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Published: 2011-10-01 23:11:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 33589; Favourites: 60; Downloads: 15762
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Description
Customize your OS to look like the most recent version of Windows8
What you get is what you see.
Have a look at this wonderful tutorial by Vishal Gupta for the best way how to use this[link] File contains: A Windows8 lookalike bootscreen (WindowsXP only. Sorry)
You need TuneUp Utilities to apply it. Free trial of TuneUp here[link]
A Windows8 lookalike logon (XP users only)
A Windows8 "startmenu" (Vistart). You need to download the Vistart.exe from
Lee-soft.com.[link] Download link included in the download. Lee-soft doesn't
allow the redistribution of their executables anymore. So there's no other way. Works with XP, Vista and Windows7.
A Styler skin which imitates the Ribbon UI of Windows8. Works on XP, Vista and Windows7 (Needs some patience and experience to use in Vista and Windows7).Styler software free available here[link]
A skin for Komalo's wonderful deviation BorderSkin(Glass borders) Works on Xp, Vista and 7.
A rightside shellstyle (XP only).
Windows8 Developer Preview wallpapers
Two different taskbar images for XP. Replace them using Reshacker.
A transparent overlay for the Windows8 version which can easily be added to any wallpaper you use.
A theme for SBar which gives you the squared preview like in Win8 and also the look of the systemtray.. Not really finished now. Will be updated soon. Works on XP, Vista and 7.SBar free available here[link] Don't download it from another place, because it is made for version 1.041.
T clock light which gives your taskbar clock the look of Windows8.
This is WIP. So stay tuned.
Screenshots taken from my XP SP3 system.
If you like this deviation, maybe you also like:
CD Art Display in Win8 style[link]
Systeminformation Win8[link]
Hovericons for XP[link]
Featured on AskVG webpage[link]
No redistribution in Transformationpacks/Skinpacks allowed!
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Comments: 88
You know i never ever give up.
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Thank you so much Ahmed.
Glad you like it.
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I like to try windows 8 but my pc is down and i'm using a snail's speed laptop!
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Nearly same situation here. My main pc crashed some weeks ago. Now i'm using an old clunker which doesn't let me install Windows8. Seems i have to spend the money to buy a new one.
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I'm going to buy a new PC but i have to wait until it's avilable in the market .. that sucks!!
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The local market here is too bad .. i prefer to build my own pc but i can't find good hardware!
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Thanx Yacine!
Took a while to do this.
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Wow, show that Microsoft. They never thought you can make so much out of this old OS... We had Windows XP looking like Whistler, Vista, 7 and now 8... Dude, don't stop that!
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Yepp! XP is customizer's paradise.
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So true. But it's also so outdated... Marketshare falls down like crazy...
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Auf Deutsch wΓΌrde man sagen: XP ist noch nicht tot, aber es riecht schon etwas merkwΓΌrdig.
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Uhhhaaaaa...
Jap, stimmt wohl. Muss ja selber eingestehen, dass mir Windows 7 fΓΌr mein Netbook fΓΌr mal eben zwischendurch was machen doch zu teuer ist; ich meine, auf Windows XP lΓ€uft ja alles was man so braucht, weshalb dann 100β¬ aus dem Fenster werfen? Auf meinem Hauptrechner rennt Windows 7 jedoch schon etwas lΓ€nger und mΓΆchte es echt nicht mehr gegen Windows XP eintauschen. Im Ganzen ist Windows 7 dann doch schon sehr anders als WinXP.
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Ich habe es als Dualboot installiert. So kann ich nach Belieben hin und her wechseln.
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Mh, ich sehe da fΓΌr mich keinen Sinn drin. Oder machst du irgendetwas produktives noch mit Windows XP?
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NΓΆ nicht wirklich. Obwohl ich sagen muss, dass GIMP (gefΓΌhlt) auf XP etwas besser lΓ€uft. Ansonsten reiner Zeitvertreib.Ich mache diesen Windows8 Kram noch fertig und dann ist Schluss.
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Oh, ja dann... Ruhe in Frieden, Windows XP.
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I think I can understand LeeSoft's desire to get a little remuneration for his efforts by bundling his newest ViStart with crapware and restricting system modders from including it in their downloads, but it (if you include that damned splash screen) the experience is getting too depressing.
Here's a challenge for you Peter. Why not just find a way to mod an XP Visual Style menu to a Win 8 version. That little black pop-up shouldn't take too much work. Apparently there's no transparency needed and you'd save lots of RAM by not running an extra app. Since I've never worked with visual styles, I wouldn't know where to start, but I bet you could.
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I understand and accept Lee's decision. Only it is to late to act like this. He should have done this while or before Vistart's top popularity. Vistart will die together with XP, so it's time is very limited. Makes no sense to try to get control now after years of "laisser faire".
About the challenge:I'm a little bit tired of all this stuff i do atm. Some of these things took a lot of time and effort.You do customisation stuff yourself, so i think you know what i'm talking about.
I only work on VS for my private uses, because there are so many good artists, that i can never challenge them. I think i could find it out how to do this, but i'm not sure if i really will do it. The idea itself is great. Maybe it comes up in my head on a lazy day.
Have a great time Lannie. Nice to hear from you. Reminds me the good old days on
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I miss having the time for 
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Yeah this was the nicest time i had on DA. Nowadays many of the members here are "One click customisers". They don't really know what they are doing and want exe files to do the job for them. The old fashioned way of customising seems to be to much work for them.
Have a great time my friend.
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Amazing! I can't believe that is XP.
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But how you got the space between systray icon?
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All systray icons are set to always hide. The visible icons are displayed by SBar. Click on the speaker icon brings up the original systray.
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Not really my friend. Shall i?
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As usual great work. Will try to write a detailed article about it at AskVG.com
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Thank you so much for your kind words.You made my day.
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