Make XP Look Like Vista

Skins like this are well designed.

http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=5758&libid=1

With hacking your dll you are not getting native themes, you are getting the
ability to run unsigned themes.


"kirk jim" wrote:

> Oh I never used windowblinds on XP... never... ever!
> Because as you say the themes were badly designed...
>
> I used the UXtheme patcher for XP and used visual styles that were native to
> XP
> some are very well designed...
>
>
>
> "Wrecklass" wrote in message
>
> > Actually I didn't like any of the WindowBlinds skins for XP back when I
> > used XP.
> > Most of the skins are badly designed, but the biggest problem I had was
> > that
> > WindowBlinds had numerous bugs that were never fixed. Fonts that didn't
> > display
> > correctly in buttons, window elements that were drawn incorrectly,
> > performance
> > issues. I really wanted to like ObjectDesktop and WindowBlinds (I paid for
> > the
> > deluxe package) but it is just too buggy.
> >
> > Recommend you NOT use WindowBlinds for a good looking/stable system.
> >
> > "kirk jim" wrote in message
> >
> >> that is for skins or themes... the OP was asking for boot screen and
> >> logon screen.
> >>
> >> As for windowblinds, you are not impressed because people have not
> >> designed yet skins that
> >> are made for vista.... the ones you see are the older ones made for XP...
> >>
> >> wait a little and you will see the new themes... I am sure its a good
> >> solution
> >> since Vista has only 2 themes...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Peter" wrote in message
> >>
> >>> Tried WindowBlinds by Stardock. Wasn't that impressed. Pity I failed
> >>> to read their NO-money back guarantee.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Peter
> >>> Toronto, Canada
> >>> XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate
> >>> P4 HT @ 3.00ghz, 4.0gb RAM, 700gb HDD
> >>>
> >>> "kirk jim" wrote in message
> >>>
> >>>> stardocks bootskin for changing the boot skin works great... and doesnt
> >>>> fiddle with important system files like other boot image changers do...
> >>>>
> >>>> the logon screen changer from stardock is also very good... no problems
> >>>> at all
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Louis C-W" wrote in message
> >>>>
> >>>>>I recently downloaded three differen programs onto my XP service pack
> >>>>>two
> >>>>> machine, these were DesktopX, Maodate and DesktopX SideBar.
> >>>>> These things gave me the widnows 3D filp, not as good as Vista but
> >>>>> nearly
> >>>>> there, the side var and the Vista start menu and taskbar along with
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> Windows Vista theme. These made XP look quite good and I could have
> >>>>> downloaded a thing to change the boot screen and the logon screen but
> >>>>> I
> >>>>> desided not to fiddle around with the inner workings of a very complex
> >>>>> os.
> >>>>> Has anyone else tryed this???
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Louis C-W
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>

yes.. unsigned themes, that use the native service that is built in to xp,
in contrast with windowblinds
that has its own service.

I am using the native theme service of xp...

I have used that theme you have in the link "Eminence".. but I don't like
windowblinds.. it has too many small annoying problems. I have tested
windowblinds with hundreds of themes...

I just dont like it... at least for XP..for vista it may be my only solution
to get rid of the horrible aero.




"Island Dog" wrote in message

> Skins like this are well designed.
>
> http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=5758&libid=1
>
> With hacking your dll you are not getting native themes, you are getting
> the
> ability to run unsigned themes.
>
>
> "kirk jim" wrote:
>
>> Oh I never used windowblinds on XP... never... ever!
>> Because as you say the themes were badly designed...
>>
>> I used the UXtheme patcher for XP and used visual styles that were native
>> to
>> XP
>> some are very well designed...
>>
>>
>>
>> "Wrecklass" wrote in message
>>
>> > Actually I didn't like any of the WindowBlinds skins for XP back when I
>> > used XP.
>> > Most of the skins are badly designed, but the biggest problem I had was
>> > that
>> > WindowBlinds had numerous bugs that were never fixed. Fonts that didn't
>> > display
>> > correctly in buttons, window elements that were drawn incorrectly,
>> > performance
>> > issues. I really wanted to like ObjectDesktop and WindowBlinds (I paid
>> > for
>> > the
>> > deluxe package) but it is just too buggy.
>> >
>> > Recommend you NOT use WindowBlinds for a good looking/stable system.
>> >
>> > "kirk jim" wrote in message
>> >
>> >> that is for skins or themes... the OP was asking for boot screen and
>> >> logon screen.
>> >>
>> >> As for windowblinds, you are not impressed because people have not
>> >> designed yet skins that
>> >> are made for vista.... the ones you see are the older ones made for
>> >> XP...
>> >>
>> >> wait a little and you will see the new themes... I am sure its a good
>> >> solution
>> >> since Vista has only 2 themes...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Peter" wrote in message
>> >>
>> >>> Tried WindowBlinds by Stardock. Wasn't that impressed. Pity I
>> >>> failed
>> >>> to read their NO-money back guarantee.
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Peter
>> >>> Toronto, Canada
>> >>> XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate
>> >>> P4 HT @ 3.00ghz, 4.0gb RAM, 700gb HDD
>> >>>
>> >>> "kirk jim" wrote in message
>> >>>
>> >>>> stardocks bootskin for changing the boot skin works great... and
>> >>>> doesnt
>> >>>> fiddle with important system files like other boot image changers
>> >>>> do...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> the logon screen changer from stardock is also very good... no
>> >>>> problems
>> >>>> at all
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> "Louis C-W" wrote in message
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>I recently downloaded three differen programs onto my XP service
>> >>>>>pack
>> >>>>>two
>> >>>>> machine, these were DesktopX, Maodate and DesktopX SideBar.
>> >>>>> These things gave me the widnows 3D filp, not as good as Vista but
>> >>>>> nearly
>> >>>>> there, the side var and the Vista start menu and taskbar along with
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> Windows Vista theme. These made XP look quite good and I could have
>> >>>>> downloaded a thing to change the boot screen and the logon screen
>> >>>>> but
>> >>>>> I
>> >>>>> desided not to fiddle around with the inner workings of a very
>> >>>>> complex
>> >>>>> os.
>> >>>>> Has anyone else tryed this???
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Louis C-W
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>