Found 2 gems to make XP look better than Vista

Digital artwork is great as you have a neat background there. Just have a nice theme like what I have and you'll be set. I'll create a package and you can do the same as me.

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Vista Logon and Vista Shutdown along with a Vista Black Theme

I've scripted both files for you to use. Makes it easier to install and setup..

1. Logo.exe - just run it. This will change the logon and logon off screens. Note: Welcome and Password are in Spanish that's the only 2 words that is and everything is in English. but you get the same large image you see in Vista Logon Graphic. There is a neat light bulb that will give you shutdown options.

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Download Logon here.
http://www.mediafire.com/?lqm4dzmnitm

Instructions
Download the Logon
Double click on LOGON.EXE
Click on Install
You'll be prompted
Click okay or allow
Reboot PC
If all goes well you should see the new Saving your settings and Shutdown Message with new background. When you logon back you should see the new Welcome Screen This is what I use currently for a couple of months. No issues.

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Download Vista Black Theme Here
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nqjt0u4ozjz

Instructions
Download STOLENFS.exe
Double click STOLENFS.exe
Once installed you need to select the theme using Windows display
Theme is called STOLENFS
Makes sure you go under Appearance and change to Color Scheme: sfs4 - Vista Orb default is XP Flag

Looks NICE!

However I wonder how much RAM it uses

Let's put it this way I run what you see above on old PII 266MHz L2 512KB, RAM 256MB 2.5MB for Video, mod 40GB 7200RPM and 802.11g wirelss

I also have this on PIII 850MHz and PIII 1GHz RAM 512MB the rest are faster systems more RAM. But just to let you know it not going to use up any more resources than you are now with present XP graphics.

make XPsp3 look like windows7.uses little ram and cpu and gpu. go to for windows 7 transformation pack....

Well you don't need the transformation pack, what has been posted throughout this thread uses freeware stuff to turn your XP SP3 into Vista or Windows 7.

Windows 7 look for Xp



This is a black theme look.. with matching logon and shutdown backgrounds

sevenmizer will make xp look like windows7 and its free too. go to and get it.

That program looks unstable and you still end up with XP screens where as the above is completely changed and no need to use 3rd-party customizer program. Just run theme.exe just SFX then you change the theme to Black7. Then there is one for the taskbar. These are easy to apply. Boot/shutdown screen is easy also. Fonts, cusors and icons are all included

lol but who use xp any more

thanks for the pic im going to use it

this all for xp, right?