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Step 3Step 2: Vista-lizing your computer
1.Download the necessary files: Vista-lizer Ultimate/Lite.exe
2.Run the executable file and extract the files to a folder.
3.First: the theme. Go to the Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Visual Styles\VistaVG Ultimate directory and drag the theme and the folder Aero and Aero.theme to %windir%\Resources\Themes. Then go to Vista-lizer\Vista Theme\VistaVG Ultimate\Fonts and drag the contents to %windir%\Fonts.
4.Now for the other things: to install the Vista Cursors, go to Vista-lizer 1.0.zip\Vista-lizer 1.0\Vista Theme\Cursors. Right click on Aero.inf, and select Install.
5.To install the user account images, make sure you can see hidden folders (Tools>Folder Options>View>Select Show Hidden Files and Folders>click OK). Go to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures and drag the contents of Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Miscellaneous\User Account Images into the explorer window.
6.To install the screensavers, drag the files of Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Screensavers to %windir%\System32. Some extra sweet screensavers are in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Screensavers\More and Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Screensavers\More\Mac OS X in the Ultimate version. Drag them if desired.
7.Drag the contents of Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper to %windir%\Web\Wallpaper. Some cool wallpapers are in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper\More, in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper\More\Mac OS X, and for Compaq users Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper\More\Compaq Wallpapers in the Ultimate version.
8.Now it's time to patch your uxtheme.dll! If you've already done this, skip this part. If you haven't, well, here are the instructions: Go to Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Visual Styles\VistaVG Ultimate\UxTheme Patch. Click on the folder that matches your service pack (to find out which service pack you have, right-click My Computer and select Properties) and run the Uxtheme Multi-Patcher.exe inside. If Windows File Protection pops up, you have to Cancel it, not Allow it; if you get an error that says an i386 folder was found, just move or rename that folder while patching the system files. Reboot when asked, and if you want, rename the i386 folder back into i386.
9.After you reboot, click Start>Control Panel>User Accounts>Your Account>Change my picture. Click on one of the pictures, and select OK.
10.Right-click on the desktop, and select Properties. On the Themes tab, select Aero, click on the Desktop tab, select one of the wallpapers, and click OK.
Workaround: If you bought WindowsBlinds, you can just use the WBA style in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Visual Styles\Aero Ultimate WB
*If you want, you can rename the shortcuts beginning with My to without My(e.g. My Computer to Computer)
That's it! You've half of all the work already!
2.Run the executable file and extract the files to a folder.
3.First: the theme. Go to the Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Visual Styles\VistaVG Ultimate directory and drag the theme and the folder Aero and Aero.theme to %windir%\Resources\Themes. Then go to Vista-lizer\Vista Theme\VistaVG Ultimate\Fonts and drag the contents to %windir%\Fonts.
4.Now for the other things: to install the Vista Cursors, go to Vista-lizer 1.0.zip\Vista-lizer 1.0\Vista Theme\Cursors. Right click on Aero.inf, and select Install.
5.To install the user account images, make sure you can see hidden folders (Tools>Folder Options>View>Select Show Hidden Files and Folders>click OK). Go to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures and drag the contents of Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Miscellaneous\User Account Images into the explorer window.
6.To install the screensavers, drag the files of Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Screensavers to %windir%\System32. Some extra sweet screensavers are in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Screensavers\More and Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Screensavers\More\Mac OS X in the Ultimate version. Drag them if desired.
7.Drag the contents of Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper to %windir%\Web\Wallpaper. Some cool wallpapers are in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper\More, in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper\More\Mac OS X, and for Compaq users Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Wallpaper and Screensavers\Wallpaper\More\Compaq Wallpapers in the Ultimate version.
8.Now it's time to patch your uxtheme.dll! If you've already done this, skip this part. If you haven't, well, here are the instructions: Go to Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Visual Styles\VistaVG Ultimate\UxTheme Patch. Click on the folder that matches your service pack (to find out which service pack you have, right-click My Computer and select Properties) and run the Uxtheme Multi-Patcher.exe inside. If Windows File Protection pops up, you have to Cancel it, not Allow it; if you get an error that says an i386 folder was found, just move or rename that folder while patching the system files. Reboot when asked, and if you want, rename the i386 folder back into i386.
9.After you reboot, click Start>Control Panel>User Accounts>Your Account>Change my picture. Click on one of the pictures, and select OK.
10.Right-click on the desktop, and select Properties. On the Themes tab, select Aero, click on the Desktop tab, select one of the wallpapers, and click OK.
Workaround: If you bought WindowsBlinds, you can just use the WBA style in Vista-lizer\Basic Resources\Visual Styles\Aero Ultimate WB
*If you want, you can rename the shortcuts beginning with My to without My(e.g. My Computer to Computer)
That's it! You've half of all the work already!
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