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Friday, February 12, 2010

Download Windows 7 Desktop Theme for Windows XP

You can get Windows 7 look on your Windows XP installation by installing Windows 7 transformation pack. Since transformation packs use a bit more system resources and there is a chance of file corruption, people love to get the desired looks by using themes. Yes, there are themes available for Windows XP to get Windows 7 look. The theme will give you a whole new Windows 7 look and feel on your windows XP. You can change this theme from your desktop menu anytime, if you don’t find it appealing.
First things first. Have you patched your uxtheme.dll? Patching this file will allow you to run any third party graphic themes. If you have not patched it yet, download the patch from the following locations and patch it first. There are two different patches for XP service pack 2 and XP service pack 3. Choose your patches accordingly.
HELP : Right click on your My Computer icon and check properties to find out your XP version.
XP SP2 Users : Download Patch Here
XP SP3 Users : Download Patch Here
Now your windows XP installation will support all theme installations. Lets move ahead with our Windows 7 theme installation. Follow the below steps.

Download WIndows 7 Refresh Theme for Windows XP.
It’s a ZIP file. Extract it’s contents using WinZip.
The folder is having three folders in it. Fonts, Styler Toolbar and Themes.
1. Fonts : This folder contains all necessary fonts for Windows 7 theme. Install them by double clicking on Fonts.exe.
2. Styler Toolbar : This will create the Windows 7 toolbar on your system.
3. Themes : This folder is having the themes inside it. Run Theme.exe to install themes.
Go to your desktop, right click there and choose the theme to activate Windows 7 theme.
You are done.

Remember that this theme is having 4 sub styles. Aero 32, Aero 48, Bottom 32 and Bottom 48. Aero 32 and Bottom 32 provides small icons while Aero 48 and Bottom 48 displays larger icons. choose those options accroding to your display and monitor size.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Free Vista Visual Master Application

What is Vista Visual Master?

Vista Visual Master is a free application that will help you to customize your Windows Vista easily. With a clean and simple interface it brings you an All-in-One set of powerful and neatly classified tools, settings and tweaks. Now You can change the look of the windows and buttons, change the system icons and hundreds of file icons, reconfigure the boot and logon screen, patch and apply your new themes, and you can customize Windows Vista according to your wishes. It's rich in features:

* System Settings: Remove the small arrow on each icon; show Windows version on the computer desktop and hide all desktop items; disable or enable Windows Sidebar; disable changing wallpapers; force to enable DWM effect and create seperate processes for desktop and explorer.
* Theme Patch: Patch your original theme so that you can use other themes to personalize your computer.
* Change icons: Yes,You can replace about 40 system icons and hundreds of file icons, including "Computer","Recycle Bin" or even icons for WinRar, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel files, as well as icons for any file or folder.
* Boot and logon screens: With Vista Visual Master you can now change logon and boot screens - no more Windows logo when you switch on your computer. You can select whatever you want to see on the screen. Many logon screen and boot screen formats are supported. Just download them from the Internet and Vista Visual Master will be able to use them. You will be able to see a small preview for every logon and boot screen you have installed.