Making Vista look like XP?

artificer88 · 09-02-2007, 01:45 PM

I recently had the misfortune of being cornered into using Vista... so I decided to install the Ultimate edition... and god, I thought I accidentally installed Mac OS or something.

Are there any tweaks that would allow me to make it more like XP and less intensive on the GUI?

chin · 09-03-2007, 01:22 PM

You can change the theme (right click personalize on the desktop). I like the classic look myself. Vista allows for you to browse the HDD for a theme so if you go to one of those theme download sites I bet someone has made an XP style theme or will soon.

raananschwartz · 09-03-2007, 05:22 PM

xp still better then vista..

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chin · 09-07-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by raananschwartz

xp still better then vista..

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Too early for me to say now, but I'm starting to think I should have wait for service pack 1 before I bought.

**simpswr** · 09-07-2007, 02:01 PM

There are enough Vista updates available that your system should be stable now . . just be sure to install all of them

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artificer88 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13 OS: Windows Vista :(	Making Vista look like XP? I recently had the misfortune of being cornered into using Vista... so I decided to install the Ultimate edition... and god, I thought I accidentally installed Mac OS or something. Are there any tweaks that would allow me to make it more like XP and less intensive on the GUI?

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chin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 232 OS: XP Home/Vista	Re: Making Vista look like XP? You can change the theme (right click personalize on the desktop). I like the classic look myself. Vista allows for you to browse the HDD for a theme so if you go to one of those theme download sites I bet someone has made an XP style theme or will soon.

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