Why not visit MyVistaThemes and try out a new look? The inevitable MacOS one is available, while there's also a tutorial to help install it here. You can customise Vista without installing extra software, but it usually involves a lot of tweaking. Give yourself some extra room for Windows with DeskSpace. Multiple work areas are nothing new, but Apple likes to point out their existence in Leopard.

Be warned, though, installing it will change important Windows files and there's no bug fixing development on the way. Alternatively, there's the complete OSX clone FlyAKite, which you can try in your browser at the link. The easiest and fastest way to make a Windows computer look and behave like a Mac is to use a skin pack or theme. Heavy duty editing of the Windows look is going to require a third party app like StarDock's WindowBlinds – but it will cost you. There are individual apps that will help you customize the dock, start menu bar, and add wallpapers but that’s just too much effort. Alternatively, you could install Yahoo! Widgets for a more colourful, Apple Dashboard-like experience. It's easy to forget that you can actually detach Sidebar gadgets in Vista and position them wherever you want, then just use Win+D to show and hide them. (C:WindowsResourcesThemes) Get the Mac wallpaper. Save the file in your desktop, extract it, look for (rklauncher.exe), run & install it. If you want a better window browser than Vista's Win+Tab feature, try the Expose-like Switcher 2.0.0 app from . To complete this tutorial, follow these steps: Download Rk Launcher (a dock like a Mac) from. Of the two, we prefer RocketDock's look and feel, and the fact that there's no charge for extra applets.Īdding in background apps to Windows isn't always a good idea – they can seriously slow down your PC. There are two well known versions of it for Vista, StarDock's ObjectDock or RocketDock.

The OSX dock is a simple way to launch regularly used programs.

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