November 22, 2007

Vista Transformation Pack 7.0

Post under Download at 11:26 PM Posted by Admin

I’m pretty sure you must know and have seen Windows Vista before. It looks really nice for major GUI updates. Many people who have seen it wish to get Vista-style looks for their operating system. It might sounds stupid to say this since you all know what it is but just bear it

Vista Transformation Pack will transform your Windows user interface to ultimate Windows Vista alike looks that everyone will never notice it’s the same old Windows XP (or 2003).

Vista Transformation Pack gives to your Windows XP system the fresh and cool look of Microsoft's new operating system: Windows Vista. The pack changes most of the system icons, skins and toolbars and also adds new enhancements to your desktop such as a dock bar or a different system tray clock

You sure will be surprised if you hear this. From now on you can update Vista Transformation Pack without uninstalling and you can even integrate Vista Transformation Pack into Windows setup files. (Still experimental, though but most of them are fine enough to be implemented)

Here are some key features of "Vista Transformation Pack":

· Boot screen
· Welcome Screen / Logon Screen
· New msstyles files (visual styles)
· New desktop and file icons
· New toolbar icons
· Progress Dialogs
· Sounds scheme
· System Tray icons
· New Wallpapers
· Windows Media Player Skins

What's New in This Release:

· Added default system font option for recovery
· Added Docking support for preview and taskbar replacement
· Added DPI auto-detection in Machine Configuration
· Added hiding menubar option for Vista (Styler) toolbar
· Added information about KB925902 hotfix issues and solution on startup
· Added memory requirements checking for 3rd-party applications
· Added resetting DPI options and some extra information in Machine Configuration
· Added screen resolution auto-detection
· Added setting cleartype font automatically after the transformation
· Added Vista transformation “Express mode” (Make an appropriate setup configuration in single page!)
· Added ViStart (Vista Start Menu port for Windows XP/2003 with glass UI and search function)
· Added uninstalling existing components before updating
· Added WindowBlinds detection warning message (for user who is mistaken about glass border skin)
· Added Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 uxtheme patching support
· Fixed backing up system files bug on repair mode
· Fixed checking for Styler incompatibility with x64 edition OS
· Fixed fileversion checking bug that cause backup system files being overwritten by modified system files when update
· Fixed operating system checking bug (that allow user to install in Windows 2000 and below)
· Fixed Start Orb positioning bug
· Fixed Styler to execute Styler.exe only when user wants to hide menu bar to save up memory and some weird issues
· Fixed Styler to run in toolbar mode (prevent error and message popup)
· Fixed Vista (Styler) toolbar option with correction of menubar
· Fixed uninstalling bug with system drive icon
· Fixed uninstalling routines
· Fixed uxtheme.dll patching detection bugs on machine without any service pack
· Fixed Windows Live Messenger skin uninstallation bug
· Moved extra dialogs in the main dialogs process so user can make all decisions before transforming
· Removed customized open/save dialog due to bugs in some applications
· Replaced closeapp with pskill (some programs reported closeapp as virus though it isn’t)
· Replaced Blaero’s Start Orb with ViOrb (Auto positioning and snap over the start button upon taskbar shifting)
· Updated battery tray icons
· Updated Getting Started and Help and Support FAQ
· Updated LClock x86 to version 1.62b
· Updated Maintenance Center to be Welcome Center
· Updated minor UI graphic resources in themes
· Updated Segoe UI font
· Updated Shutdown/Logoff dialogs
· Updated Start Orb to full circle version
· Updated Thoosje’s Vista sidebar to version 2.1
· Updated transformation to use backup system file if it has the same fileversion during update
· Updated updating function to uninstall previous components before updating
· Updated Vista logon screen (Thanks to SoFtEcH for updating my logon)
· Added status message (Welcome, Shutdown, etc.)
· Fixed user account disapperance bug on lower resolution
· Fixed user account moving around when focused
· Moved shutdown button to right part
· Updated password panel resources
· Updated userpicture’s frame border
· Updated Visualtooltip to version 2.1

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VistaMizer 2.0.0

Post under Download at 11:13 PM Posted by Admin

VistaMizer modifies your system files, so that when you reboot after installing VistaMizer, you won't even remember how your old desktop looked like.

With VistaMizer you are now able to transform your Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003 by giving it the look of Windows Vista. Therefore over 380 files with new Icons, pictures as well as videos are modified.

This means that VistaMizer does not provide own files and change your system files. That has the advantage that VistaMizer works with each language and no changes of the language specifics are made.

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The installer is so developed that you have completely the change which will be modified and which not. Even
if you select files, which are possibly not at all on your system available or not compatible, the application recognizes this and jumps over these. This ensures that the system does not become unstable because of wrong modification.

After updates if your system data are overwritten, then a renewal of these is possible by using an extra program that is linked by the VistaMizer. The application examines thereby, which files are updated and re-modify only these. This means a very fast re-modification and it is always the current data in the Backup.

However if the result of the installation should not assure to you, you have the possibility to get back the old system by an un-installation. If newer files are already present in the system by updates, this is recognized by the un-installer and only the modified files will be replaced.

Here are some key features of "VistaMizer":

· Vista-Look for Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003
· Modification of the own system files
· multilingual
· completely free choice for the modification files
· check the files for compatibility during the installation
· backup from the original system files
· re-modification of the system files after Windows Updates
· rebuilding of the original system files with un-installation

Click here to download or here.

Styler Toolbar 1.401

Post under Download, Transformation Pack at 10:33 PM Posted by Admin

Styler has recently became free. This application allows you to do a lot of interesting customizations, though it is not easy to use at first.
It can add a drop shadow to your windows, change Clear Type contrast, change a visual style's color or a wallpaper's and much more ...

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But its most useful function is located in the "Styler Toolbar" which can entirely change the look and feel of the Windows XP's toolbar. So, you can change your toolbar to make it look like Windows Vista's or Mace OSX's.

Styler doesn't use much memory (less than 1MB when it's used in the background), but to use all its function, especially for the drop shadow, you'll need a powerful computer.

RoTKiV's "Vista" skin is included in the archive, To install it, just drag and drop the "Vista Styler" folder into "Program FilesStylerTBskinsStyler's", it's that simple.

Click here to download.
Or click here to go to the official site.