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

[Ron]

1) When I edit the ShutDown Menu, I save it, but I doesn't change, what can I do?

Buddy........
The WFP is preventing ur imp files like(Shell32 ,Msgina...................etc) from saving in ur Pc..........................
To Save the edited files .....................U have to Follow this simple processs............

First OF Al........
1. Save the edited file in Desktop..........
2. Now...
Double click on Replacer ( You have To Download This Utility...)
A window wil open
Press Alt+Enter.So that the window size will be reduced
Now,For example u want to replace the shell32 file......
then Go To c:\windows\system32\
Select the shell32 file
drag it to the REPLACER window........
The Press Enter..........
Now it will ask for the duplicate file( the file which is modified by u)
As abbove drag that modified file from Desktop( If u saved in Desktop) and press enter or ......
Then reboot ur Pc

Caution Playing with registry is harmful...so tk a bavkup before............

 

[comrade]

if anyone requires herez my modded files that changes
1.progress dialog box + animation
2.shutdown/log off dialog box
3.about window box
just replace the original files with the downloaded one(do backup the original dlls)

*www.mediafire.com/?akqttjlm4xw

 

[arijit2002]

How to show the "Data Transfer Speed" in XP just like it shows in Vista?

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ U can't. But u can add a fake speed string by editing Shell32.dll file but it'll not show the actual speed and will always show a constant speed, that u had given in the file.

 

[arijit2002]

How can I add this string? Please help me.

Also, when we copy something from a wireless device, it does show a transfer data rate. Is it not possible to use that string?

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Just go thru following tut:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31112

After reading the tut, open "Shell32.dll" file in resource hacker, goto Dialog -> 1020 -> 1033 and then just add a label in the dialog box having the desired text. U can add anything u want and then compile the script.

 

[gxsaurav]

hey, off topic.

I need to increse the size of icons shown in Vista start menu. By default they are 32p when set to "Use large icons" & 16p when set to show small icons. Is there anyway to make it 48X48 pixels

I am asking this here, cos if there is some registry key or tweak to do it in XP, there is a chance that it will work in Vista too.

 

[Third Eye]

^Icon Packager

 

[Tech Geek]

Style XP

 

[aj27july]

thanx

 

[gxsaurav]

But iconpakager & StyleXP are not for Vista yet. I m already using Iconpackager for XP

 

[Tech Geek]

you will have to wait...

 

[Shasanka_Gogoi]

Thats a lot of work, but worth it. Thanks!

 

[GunshotSilence]

a site that will help u with all modifications in one place. and not just gui but some nifty tools too that r in vista to improve xp functionality

*www.download.joejoe.org/

some cool tools

*www.download.joejoe.org/index.php?subcat=8&ENGINEsessID=843ebbd5bf55b2ad59752549483fb83c

my fav

*www.download.joejoe.org/thumbnail/thumb_Vista___Computer___by_jordygreen.jpg

*www.download.joejoe.org/comment.php?dlid=208&ENGINEsessID=2c7db31357a753a8b884fa036695772a

 

[it_waaznt_me]

Is that Vystal ^^ ?

Then I wont recommend it .. Its soooooooo buggy .. You cant maximize the windows, you'll have to run n instance of the program to put that effect for n windows. Besides it crashes very often ..

 

[GunshotSilence]

whats vystal??
not it is not that. the one with screenshot is called vista drive and in just 400kb. is very simple to install-just execute the exe and u will get the disk stats below it like shown. very nifty and cool
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im using vista transformation pack 6 and its cool. just sidebar is slow and sluggish may be due to my p3 933mghz and 256 mb ram and no dedicated graphics

the visualtool tip showing live thumbmnails of tasks in task bar was slow, so downloaded a new 2.1 version from their site as told here and its cool. so is the lc clock.

the shutdown menu is different. and i use high quality wallpapers of vista for the site mentioned b4. and the transf pack has no probs at all-many icons, but no cursors or and diff sounds. and same black taskbar.

how to differentiate between aero and normal styles? i have never seen actual aero.

just downloaded new cursor pack and sound pack for vista. and now my xp looks 80 percent like vista. except the side bar and system properties

 

[maskorama]

AMAZIN!!!! tut vishal....gr8 wrk....ma old dumb desktop luks nice n shiny now.....i got lotsa errors doin mosta da thngs,,sorted m out wid help of more tuts,,,1 thn s got me stuck thouh...its da process dialog box...wen i browse fo the file (progress.avi)....n thn hv to eter type name and lang for it....i entered "AVI" "Progress.AVI" "1033".....bt da thng dsnt replace it properly....lemme know watz da prob!!

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ In name u hv to enter the location, e.g., 160, 161, etc not the avi file name.

 

[s18000rpm]

a doofus dude (ankurjainoist) has posted [copy-pasted] (RIPPED) your tutorial at www.TechieHome.org

thread link - TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista, what a lame guy, he even copy-pasted the title

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ thnx buddy for the heads up and for ur post in that thread.
I hv also replied into that thread and hv reported.