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3 Easy Steps To A Better XP Look

I consistently get asked the question “Is that Vista?” when people see my laptop.

Well NO!, its only XP; so today we will share the easiest and quickest way to make your XP installation look a million times better with little to no effort on your part.

3 steps to achieve this look and feel

  1. Dark Wood Wallpaper - On deviantart with resolutions: 2560×1600 -[link] 1920×1200 - [link] 1280×800 - [link] 1440×900 - [link] 1152×864 - [link] 1920×1200 - [link] 1024×768 - [link] 1280×1024 - [link] 1600×1200 - [link] 1680×1050 - [link]
  2. Zune Theme for XP - Does not require 3rd software which makes this the easiest theme to install.
  3. Google Desktop - For the gadgets and the sidebar look

The Final Look (click for full size)

I have applied this to all of my computers at home, work and friends computers and I still enjoy looking at it.


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One comment for “3 Easy Steps To A Better XP Look”

  1. Ooh, I like the wallpaper. I’ll skip the rest since I’m actually running Vista.

    Posted by Bean | October 3, 2008, 9:43 pm

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