Posted:
Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:39 pmby Kelburn
Does anyone know of any risk free addons/themes/mods that make XP look like Mac?
I found this:
http://www.flyakiteosx.com/ but I'm not sure of the risk.
Posted:
Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:41 pmby NZ255
When I installed a Vista Theme for XP, lots of stuff happened, presumably linked. The shut down button of the Start menu disappeared. My documents loaded up always when i logged on, and other stuff I can't remember. Not sure if it was just that site, but I'm not going to install any more themes.
Posted:
Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:41 pmby benwynn
I used to have FlyaKite, but it seriously hogs computer preformance. There is no other good themes. Its the dock that really takes up all the power.
Just buy a mac..
Posted:
Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:47 pmby Mattnz
benwynn wrote:I used to have FlyaKite, but it seriously hogs computer preformance. There is no other good themes. Its the dock that really takes up all the power.
Just buy a mac..
Completely agreed. I tried Flyakite, and although it's relatively decent, it takes up a lot of memory, and makes things run slowly.
If you're looking for different themes, I think
WindowBlinds has some Mac themes
(Payware).
Posted:
Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:47 pmby Kelburn
dang. I was gonna test it out on a slower machine.
Are there any really cool windows XP themes?
Posted:
Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:20 pmby ZK-MAT
Search Google for uxtheme.dll
That's the file on your PC that limits you to using the original Windows themes. You can replace it with a version that will allow you to apply other themes the same way to apply the defaults, using no resources like Windowsblinds etc.
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Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:48 pmby brownbox
I used to have flyakite osx for everything except the dock. then for the dock I used vista insprat transformation pack. It was heaps more customizable and less of a hog. if you plan on ever getting it back to normal xp look I suggest you make a system restore point. hope this helps