Make your Windows XP look like Vista

Nom Chompsky

Nom Chompsky

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http://crystalxp.zerackiel.net/bricopack-vista-inspirat.php [Download:26MB]

What’s new with BricoPack System ?
- The packs are universal, they work on all Windows XP (but not Windows XP 64).
- Auto installation of the visual style, but it is possible to choose if you want to apply it or not during the installation.
- Update function : if you use Windows Update, original Windows XP icons will reappear. With BricoPack Update Function, you can re-apply the shell pack with a simple click!
- Replacement of the files during the restarting of your computer, which makes it possible to completely avoid the problem of the files on use.
- Auto refresh of the icon cache.
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Screenies:
http://crystalxp.zerackiel.net/_resources/vista6s.jpg
http://crystalxp.zerackiel.net/_resources/vista5s.jpg
http://crystalxp.zerackiel.net/_resources/vista2s.jpg
http://crystalxp.zerackiel.net/_resources/vista3s.jpg
http://crystalxp.zerackiel.net/_resources/vista7s.jpg

Enjoy ;)
 
I wonder how that is done without a hardware accellerated desktop. It is probably some bad hack such as kde used for it's alpha transparency.

You realise what a hack these things are when you use a properly hardware accellerated desktop such a OS X and the forthcoming Windows Vista
 
yeah its great, i downloaded it thx...

just one question: its got this nice weather status icon wich gives you the weather of your city. at the setup you have to type the zip code or country code for the location you want... im in cape town and i used the 8000 code but it doesnt work. anybody know what i should type in there?
 
zoidberg said:
yeah its great, i downloaded it thx...

just one question: its got this nice weather status icon wich gives you the weather of your city. at the setup you have to type the zip code or country code for the location you want... im in cape town and i used the 8000 code but it doesnt work. anybody know what i should type in there?
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Hmmm, can't get mine to work either, and "Johannesburg, South Africa" doesn't work ... it does take me to the correct location on weather.com though, but not on the Docking Bar's applet
 
Ive been running this for a while now.
Looks good. I found some other cool stuff at that site too. :)
 
This checks cool... Cant seem to get the site to open by me at all...:-(

Can anyone give me another link to this file?
 
I did it the easy way. Just paste a "blue screen" as your background....
 
Now would you allow a complete stranger to work on your car engine's ???.

I thought so ... now why would you install this ****e ???.

These Vista "skins" patches critical Windows executable and DLL's to load in their eye candy junk and that is frankly asking for a BSOD sometime down the line.

No wonder XP has gotten such a bad rap because of it's some idiot users.
 
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