Vista look on XP

[Sanav3]

followed those steps, applied update as well...NO LUCK, all icons stay da same...and even da look of windows
only start up screen and shutdown screens modified...

^^ hmm..then no idea..
heres wat i did b4 installing it:
1) turned off anti-virus.
2) when it asked to restore orinal files, i cancelled tat.
it worked okay for me..

 

[Anish]

Worked ok for me...

You need to click on the Vista theme file in the folder Styles, Visuals... which is on your desktop.

 

[Apex]

yep...as anish said..
click on the Vista theme file frm Style,Styler Toolbars and Wallpaper > Visual Style folder created in your desktop.

 

[KingKrool]

Has anyone tried uninstalling it yet? Does it uninstall safely without trashing ur system? Cos I wanna try this out, but only if there is a way to revert to my usual settings without too much hassle.

 

[Nikhil]

Same here......

 

[sridhanush]

installed it in my good old P3 500 .... works fine...but its a lil sticky once uninstalled,....the icons refuse to revert back to the original XP style...had to use system restore..

 

[Apex]

haven;t tried to unistall yet
but theres an uninstall option with the update (not in original exe)
shud be no probs i guess .

 

[saumilsingh]

The visual style Inspirat SE looks cooler imo and doesn't require a 3rd part installer to dirty up your system.
It doesn't come with any icons or toolbar buttons though.
But it's not difficult to change those with one of the many longhorn packs available for iconpackager, y'z toolbar or stylertoolbar.

 

[stormblast]

well the icons have come now i dont know how. had gone down came back n checked & they had come .lol

 

[KingKrool]

Well, my icons stayed the same (rest was changed, ie the menu and taskbar), until I right clicked desktop>prooperties>Appearance>Effects>Use large Icons

 

[Indyan]

I dont like Transformation packs for this very reason.They always tend to screw up things.

 

[Anish]

Well lucky I liked the look and I'm keeping it

But I waiting for Windows Blinds 5, somebody here said its got that Aero 3D look. Is it true ?

 

[Apex]

^^ when its going to be released? Windows Blinds 5?? any idea...

 

[~HeadShot~]

Latest version as of now is v4.5.9.
Some people have already got hold of v5 betas ( Are they really betas, though?)

But, it can be expected within 3 months, fall time in America!

 

[Apex]

uninstalled vista pack...but the icons were not restored.
plz plz temme how to get back the old icons..
i don have system restore option.

 

[Eazy]

uninstalled vista pack...but the icons were not restored.
plz plz temme how to get back the old icons..
i don have system restore option.

Try TweakUI - Repair - Rebuild Icons

 

[Anish]

Well QF I'm quite surprised as the new icons look uber. Almost all the icons have been changed right from My Computer to Control Panel, to the Notepad Icon.

BTW, the new recycle bin looks awesome (A glass dustbin )

 

[Apex]

yep..i like the glass dustbin but hate that folder icon.
@Eazy..thanx but i'm unable to dload tweak UI at this time
maybe MS site is down..will try later.

 

[Avtar]

I think I'll just wait for the official Vista release!