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Platform: Windows XP
Manufacturer: Manuel Hoefs
Size: 18.7MB
Number of Downloads: 15121
Price: $ Free
Do you like the look and feel of Windows Vista, but like the functionality of Windows XP? Most of us like what we’re used to and do not like change, although many of us would like to improve the visual appearance of our operating system, whether we change the desktop background, our Start Menu or our entire interface.
Some business users are going further, not wanting to upgrade to Vista until Service Pack 1 has been released and Vista has been on the market for some time and has reached maturity. This is the same for many new operating systems – business users are often the last segment to upgrade.
VistaMizer is a customisation tool that ships with a host of functions to change the look and feel of your Windows XP installation, so it appears to represent Vista. It’s based around an installer, so you don’t get much choice over what you want to install or not install. It simply installs everything, changes the entire look and feel of Windows XP, reboots and you have a completely different visual theme.
Note that VistaMizer is not a replacement for Windows Vista. It does not include any of the new and additional security or functionality offered by Windows Vista. It purely offers some of the visual themes offered by Vista and no more.
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Do you agree?
Vistamizer
I think the program is excellent. You couldn't get XP to look more Vista than this. And it's still the XP you know so well.
Posted by Felix, 21 Jan 2008
XP-SP3 compatible compatible?
Is this a new version? I already have it installed and love it, but I recently installed SP3, and the taskbar will not change to the VistaMizer one - so, is this a newer version that overcomes that? Other than that it's a great new V look for XP.
Posted by Stu, 20 May 2008
Vistanono
Pretty but useless!
Nothing to be gained by using this.
Posted by Irvine Nicholl, 22 Apr 2009
vistamare
Love the look and feel of this app but be warned I have just had a nightmare two weeks trying to resolve a startup problem following MS Critical updates. Finally realised that a vista update had been applied which caused the problem
Posted by rich smy, 25 Apr 2009