For many of you that may still use Windows XP operating system and do not have the possibility to install Windows 7, there are available a few methods and free tools to change the appearance of your Windows XP with a minimum effort. By performing an Internet search, you will find many Windows 7 customization packs designed to work with Windows XP and Vista. They have appeared before the official launch of Windows 7 Beta. On the other hand, if you do not want to use customization or transformation packs for Windows XP, there are also published methods which allow the manual modification of the default XP interface. (Related Article:
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Two of the most downloaded customization packs are Seven Remix XP and Windows-7 Customization Pack. They come with an automatic installer, thus you will not be forced to modify system files manually.
Windows-7 Customization Pack is compatible only with Windows XP SP3 English version and will change only a part of the system files (the sidebar is not included into this transformation pack). It has many elements that will give to the current Windows XP interface the brand new Windows 7 GUI look:
-Windows Vista System Properties
-Windows Automatic Updates
-Windows Security Center
-Windows 7 Gabriola Font for XP
-Windows Seven Calculator for XP
-Styler Skins from Windows 7 Build 7000
-Exclusive and official Windows-7 Wallpapers
-Themes for Windows 7
-Windows 7 and Vista Findexer Kit for XP
Seven Remix XP, another popular pack, also comes with an installer and various elements of Windows 7 interface. The installation can be customized by selecting the desired elements or system files you wish to be changed into Windows XP, such as Control Panel files, boot screen, logon screen and more. The installer will automatically create a Restore Point for the current state of the operating system.
Seven Remix XP can also be used in case of other Windows versions and in all available languages (it is not compatible with 64bit versions of Windows):
- Windows 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, RTM, SP1)
- Windows Media Center Edition (2003, 2004, 2005)
- Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
In order to obtain the Windows 7 look on XP, the manual modification of the Windows XP graphical user interface can be successfully performed by following the comprehensive tutorial published by AskVG.com.
Free Download Windows-7 Customization Pack
Free Download Seven Remix XP
