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  • anonymez
    Super Moderator
    • Mar 2004
    • 5525

    #16
    something like Vista Transformation program that will make your "Vista" program run like XP.
    No, it will only make it look like Vista (well, sort of), nothing else.
    "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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    • gonwk
      Lord of Digital Video
      Lord of Digital Video
      • Dec 2005
      • 1500

      #17
      Hi Anonymez & Chewy,

      Thanks guys ...

      Chewy, I was thinking of Laptop ... and the only one that still offers laptop with XP is DELL ... and I sure as heck WILL NOT pay twice as much for a Dell when I can buy one from HP or someone else for half of the price.

      Thanks,
      G!

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      • locoeng
        Who Farted?
        • Dec 2005
        • 2509

        #18
        Vista Transformation Pack 6 is what you are talking about...I used it for a couple months, it was OK but I like the uxtheme's better.




        "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. It's not fair to you and no challenge for us."
        Walt Kelly

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        • anonymez
          Super Moderator
          • Mar 2004
          • 5525

          #19
          I tried it a while back, found it more sluggish than if the PC was actually running Vista (the thumbnails, task switcher, sidebar, etc).

          I guess it's to be expected though, Aero relies heavily on graphics hardware.
          "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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          • locoeng
            Who Farted?
            • Dec 2005
            • 2509

            #20
            I had no problems with it after I did a little tweaking...basically turning off the sidebar and the orb fixer (can't remember the name of it), but it worked just fine and didn't seem to tax my system any more than usual. I just got tired of the black theme thingy, now I'm running a Mac OSX skin which is clean, sleek and sexy.


            "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. It's not fair to you and no challenge for us."
            Walt Kelly

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            • gonwk
              Lord of Digital Video
              Lord of Digital Video
              • Dec 2005
              • 1500

              #21
              Hi guys,

              My buddy had run me the wrong path ... I thought he had a software that would Convert Vista back to XP ... and I would have been interested in that.

              But now I am thinking the heck with that too ... since it might clubber the Windows Registration code then I will be out of luck for any automatic upgrades.

              Also my Buddy was wrong ... he never had Vista to begin with ... his brother just had reinstalled an XP and put the Vista TP6 pack that Loco mentioned to make it look like Vista.

              Hey Loco ... did I undersatnd you correctly and you are using a "Mac" skin on Windows OS!?!?

              Thanks,
              G!
              Last edited by gonwk; 22 May 2007, 11:14 AM.

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              • locoeng
                Who Farted?
                • Dec 2005
                • 2509

                #22
                Yes you did.


                "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. It's not fair to you and no challenge for us."
                Walt Kelly

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                • NightTran
                  King of Digital Video
                  King of Digital Video
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 4224

                  #23
                  Originally Posted by locoeng
                  I had no problems with it after I did a little tweaking...basically turning off the sidebar and the orb fixer (can't remember the name of it), but it worked just fine and didn't seem to tax my system any more than usual. I just got tired of the black theme thingy, now I'm running a Mac OSX skin which is clean, sleek and sexy.
                  why you want to be sexy?
                  J/K
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                  • locoeng
                    Who Farted?
                    • Dec 2005
                    • 2509

                    #24
                    That's just the way I roll Night


                    "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. It's not fair to you and no challenge for us."
                    Walt Kelly

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                    • NightbladeXX
                      Digital Putz
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 166

                      #25
                      Originally Posted by katzdvd
                      More Vista Woes;




                      Paul Thurott Windows Vista Clean Install Method

                      Think I'll stick with XP Home...
                      Well I ve found out that if you have XP Pro you can only upgrade to the Vista Biz Editions or Ultimate, of course after I bought the Home Premium Upgrade Edtion from Worst Buy for $160, slap me someone!!

                      You cant do the CLEAN installs with an Upgrade Edition, as I tried that too, its polites installs then asks you to buy a full version later

                      The link above workaround really makes a mess of the OS but it does work

                      Best bet is to buy an OEM-Vista Flavor as these are full versions cheaper than the upgrade edtions check newegg out

                      Yes MS is being a real PITA with the whole Upgrade B$


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                      6 WD HD's 2x500, 2x320, 250, and 36GB Raptor + 200 External for Vista HP back ups
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