Turn Your Windows XP into a Mac

Ok, your ideas have helped me make my Windows XP Dell computer into a half Mac OS X Leopard computer. Now i am gonna share what i used to you.

1.) The Dock -

-Ok, first download Stadock Objectdock. Then go to any website like "Wincustomize" or "Deviantart" to look for a nice leopard skin. Once you have the leopard skin downloaded extract it's files to...

c:program filesstardockobjectdockbackgroundsnon-tabbed

once you've extracted the files, right click on the dock and select quit. Then restart the dock by using the desktop icon or the icon in the program's files. Once you've restarted it, right click on it and select "Dock Setting". Go to the "Appearences" tab and change the background to the leopard skin you downloaded. Your done for now.

2.) The Menu Bar (Part 1)

-Ok now this part is very quick. Right click on the Windows Taskbar (For those who dont know what that is, it is the bar with the start menu) and deselect "Lock the Taskbar". Drag the bar to the top of the screenlike on a mac.

3.) Look, Sound, and Feel

-Download Flyakite OS X and install it. Make sure you create a system restore point and select all of thbe installation options.

4.) The Menu Bar (Part 2)

-Ok now after you've installed Flyakite OS X, the Windows XP taskbar will resemble a Mac's. Now go and download "Fnderbar v 1.5" and install it. You will now how the buttons like on a mac taskbar.

5.) Applications, Icons, and More!

-No Mac is complete without its famous applications. Here are the Mac programs and what they are on Windows XP.

Finder - Nexplorer

Dashboard - Yahoo Widgets

Mail - Mozzila Thunderbird

Safari - Safari

iChat - Trillian w/ iChat Skin

Address Book - Address Book

iTunes - iTunes

You also need to change the icons of the applications to make them look like Mac, go and download "Panther Icons"

5.) Little Add-Ins

-Now we need to make a Macintosh HD icon on the desktop. Right-click on the desktop and create a new shortcut. Type in..

for the link and name it Macintosh HD. There you go you can now access your hardrive from your desktop. On leopard, the users wallpaper is a purple starry theme. We need that.

6.) Spaces, Stacks, and Expose'

-Spaces clone for Windows XP is Myspaces. Just download and set it to open on Alt

-Stacks docklet for Objectdock. Just extract the files to

c:program filesstardockobjectdockdocklets

to add the docklet, right click on the dock and select add, then stacks docklet.

-Expose' clone for Windows is Entbloess

*) Links -

-Stardock Objectdock

http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/

-Finder Bar V 1.5

http://www.osx-e.com/downloads/applications/finderbar.html

-Flyakite OS X