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

[Vishal Gupta]

thnx a lot guys for ur wonderful comments.

@shyamno
It always better to hv a backup before editing system files but yeah! System Restore will revert the changes to the default.
And regarding to the Startmenu problem, try the VistaVG 2.0 theme.

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Atleast I was right about system restore thing

 

[shyamno]

ok..it worked fine..
but is there any way to bring back the left pane..which was there on the previous version or even original XP theme..to navigate My Documets..My Computers..Control Panel..etc..

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^
Its now in bottom. coz in Vista the common tasks are displayed at bottom and looks better than XP one, thats why I placed them in bottom in my theme.
But if u want it in left-side, then d/l following file:

*www.MegaShare.com/111669

extract it and then copy it to following folder:

%windir%\Resources\Themes\VistaVG\Shell\NormalColor

There will be an existing file with same name, just overwrite that.

 

[gau_pppu]

could not understand the following setting plz explain it again.

Vista progress dialog box is different from XP. But we can make our XP dialog box to look-a-like Vista one by using my favorite Resource Hacker.



Just open "%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll" file in Resource Hacker and then goto:

Dialog -> 1020 -> 1033

 

[gdatuk]

wonderful tut vishal....reps to u

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ thnx.

@gau_pppu
U hv to edit the file "Shell32.dll", which is located in "C:\Windows\System32" directory(if ur windows is installed in C: drive, otherwise change C: to the exact drive letter) in resource hacker.
For more information, read following tuts:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31112
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21217

 

[Ron]

hey buddy,
After applying the vista boot screen….. my PC automatically restarts and then it asks me to switch the Pc in safe mode or in Last Known Good Configuration that recently worked………….

 

[Pathik]

awesome tut vishal... sorry i m a lil late..

 

[anispace]

thanx... used ur tut to chang the progress dialog.

sorry couldnt rep becoz of the rep limit thingy.

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Just download the login screen and then u can extract the BITMAP using resource hacker. Its the wallpaper, which came in Vista RTM version and its the default wallpaper of Vista.

 

[anispace]

3. In Windows Vista an animated Vista Logo is also displayed before the Login screen. You can also do a similar thing in XP. Just download required BMP file from here and then open regedit and goto:

Code:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
In right-side pane change the value of Wallpaper String value to the Path of downloaded BMP file. e.g., if u saved the BMP file at "D:\Startup.bmp", then set the value of Wallpaper to D:\Startup.bmp. Now u'll get a similar Vista Logo just before the Login screen in XP too.

this doesnt work for me. anyway to get it workin?

 

[hackers]

thx for this tut
but i want to know is there any way so that close,minimize & maximize buttom will glow like in windowblinds and it give great effect
i dont want to use windowblinds so if there is ny way pls tell me
by the way gr8 look!!!!

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Not possible.

@anispace
Downlaod the BMP file and save the file at suppose D:\ drive and then open regedit and goto:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

Now in right-side pane change the value of Wallpaper to D:\Startup.bmp

 

[anispace]

yes i did that but still cant get it to work. however all ur other tips work fine.

 

[iceeeeman]

dude can u tel me how to remove options like file,tools,help when i explor my comp,which come above the styler

 

[Vishal Gupta]

Double-click on Styler icon in system tray. Goto "Toolbar" tab and enable the option "Hide Menubar(Explorer)".

 

[uzair]

Houston we've got a problem

I tried only the progress window modification of shell32.dll

It says file in use so i'm unable to say the changes...what do i do?

 

[techno geek]

A M A Z I N G

U Rock Buddy

 

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ thnx.

@uzair
Use Unlocker or WFP Patcher:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30897