XP to Vista Tutorial
Windows XP > Vista tutorial 
Transformation packs:These packs will automaticly transform your XP.
Vistamizer: [link]
BricoPack: [link]
But transformation packs are not enough, here is a list of other required things for a vista feeling:
Visual styles: Best Visual style (msstyles) Vista VG ultimate: [link] ViOrb - to make the whole orb appear on the msstyles: [link] Skins for ViOrb: (by chuckyrocks2007) [link] Best WindowBlinds visual styles: WhiteFlame: [link] Vista 2.1: [link]
(WindowBlinds info: [link] )
Applications to make Aero glass without WindowBlinds: Vystal: [link] FastAero: [link] TrueTransparency (thanks to counteralchemist) [link]
Vista user pictures: [link] (by joshu4) Vista Flip 3D in XP
New! Best Flip3D - Shock3D (free) TopDesk 1.4 (free) [link] TopDesk: 1.5 (shareware) [link] WinFlip: (free) [link] Madotate [link]
All Original Vista Wallpapers: [link]
Windows Media Center: Skins for XP MCE 2005 Media Center program: [link] MediaPortal (open source media center): [link]Vista like skin for media portal: [link]
Nero Home: [link]Vista skin for Nero home: [link]
Other Media Center software:
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Explorer plugins Styler (vista toolbar) [link]Styler skins - Vista perfection X4: [link]
Other types and languages: [link]
Favorite links menu: [link] Vista adressbar: [link] Other Applications Windows Media Player 11 (Genuine Windows required): [link]Best windows media player resource pack: [link]
Internet explorer 7 (Genuine Windows required): [link] Mozilla firefox: (alternative to ie7) Tutorial on how to make Firefox look like IE7 Vista: [link]
Vista style Paint: [link] Windows Calendar: [link] Vista Help: [link] Windows vista Games RTM (original vista games): [link] Vista Games explorer: V1: [link]
V2 (possibility to add games): [link]
Windows Sidebars:
Windows Vista Sidebar RTM (original sidebar from vista): Updated! [link]
Rainmeter Windows Sidebar (recommended): [link] Google Desktop:[link]
Thoosje's Vista Sidebar:[link]
Alternative sidebar skins by:ears1991 [link]
Welcome Center: Glass: [link]
Basic: [link]
Real Windows Photo Gallery!Windows Live Photo Gallery: [link]
Windows Photo Gallery (DesktopX): [link]Windows Mail: windows Live Mail [link]
Thunderbird: [link]
Thunderbird winmail skin: [link]
Windows Defender: [link] (WGA required) Vista system properties:[link]
Vista personalization for xp:[link]
Vista clock for xp - Coming soon! [link]
Windows Vista original icons and pngs: 347 vista icons: [link] 347 Vista pngs: [link] Vista application icons: [link]Vista RTM WOW icon pack: [link]
Windows Vista boot and logon: Original vista boot screen for xp: [link] Best Logon available for XP:[link]
Vista screensavers: [link] Vista Explorer tutorial:[link]
And last but not least:
Dreamscene (Video, Animated wallpaper): In Vista Ultimate there is a extra called dreamscene, it lets to use a video background as a wallpaper :
DreamRender - simply the best dreamscene program for xp: [link] Bsplayer (free): [link] VLC player (free): [link] Dreamscene animations: [link] DreamsceneXP (flash on Desktop) [link] AuroraXP: [link] JelyXP: [link] Other customization websites:
Windows [design] [rus] [link] Crystalxp.net: [link] Joejoe.org: [link] Winmatrix: [link] Wincustomize: [link] Vistaultimate: [link] Wincert: [link] Aeroxp.org: [link] The Vista (RUS) [link] JCXP: [link] Aqua-soft: [link] Wintuning (RUS) [link] Vistart (vista start menu) official website: [link]Comments are welcome!
Feel free to suggest other software, will be included to the tutorial!
