24 January 2007
Make XP Work Like Vista
For those who don't want to spend money to upgrade to Vista yet, PC World has listed some applications that will make your XP look and work more like Vista.
Many of the applications are free while one costs about $20. The applications let you reskin your XP to look like anything from your interests to something similar to the Aero Glass feature in Vista. Other applications provide advanced searching abilities and a Vista-like Start menu - one with more features than Vista even with shortcut keys and and many add-ons. Also included is an application to provide a miniature preview of the application from the taskbar.
Of the programs listed on PC World I would recommend the Desktop Sidebar for it's ability to quickly access many applications, its calendar and calculator. The best feature of the application is the ability to add different add-ons to it for such things as weather, news, and an email checker.
I'd also recommend the Visual Task Tips which shows a preview of an application from the taskbar that can be resized by scrolling the mouse.
There is also another site recommending more applications to make XP look like Vista that provides good descriptions of the applications and options.
Many of the applications are free while one costs about $20. The applications let you reskin your XP to look like anything from your interests to something similar to the Aero Glass feature in Vista. Other applications provide advanced searching abilities and a Vista-like Start menu - one with more features than Vista even with shortcut keys and and many add-ons. Also included is an application to provide a miniature preview of the application from the taskbar.
Of the programs listed on PC World I would recommend the Desktop Sidebar for it's ability to quickly access many applications, its calendar and calculator. The best feature of the application is the ability to add different add-ons to it for such things as weather, news, and an email checker.
I'd also recommend the Visual Task Tips which shows a preview of an application from the taskbar that can be resized by scrolling the mouse.
There is also another site recommending more applications to make XP look like Vista that provides good descriptions of the applications and options.
Labels: microsoft, vista, windows, xp
