TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista

**Vishal Gupta**

Guys!

Since we all know that Windows Vista has been released but its too costly to purchase. The most interesting thing in Vista is its look, new icons, cursors, theme, sounds, login screen, boot screen, etc. So I'm posting this tutorial to make our existing Windows XP to look-a-like Windows Vista.

Yes! There r lots of Vista Transformation packs available on net but I never use them bcoz they slow down the windows and also install a few 3rd party utilities. So its better to do all the things manually.

In this tutorial, I'll tell u about how to make following things to look-a-like Vista:

Visual style (or theme)
Boot screen
Login screen
Sounds
Mouse Cursors
Windows Icons
Windows Explorer
Progress dialog box
Shutdown/log off dialog box
About Windows box
System Properties dialog box
Windows Classic Startmenu Left-side Image and Start button Logo
and a few other things

Night_virus · 13-02-2007, 07:43 PM

Vista Inspirat is best.....

**bakuryu** · 13-02-2007, 08:41 PM

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Vista Inspirat is best.....

read the last line

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Remember this tutorial is for doing the task manually and not using the transformation packs.

TheGamer · 13-02-2007, 11:31 PM

excellent guide ... i too always like the idea of doing these things manually .. in this way you can create your own unique look with a combination of a multitude of cursors and icons ....
Very nice and well laid review

**Vishal Gupta** · 14-02-2007, 01:53 AM

^^
thnx buddy. I'm glad that u liked my work.

wbixby · 27-02-2007, 11:22 AM

i think your work is great but i tried 2 different times and both times i tried i was unable to boot into windows the msgina and the shell32 were keeping me from being able to boot maybe im doing something wrong but both times i tried i followed everything to a t and still no luck maybe it has something to do with the progress bar i wasnt real sure where to put the 404 but i assumed it was under bitmaps if im wrong then please tell me because that is probably my problem. thankyou and this vista msstyle is alot nicer than some of the other ones i have tried.

Dark Star · 27-02-2007, 06:59 PM

Every thing is fine but I don
't no how to open registry hacker

ops:

**Vishal Gupta** · 02-03-2007, 12:37 PM

^^ Just go thru following tut and u'll know how to use Resource Hacker:

deathvirus_me · 02-03-2007, 01:43 PM

Wow , must have missed this earlier .. but very nice (Borat Style)

But yaar , u did miss out one point

... "Segeo UI" should be it .. the Font part

... , and with it how to use Clear Type fonts ... that'd make it complete i guess ..

Also , add details about applications like "Visual ToolTip" and "TopDesk" and "SideBar" .. that should make the article complete from every way ...

But again , Bravo ...

zira · 04-03-2007, 02:20 PM

hello friends

i hav copy the folder as per ur guide but still i cant find it in appearance

i hav also tried with uxtheme, patch the theme but fails coz during patching the theme, window appear " enter you window xp sp2 cd ..................:

i insert my xp cd in it but then window appear "restart your pc............

i did then it was turned into window classic view theme

plz advice on this

13-02-2007, 07:43 PM	#1
Night_virus Elite Member (1000+) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kolhapur, India Age: 18 Posts: 1,124 Thanks: 70 Thanked 47 Times in 45 Posts Rep Power: 18 OS:	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista Vista Inspirat is best..... __________________ Reloaded, Reformed, Purely changed.. I'm no more Rocky_cool

13-02-2007, 11:31 PM	#3
TheGamer Senior Member (500+) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chandannagar Age: 23 Posts: 542 Thanks: 11 Thanked 32 Times in 31 Posts Rep Power: 20	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista excellent guide ... i too always like the idea of doing these things manually .. in this way you can create your own unique look with a combination of a multitude of cursors and icons .... Very nice and well laid review

14-02-2007, 01:53 AM	#4
Vishal Gupta Contributor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: My Gallery : vishal-gupta.deviantART.com Age: 27 Posts: 149 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts Rep Power: 18	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista ^^ thnx buddy. I'm glad that u liked my work.

27-02-2007, 11:22 AM	#5
wbixby Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 30 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista i think your work is great but i tried 2 different times and both times i tried i was unable to boot into windows the msgina and the shell32 were keeping me from being able to boot maybe im doing something wrong but both times i tried i followed everything to a t and still no luck maybe it has something to do with the progress bar i wasnt real sure where to put the 404 but i assumed it was under bitmaps if im wrong then please tell me because that is probably my problem. thankyou and this vista msstyle is alot nicer than some of the other ones i have tried.

27-02-2007, 06:59 PM	#6
Dark Star Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: /dev/had0 Age: 20 Posts: 1,627 Thanks: 98 Thanked 172 Times in 146 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista Every thing is fine but I don 't no how to open registry hacker ops:

02-03-2007, 12:37 PM	#7
Vishal Gupta Contributor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: My Gallery : vishal-gupta.deviantART.com Age: 27 Posts: 149 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts Rep Power: 18	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista ^^ Just go thru following tut and u'll know how to use Resource Hacker:

02-03-2007, 01:43 PM	#8
deathvirus_me Senior Member (500+) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bhatpara , India Age: 23 Posts: 830 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 24 Posts Rep Power: 19	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista Wow , must have missed this earlier .. but *very nice* (Borat Style) But yaar , u did miss out one point ... "Segeo UI" should be it .. the Font part ... , and with it how to use Clear Type fonts ... that'd make it complete i guess .. Also , add details about applications like "Visual ToolTip" and "TopDesk" and "SideBar" .. that should make the article complete from every way ... But again , Bravo ... __________________

04-03-2007, 02:20 PM	#9
zira Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista hello friends i hav copy the folder as per ur guide but still i cant find it in appearance i hav also tried with uxtheme, patch the theme but fails coz during patching the theme, window appear " enter you window xp sp2 cd ..................: i insert my xp cd in it but then window appear "restart your pc............ i did then it was turned into window classic view theme plz advice on this

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