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Step 5More (unecessary) Vista-lizers (continued)
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To install the Vista Clock:
1. Drag the files to %windir%\System32. Replace if needed.
Mozilla Firefox: An IE7-like theme is included. After installing Firefox, Go to Tools>Add-ons>Themes. Drag vista-aero-2.0.0.46-fx.jar into the window. It should ask you if you want to install this theme. Click Yes. Restart when asked. You will now see the new theme. If you want, get the Ad-block Plus plugin for Firefox (you can get here).
Icontweaker: This is used to replace your default XP icons with the Vista icons included in the full version. Run setup file to install.
Vista Drive Icon: Vista has a cool bar on the right that shows how much free space you have left. You can get this in XP, too. To install the Vista Drive Icon, just run the setup file.
ViStart, Winflip, and Visual Tooltip: Vistart is a Vista Start menu replacement, Winflip is Flip3D for XP, and Visual Tooltip is a taskbar thumbnail replacement for XP. Run to install.
To install the Vista accessories (Vista Paint, Calculator, and Notepad):
1. Right click the *.inf files and click Install
To install the Cleartype Tuning Powertoy:
1. Run the setup file.
For Windows Media Center:
If you have MCE 2005, just go to %windir%\ehome, make a backup of ehres.dll, and replace the file with the one in the package.
If you don't have MCE, install MediaPortal and make a backup of %programfiles%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\MCE\packedgfx20.png. Then replace the file with the one in the package.
To install the Vista Clock:
1. Drag the files to %windir%\System32. Replace if needed.
Mozilla Firefox: An IE7-like theme is included. After installing Firefox, Go to Tools>Add-ons>Themes. Drag vista-aero-2.0.0.46-fx.jar into the window. It should ask you if you want to install this theme. Click Yes. Restart when asked. You will now see the new theme. If you want, get the Ad-block Plus plugin for Firefox (you can get here).
Icontweaker: This is used to replace your default XP icons with the Vista icons included in the full version. Run setup file to install.
Vista Drive Icon: Vista has a cool bar on the right that shows how much free space you have left. You can get this in XP, too. To install the Vista Drive Icon, just run the setup file.
ViStart, Winflip, and Visual Tooltip: Vistart is a Vista Start menu replacement, Winflip is Flip3D for XP, and Visual Tooltip is a taskbar thumbnail replacement for XP. Run to install.
To install the Vista accessories (Vista Paint, Calculator, and Notepad):
1. Right click the *.inf files and click Install
To install the Cleartype Tuning Powertoy:
1. Run the setup file.
For Windows Media Center:
If you have MCE 2005, just go to %windir%\ehome, make a backup of ehres.dll, and replace the file with the one in the package.
If you don't have MCE, install MediaPortal and make a backup of %programfiles%\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\MCE\packedgfx20.png. Then replace the file with the one in the package.
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