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.