Tutorial On How To Make Your Xp Look Like Mac Os X

This forum topic is also under Desktop Pictures but I thought that it would be easier to find under Customizing Windows so here ya go folks.

I started this thread for people who want to make their PC look like a Mac OS X fast and not want to search all over forums for things they might not need anyway.

Anway...Here is a screenshot of my computer and below it are things that I used to make it look like that. This tutorial is recommeded for Windows XP but it will work on lower systems also

Object Desktop, normally costs 50 bucks but there are different ways of getting it for free, although i won't mention any. If you get it great. If you don't get it please don't pester me because i don't want to get into trouble. One you have it installed on your computer you can download anything on Stardock's Product list at no extra charge under available components.

Object Bar: Download off of component manager. the

theme for it was finder 10.2.3 which you can get off of

aquaxp.com

Window Blinds: Get it off of Component manager too.

Then go onto wincustomize.com and search for OSXP

NG.

Toolbar buttons on my computer: I used Y'z Toolbar

for this and the theme is Pico's theme. Sorry but I don't

remember where I got the theme. All I remember is

that I got it off of Aqua Soft forums. I searched for

Pico's Aqua Theme 2.

Icons: At first I used Icon Phile which lets you change

all your icons with the ones you want quickly but I use

Icon Packager now because it is able to skin your icons

in a lesser amount of time. To download sets for Icon

Packager go to wincustomize. You can get Icon

Packager off of Component Manager in Object desktop.

The Icons Themselves I got off of

jonmega.com/~iceman

Dock is Object Dock which you can get off of

Stardock.com and under products for free.

iTunes: This is really QCD with the Itunes theme on it.

Go onto jonmega.com/~iceman to get the hacked

version with a macified system tray icon. Search under

stuff on his site.

Boot Screen and Logon Screens: If you want a

changed boot screen or Logon Screen (both only work

on XP) go to themexp.org and find one you like.

Xabout 2.5: It displays the About this Mac screen. You

can get it at aquaxp.com

Safari Looking Browser (Savanna): To get the latest

version: .89e i think get mirc and go to aquaxp to net

and they will give you the channel they host the files

on and the chat room where you can get the file.

Wallpaper: is Jaguar which you can get at

jonmega.com/~iceman under suff.

#19558

yz toolbar ugly buttons!

text not really osx

fonts ugly

shellwm or wb ugly

keep workin!

#19559

WOW, tough crowd... I thought it was pretty good

#19560

I keep my opinion! IT IS UGLY/ I MEAN THE THIGS MENTIONED OBOWE/

Look the difference:

Peace.

#19562

I may be the only one here, but in the time I have spent on these forums I have noticed that a lot of us do not approve of software piracy and Flarex's comment that you can get Object Desktop on Kazaa (was posted on in the desktops section) kinda sucks. Like I said I may be the only one, but there are quite a few programmers that frequent here and I think this could piss them off. I used to be one of those who would see an app and download it and then look for the crack or serial, but I think it is wrong now and it was actually reading posts from people on this board that made me see the error of my ways. Kevin Mitnick said at Comdex this year "If artists are not compensated for their work, then they will cease to create their art." I do understand the fallacious nature of this statement, but it holds true to some degree. Just some food for thought.

#19563

Uniperlater!

Forgive Me!

But I think the whole thing we do is some sort of piracy.

We ve stolen things from apple...........

Look at the reactions at SpyMac.com

"We should hunt down those guys......etc"

Another thing:

If u buy all those famous softwares u need, u will pay a price of a Honda Civic.

Come on , the richest man in the universe is an owner of a software company.......

LOWER THE PRICES.............THAT WILL KILL PIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bye!

#19565

While I do agree with your idea of prices coming down stopping piracy Rob Malda (Slashdot.org) has been saying that for a long time, but the fact remains that as of now it is illegal.

When you say we have stolen things from apple, I am not sure what you mean. Stolen ideas? I might be able to agree with you there.

You say that if you buy all the software you need, it is the price of a honda civic... What software do you really NEED? To put object desktop on the level of a NEED is kindof crazy. For one thing, most of the stuff people do with Object desktop can be achieved without it and the fact is that most of the other software is free.

There is usually a free replacement for most anything out there.

And saying that the reactions at spymac equate the fact that we have stolen is weird maybe I am not understanding that.

#19567

Juniperlater has the right idea. Its good to know hes reformed from his "devious" ways. Piracy is of course illegal and we shouldn't encourage it. In fact, flame anyone who does. Piracy is what hurts the industry. I HATE what bill and others are doing with these horrible laws and copy protections, but at the same time, I can see where they are coming from. Millions of people dont feel bad about downloading a program off Kazaa, even though its just as bad as robbing a bank.

Rock and a hard place my friends, and it can only be solved by burning anyone who disagrees with me.

#19579

Hi all,

Personally I prefer to use Visual Styles, with Yz dock for 2 main reasons:

1) Performance

- Native Windows visual style has the fastest drawing speed, and doesn't consume add'l memory.

You also avoid compatibility issues with the menu bar (i.e. File, Edit etc) for various apps.

- Yz dock performance quite similar to Object Dock.

2) Cost - Both are free !!!

Of course to achive the true look of OS X, Object Bar+WindowBlinds+Object Dock is the way to go.

cheers,

able2mac

#19615

anyways how do i get that tranceparent look on my desktop like the way maximus has got it

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DUH!

#19633

Hey,

Can someone explain to us how to have this round edge for the adress bar.

I think someone has done it but it was really difficult to understand.

Thanks

Valéry

#19644

Hello everyone,

maximus-gratus:

What do you use to give your overlapping windows that transparency effect?

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

monkeytrainer

#19882

WB does not use any more memory than VS. Im gonna say this so smoke doesnt have to.

#19883

I agree.

Explain this though:

With WB I get impacts on my games like bugs or frame drops, etc.

Its all fine with VS though.

Why is that?

#20127

for the transparency, i believe maximus is using winfx.

that's what i'm using to give most of my apps this transparency effect.

#20145

Yo Maximus, would u please tell us what u used for your OS X Desktop??

like wether or not you used Object Desktop and/or window blinds, and all of that stuff... please

and like where you got your icons and everything lol

thank you

#20863

he either used window blinds or a visual style for xp. I don't think that he used Desktop X. The only thing really amazing about his desktop is his explorer. He modified it so that it would have a round address bar instead of a rectangular one. *sigh, he posted a tutorial under y'z apps, then y'z themes (its on page four) but sadly i can barely make out what he wrote let alone have the ability to do it.

#21042

maximus i dislike your explorer

and in fact i dislike your opinion

you use and show a explorer

but you don't give any informations about that

#21050

for the transparency, i believe maximus is using winfx.

yep, probably.

Can someone explain to us how to have this round edge for the adress bar.

I think someone has done it but it was really difficult to understand.

It's a 'toolbar picture' under the addressbar. It's a 'locked' bar overlapping the pic...

N.b. Maximus gave the explanation but didn't clarify anything at all...

Cheers

#21052