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Old 19th May 2008, 08:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Windows: Get Vista's Best Features in XP

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Despite the fact that most of you prefer XP to Vista and would rather Microsoft extended XP's shelf-life, several new and improved features available in Vista would be great to have in XP. This new functionality may not be enough to get you to switch to Vista, but that doesn't mean you're out of luck. Let's take a look at a few ways you can incorporate Windows Vista's best features into your current XP PC for free.

We're going to focus on Vista's small and large features that are missing from XP, separated into three categories: applications, functional, and aesthetic (e.g., transparency is aesthetic, the new start menu search is functional). This list is not exhaustive, but it does cover the features readers feel make Vista worth it.
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Woah...Nice website and guide on it..Last time i used to do that before changing to Vista
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Some neat ideas for sure thanks for the link
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The one thing that caught my eye was the Vista Transformation Pack, which skins your XP with a Vista theme. Pretty neat. I'll give it go next weekend
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The one thing that caught my eye was the Vista Transformation Pack, which skins your XP with a Vista theme. Pretty neat. I'll give it go next weekend
I tried it before, but didn't really like it.
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The one thing that caught my eye was the Vista Transformation Pack, which skins your XP with a Vista theme. Pretty neat. I'll give it go next weekend
Sometimes it might frizzle the Windows installation!

I still use that plain XP look anyway too!
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The one thing that caught my eye was the Vista Transformation Pack, which skins your XP with a Vista theme. Pretty neat. I'll give it go next weekend
better do it one by one, not by a package, more safer to uninstall back later
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Hmmm... true dat. Now that I think of it skinning XP with that transformation pack seems kinda risky. I guess I'll just stick with the good old UXtheme.dll patch and custom visual styles
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