Custom Windows UI

Hey, for all you people who have a bit too much too much spare time on you're hands, or who work in an office all day, this will help lighten up you're day.

Heres how to spruce up your windows XP Operating System to impress your friends or just make it look cool for you're own pleasure.

WARNING: I haven't tested this mod on vista, so don't blame me for wasting you're time or stuffing up you're crappy OS.

**UPDATE**

hey i just got a new kick-ass computer, with, **sigh** unfortunatly windows vista home prem, and there ARE some REALLY ANNOYING problems with it, and most of these mods don't work cause it's a totally new OS

Step 1 Getting the Mods

OK, So as usual, w I'm too lazy to make my own mod, so lets get the equipment to do it- thanks to Chronosoft and Desktp X

Anyway, the three main programs you'll need are XP visuel tools (simple but effective visual tools, you wont really need to use these),

Download Link
http://www.cronosoft.com/download/xp_visual_tools/download.htm

**Tip**
You may need to register visual or desktop X tools online

Desktop X (I know there are a lot of similar programs but this one has lots of themes and stuff supported),

Download Link
http://www.download3000.com/download-DesktopX-count-reg-7687.html

Support site for extra themes and widgets
http://www.wincustomize.com/

and Login Studio (for custom logon UI's)

Download Link
http://www.download.com/LogonStudio/3000-2344_4-10328443.html

Another good website fot themes (trust me although it sounds and looks suspiciously like a porn site ITS NOT)
http://www.adni18.com/

Comments

[lopez8675]

i like vista its a good OS

[neardood]

its ok but windows 7 is better

[knex_mepalm]

Vista is horrible. windows 7 is awesome. One problem. Windows is becoming more of a copy of Macintosh

[lopez8675]

 vista is only horrible if you don't have the power to run it

[knex_mepalm]

It can only run microsoft type programs, so like it stuffs up online gaming and such

[dungeon runner]

"It can only run microsoft type programs". You do realize that about 80% (guess) of the software market is geared towards windows, right?

[knex_mepalm]

 windows xp/7 vista was like a crappy protopype.its kinda sad.

[lopez8675]

 my point, maby you dont have the right hardware. mine always worked perfectly

[lopez8675]

it should be it is a newer OS

[Crail]

i still like windows XP, because I don't have to buy completely new games for my computer. or download some virus infested program to play those games.

[lopez8675]

vista can play windows xp games fine, it has a specific setting fro XP games.

[neardood]

Yea: The only main problem with XP is that its too perfect. Businesses do not want to upgrade and purchase Microsoft's new Os's because they still have bugs. Windows 7 is awesome, and that's what I have running on my PC now, and it has very few bugs, and is at least 2 times faster than vista running on the same system.

[ghostrider2]

vista is the worst OS imaginable.  i would downgrade to windows 3.1 before i used vista.

[haxial]

desktop X is a cool proggie; However, it is PAYware.

[neardood]

yea I no but u can always use a ***COUGH*** negyek ***COUGH***

[timheppner]

Nice instructable, could use a spell check though

[neardood]

See above

[collard41]

wat above

[neardood]

i mean below

[collard41]

yeah, good instructable, spell check would have helped

[neardood]

ok, i no about spell check and I'l go through it again right away