So what's next? Well, we can select to install all the other applications or go ahead and start customizing Windows Vista to look like Mac OSX by downloading and installing a WB (WindowBlinds) skin. What about a new WB OSX skin to get warmed up?
Searching online you will find more than a few OSX skins for WindowBlinds to change XP and Vista's appearance. Since posting the perfect skin is kind of a tuff job, we will just focus on skins and applications used in our video preview to mod Vista's GUI.
Most Mac OSX WB's skins use custom fonts that are not available in Windows Vista by default. We highly recommend you to download these fonts and install them before you proceed to apply a new skin to your Operating System.
To install those fonts, extract the downloaded .zip file to any location in your system and drag & drop them into C:\Windows\Fonts - That's it! You can now install the so much wanted WB skin!
WindowBlinds skin: Leopard Glass 3.0
Maker: neodesktop
Website: http://www.neodesktop.com
Email: too_smoke@live.com
MSN: too_smoke@live.com
First off, make sure you have backups of your important data because we are already installing WindowBlinds. Installation is pretty much straight forward. Accept terms and conditions and begin the installation process. Once installation completes, use the information you received in your mail to activate WindowBlinds. Already activated? -Yes? - Good. Please restart your PC and once back on your desktop feel free to toy with WindowBlinds a little bit until you get familiar with its graphic interface and features. Yes, we know! It is beautiful. (See screenshots below for reference)
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Customizing Windows Vista...
Here we are. This is when fun begins! Let's say you already bought those shareware applications we need to have for this guide proposes. (We hope you bought Object Desktop which includes all those applications we need at a fraction of the cost only).
There is a small glitch in the skin. Basically it was made for Windows XP, for that reason you will find out that Windows Vista's Start Menu don't get properly skinned. Why are we using this skin then? Simply because Leopard Glass 3.0 is (so far) the best WB skin that simulates Mac OSX Leopard and because we will be replacing Vista's Start Menu and Task Bar with ObjectBar. (See the screenshot on your right for reference) Continue in next page
Tip: Right click the Task Bar/uncheck the"Lock the Task Bar" option and then drag it to the top edge of the screen.
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