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Making Windows XP look Like vista

Like the look of vista? But dont like the cost of the lack of abillity to run most modding programs? Well today im going to teach you how to make XP look like Vista

Things needed:

• A computer with Windows XP
• Windows Vista Theeme
  - Download
• Replacer - link to page
  - Download pre-release version
  - Download stable version (recommended)
• Proper UXtheme.dll files
  - For serves pack 1 - Download Link
  - Direct link
  - For serves pack 2 - Download link
  - Direct link

To figure out what serves pack you are using press the Windows flag key+Pause/Break key.

Let me explain what you are about to do. Windows XP has a protection on the UXtheme.dll so you cant put customized themes on XP, what we are doing is replacing that file with a different UXtheme.dll allowing you to put custom themes on your computer.

Steps:

Open the zipped archive for either serves pack 1 or 2. Copy that file to your desktop



Now right click on Start>Explore then locate this file C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll

Now open the Replacer.cmd: Ignor it says on this pic "No data file found," its becuse i have already done this.


- It will ask you for the orininal UXtheme.dll. So drag and drop your UXtheme.dll from C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
- Now after that Drag and drop theUXtheme.dll from the UXtheme.dll file you copied to you desktop

Congratulations you have successfully replaced you UXtheme.dll file, this will now let you put custom themes on your Windows XP!

**Important ** Must reboot computer to take effect, so reboot your computer now


Now you should be reading this after you have rebooted your computer.

Now to get the theeme on your computer. Open the Vista Theeme:


Copy the whole Vistab2 folder to C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes

It should now look like this:



Now for the Last and fun part: Making it look like Vista!


Right click on your desktop>Properties>Appearance, then click on the drop down box for "Windows and Buttons" And change it to Vistab2

Click Apply, and your done! Know if you want to make it look more like vista. download some cool Vista backgrounds.
http://images.google.ca/images?q=vista+ ... s&ct=title


I hoped this helped all of you make XP look like Vista!

Final Results:

it doesnt work...

{CML}ChubbyIguana666 wrote:it doesnt work...

works for me

http://www.windowsxlive.net/?page_id=15

much better, plus the windows blinds skin that is included has tranparentcies

Downloading right now.. is this a theme or a app that you run to transform it?

Guessing an app 30.2 megs

yeah it's an app, but you have to have the Full Version of Windows Blinds 5 Enhanced for the WB Transparentcy theme to work

Dalto11 wrote:yeah it's an app, but you have to have the Full Version of Windows Blinds 5 Enhanced for the WB Transparency theme to work

if i don't the Transparency wont work right? if i do not install that everything will work except Transparency right

yeap, but WindowBlinds is cheap so save up like 20-30 dollars and it's yours.

Or just buy Vista and ta-da! My method works a tad better I'm afraid.

kornkidcrazy wrote:Or just buy Vista and ta-da! My method works a tad better I'm afraid.

no... most modding apps dont work with vista.

TH2MODSoULMBoCOM wrote:

kornkidcrazy wrote:Or just buy Vista and ta-da! My method works a tad better I'm afraid.

no... most modding apps dont work with vista.

No? I never said the apps would work did I? I just said a better way of having a PC look like it has Vista, not how to make every modding tool work on a legit real copy of it. Your post was completly irrelevant to my post buddy.

uuuh, i probably need a PC expert, but my CMD or any batch files or w/e like replacer will not open, because it says it's being used by another file, so, im stuck...

Th2mods wrote:Final Results:

Lol you have my AIOv2 app
Good tut, didnt work for me (replacer closes as soon as it opens) but im determined to find a way round as im fed up with the xp look >_>

Prey wrote:

Th2mods wrote:Final Results:

Lol you have my AIOv2 app
Good tut, didnt work for me (replacer closes as soon as it opens) but im determined to find a way round as im fed up with the xp look >_>

lol, ya i put all my apps into it, saves me the time of going to the folder . so it just closes when you open replacer? if you havn't gotten it to work, download the Pre-released version and it if it works.

I'm perfectly happy with my Windows XP Media Center Energy Blue theme.

GTAF agrees but doesn't feel like posting.

I'll try out the Vista theme for a month, see if It tops my Media Center Energy Blue Theme.

Yeah, I was going crazy with the regular xp theme, energy blue was a much better theme.