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How to make Vista look even cooler - here are some of the best third party add ons

Thanks to David Overton and James Senior for sharing the following...

If you want to see what people are doing out there to make our OS look even better, look at these:

(without modifying the OS)

3d cube based virtual desktop

Rotation based Flip 3D

Alternative to flip-3d (switcher)

Changing the screen saver settings

Changing the boot screen

Start++ - search tools from WDS in Vista

“clear” aero theme for Winblinds for Vista

vLite – image tweaking tool

Logon Screen changer (free from StarDock when released, part of Object Dock during beta): & skins

DreamScenes, Dream Maker and Dynamic Dreams – some free, some charged for, for Ultimate Users: and triggers in the “dreams”

Boot screen logo generator

 

(by modifying the OS)

Changing boot up screens

Published Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:14 AM by Steve Lamb

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# How To: Make Your Windows Vista Look More Cool » D’ Technology Weblog — Technology, Blogging, Gadgets, Fashion, Life Style.

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Friday, March 30, 2007 3:08 PM by How To: Make Your Windows Vista Look More Cool » D’ Technology Weblog — Technology, Blogging, Gadgets, Fashion, Life Style.

# re: How to make Vista look even cooler - here are some of the best third party add ons

UxTheme Patcher for Windows Vista:

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11742

Cool modded Vista system32 files:

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12643

Converting .msstyles for use with Vista

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12503

Friday, March 30, 2007 7:29 PM by LisKiller

# re: How to make Vista look even cooler - here are some of the best third party add ons

Don't forget the windows sidebar styler.  It makes the sidebar look extremely sexy:

http://www.stoyanoff.info/blog/2007/01/17/windows-sidebar-styler/

-d

Saturday, March 31, 2007 8:09 AM by dugbug

# re: How to make Vista look even cooler - here are some of the best third party add ons

This is a cool Exposè for Windows Vista using Windows Presentation Foundation:

http://blogs.labo-dotnet.com/simon/archive/2006/11/08/11485.aspx

Sunday, April 01, 2007 2:28 AM by exposè

# πως να κάνετε τα windows vista ακόμα πιο cool

Περιπλανώμενος στις ειδήσεις του activewin.com έπεσε το μάτι μου σε ένα post που ονομάζοταν " How to

Sunday, April 01, 2007 3:52 PM by abrag

# re: How to make Vista look even cooler - here are some of the best third party add ons

You can find another guide here:

http://www.vista4beginners.com/pimp-your-windows-vista

Monday, April 02, 2007 4:15 AM by Cip
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