Print PDF
Favorite
Email
Ever since Windows Vista was released, I've always wanted to Vista-lize my XP. But all those tutorials just told me to use the VTP. I tried the VTP before and hated it. I wanted a package that wouldn't sacrifice performance, but I couldn't find one. So I gave up and used about $500 (all the money I saved to buy an Apple iPhone) to buy a Compaq Prestario F572US laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed and gave my XP to my cousin.
But there was a problem. Because I couldn't find any good tutorials, I decided that I should help the world. That I should make my own package. But I had to dual-boot Vista and XP. My cousin needed my XP computer and couldn't give it back, and I couldn't afford a XP installation CD myself because I used all my allowance I saved to buy the laptop.
Anyway, I started to work. That's when I found some really good Vista-lizing and tweaking tutorials, the best being the one by CharredPC and one on DeviantArt by fediaFedia. As a result, I will put links to both of their sites.
CharredPC's Instructable
fediaFedia's tutorial
But there was a problem. Because I couldn't find any good tutorials, I decided that I should help the world. That I should make my own package. But I had to dual-boot Vista and XP. My cousin needed my XP computer and couldn't give it back, and I couldn't afford a XP installation CD myself because I used all my allowance I saved to buy the laptop.
Anyway, I started to work. That's when I found some really good Vista-lizing and tweaking tutorials, the best being the one by CharredPC and one on DeviantArt by fediaFedia. As a result, I will put links to both of their sites.
CharredPC's Instructable
fediaFedia's tutorial
Remove these ads by
Signing UpStep 1Before we begin
Unless you're living in a desert island for now, I'm sure you've heard of Windows Vista. When you look at the screenshots, this is what you might think: Man, it looks cool. But mark my words: Vista is 100% trash. It's a complete resource hog that's slower on a Core Duo than XP is on a Pentium IV, even with XP having half the RAM. This is the impression that everybody wants: a sleek, new operating system with glass and black toolbars and runs as fast as lightning, not like your blue and green Fisher Price-like ugly, aging machine. Neither Windows XP or Vista (but probably Windows 7, Microsoft's upcoming release) did this. Windows XP looked too childish, although it could run as fast as lightning on a 500 Mhz Pentium 3. Vista took a big step in visual effects (in my opinion, they did it too early), but that made your computer really slow. For that, people started making stuff to mimic Vista.
Worried? What you might think that this is a transformation pack. I've copied a few tutorials, including the tweaks by an IT geek called CharredPC, and a famous one from DeviantArt by fediaFedia to made the ultimate tutorial to tweak and customize your computer. Don't worry, this won't make total system failure. You're ready to upgrade your computer to Vista!
Worried? What you might think that this is a transformation pack. I've copied a few tutorials, including the tweaks by an IT geek called CharredPC, and a famous one from DeviantArt by fediaFedia to made the ultimate tutorial to tweak and customize your computer. Don't worry, this won't make total system failure. You're ready to upgrade your computer to Vista!
| « Previous Step | Download PDFView All Steps | Next Step » |
and also VISTAMIZER, a complete package to vistamize your xp, including the startup logo, etc...