31:55 +0000

If you’ve decided to wait for Windows 7 instead of upgrading to Vista, you don’t have to feel bad. You can still get all that eye candy found in Vista and keep XP. Let’s take a look at two different ways you can make XP look like Vista.

1. Using A Transformation Pack

If your computer has more than 1 gig of memory and you know your way around your rig, a transformation pack will do the job. The Vista Transformation Pack will turn your XP interface into a Vista clone.

The transformation pack will change the boot screen, welcome screen, desktop icons, wallpapers, toolbars, and a lot more. Just remember to create a restore point before installing this just to be safe.

2. Using Themes

If you don’t want to use a transformation pack, you can still get that Vista look by using visual styles. VistaVG Ultimate is a visual style that will transform your XP interface to Vista. Unlike the transformation pack, this theme uses only a small amount of memory so you won’t be experiencing any slowdowns.

Make sure to read the installation instructions on the product page.

Addons for VistaVG

If you’ve chosen to use VistaVG, you’ll notice that it doesn’t have the Vista sidebar. You can download the free Vista Sidebar for XP by Thoosje to complete the look.

Another thing you might want to do is download the free Vista Drive Icons which will give the drive icons in “My Computer” the Vista look.

Now you can have the Vista look without the Vista bugs.

NewsOnline » Windows XP Themes

Making Your Windows XP Look Like Vista