Home > Computer, Internet, Technology, Tips > Make your Windows XP look like Vista

Make your Windows XP look like Vista

December 16th, 2007

Apart from being feature-rich compared to previous Windows operating systems, Microsoft Vista
attracts many user because of it’s neatly tailored layout, design or whatever you call it. I was one of those who wanted to immediately upgrade but because my Windows XP was working perfectly well, I said I will wait for some reviews regarding it, which was a good decision because many of my friends are downgrading to Windows XP because of incompatibility and loading issues.

I looked for an alternative way to make my PC look like Windows Vista without actually upgrading it. One of the best ways I’ve tried was installing Vistamizer. VistaMizer modifies your system files, so that when you reboot after installing VistaMizer, you will have an Vista-transformed XP.

With VistaMizer you are now able to transform your Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003 by giving it the look of Windows Vista. Therefore over 380 files with new Icons, pictures as well as videos are modified.

What’s even better with this software is it comes with the easy-uninstall feature. If you will have problems with installation, you have the possibility to get back the old system by an un-installation. If newer files are already present in the system by updates, this is recognized by the un-installer and only the modified files will be replaced.

Here are some key features of “VistaMizer”:

· Vista-Look for Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003
· Modification of the own system files
· multilingual
· completely free choice for the modification files
· check the files for compatibility during the installation
· backup from the original system files
· re-modification of the system files after Windows Updates
· rebuilding of the original system files with un-installation

VistaMizer 2.1.1.0 is its latest version. VistaMizer is a freeware so you’ll get a Vista-look for free!

Screenshots (courtesy of Softpedia.com:

vistamizer_1.png) vistamizer_2.jpg vistamizer_3.png

Computer, Internet, Technology, Tips , , , ,

  1. December 16th, 2007 at 21:34 | #1

    Isn’t that a little… I dunno… scary?

  2. December 19th, 2007 at 21:52 | #2

    I’ve tried it and so far, I was satisfied with how it works.

  3. yman
    September 26th, 2008 at 23:07 | #3

    I instaled VistaMizer and i think it’s working very well. The application examines which files are updated and re-modify only these. This means a very fast re-modification and it is always the current data in the Backup.

  4. October 26th, 2008 at 15:46 | #4

    Some people are waiting for the time to buy a new PC, some are not upgrading because their hardware isn’t up to it, and some well…..just don’t want to. Well there’s nothing wrong with wanting to stick with XP for a while, but maybe you would like to change the “look” of XP to more of a Vista “style”.

    The interest in making Windows XP look like Vista has been going on for a while, but I get asked to this day what are the best ways to change the desktop to look more like Vista. Some want just the visual style changed, and some want the entire look and feel of their desktop changed to reflect Vista…….

    Try Vistamiser Now><<<<

  5. Jon
    February 25th, 2009 at 06:29 | #5

    I have tried it and have always loved XP and vista’s ok, but more complicated. Windows 7(R) and hopefully it will be more based on both of them not a completley different layout; if it’s not; IT BETTER BE GOOD B.G!

  1. No trackbacks yet.