How to Make Vista Look like XP
Why to make Vista look like XP - If
you are in the market for a new computer and your looking for
Windows XP this could be an issue, pretty much all new computers
now come with Windows Vista only – Initially you could simply
remove Vista and then Install XP, but now much of the new
hardware coming onto the market is only having Vista drivers
developed for it.
So the only option left
to us is to live with Vista, on the whole now that Microsoft has
repaired many of the initial bugs it is not such as bad system.
As to why Microsoft
changed the interface so much after living with XP for so many
years is any ones guess, but luckily they have left some options
available to us to make Vista resemble XP which works very well.
To begin With
Part 1
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Right Click on the
Vista Desktop
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Select Personalize
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Theme Option
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Under the Theme Choose Windows
Classic. Now you will have the XP Style Start Menu Option
- If you do not see the classic options, click on Open
classic appearance properties for more Color options -
Part 2
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Next right click on the Start Menu
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Select Properties
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Under the Start
Menu tab select Classic Start Menu – this will give the menu
the style and functionality of Windows XP
Now does Vista resemble
XP ? this is about as close as you can get – of course this only
changes the surface look and functionality, but the underlying
settings and configuration are still totally Vista.
If you ever want to
revert back to the Vista look simply perform the reverse of the
options above, on the whole though Vista is a good operating
system and it does not take too long to get to grips with, so
spend a few minutes and try it in its native mode, after all
this is the future until we get the next incarnation of Windows.
Now you have made Vista look like XP
why not make it run more like it too with our tuning tips
computer adviser
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