TUTORIAL: Transform Windows XP into Windows Vista

[Vishal Gupta]

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 are lots of Vista Transformation packs available on net but I never use them because 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 you 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

So here we go:

Transform Windows XP in Windows Vista without Customization pack

VistaVG_styler_skin.rar

Edited June 19, 2011 by Vishal Gupta

[NIM]

Awesome post mate, will be sticked.. :thumbsup_anim:

[Vishal Gupta]

Thank you so much.

[ricktendo]

WOW! that progress dialog looks cool

[Vishal Gupta]

Thanks.

[Madaya]

Thanks very very nice and useful, keep it up

[LUZR4LIFE]

Thanks to you, I have done this already. Great tutorials.

[Vishal Gupta]

Thanks guys.

[Mr_Smartepants]

That's awesome!

:thumbsup_anim:

Any chance of getting an automated tool like Rick built into his V'ISO installer?

(Or, Rick are you going to update your V'ISO tool with some of these nifty hacks?)

[ricktendo]

Don't think I have time to update it anytime soon Mr_Smart

[JurgenDoe]

Vishal my friend you are here :thumbsup_anim:

Now we have one of the best computer freaks here at WinCert :icon_cool:

[NIM]

Vishal my friend you are here :thumbsup_anim:

Now we have one of the best computer freaks here at WinCert :icon_cool:

Yes, I'm glad we have so many knowledgeable people here. Better and better each day :icon_cool:

[Vishal Gupta]

Thank you.

[bonCziki]

Hello all.

VIshal Gupta your toppic is great but ihave some problem with donload from megashere.com, can you reupload to other server? thanks

[Vishal Gupta]

Hi bonCziki

Thanks for your comments. Another person asked me the same thing to upload the file somewhere else.

I promise I'll re-upload the files very soon to other uploading site and will update the topic. Pls give me some time.

[NIM]

Hi bonCziki

Thanks for your comments. Another person asked me the same thing to upload the file somewhere else.

I promise I'll re-upload the files very soon to other uploading site and will update the topic. Pls give me some time.

How much space do you need Vishal?

BTW, I've edited the first post and attached the file that was on Megashare..

[Vishal Gupta]

Very less. Approx. 600 KB.

[bonCziki]

Hello.

Because i'am impatient person i've decided make my own msgina file in Vishal Gupta conception and this is result:

if you like here is a link.

P.S megashare works and thank's for inspiartion

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Cool. Looking nice.

[LUZR4LIFE]

Hey Vishal. The link for the AVI's are dead for the Progress Dialog Box:

[Vishal Gupta]

I'll update the whole tutorial soon. In the mean time, you can check the updated links here:

Transform Windows XP in Windows Vista without Customization pack

[LUZR4LIFE]

I'll update the whole tutorial soon. In the mean time, you can check the updated links here:

Transform Windows XP in Windows Vista without Customization pack

NP and Thanks. I have already went there and got it, just wanted to let you know it was down.

[ruby]

Thank you !!! :thumbsup_anim:

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Welcome.

[Vishal Gupta]

Guys

I have fixed all broken links in the first post.