140. Apply MAC style to your XP

If you want to apply Mac OS X style to your XP download MAC OS XP. It is a transformation pack for XP & follow the steps described below.

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Preview after applying the softwares

Important Note !!!
- Please make backup before replace your system files.
- Also create restore point for easier to us to change back to normal.
- These files can only work in Windows XP SP2 (English version ONLY).
- Do all work in your own risk

STEP 001
Double click on "MAC OS X( P ) Setup.exe" ,And press install button.
Now you will get 10 application as described below
1) Bootskin
3)Cursor pack
3)Logon
4)Replacer
5)RK_Launcher_041_Beta_Nightly
6)System Files
7)TclockLight
8)UXtheme21
9)Visual
10)Wallpapers

STEP 002
Booting screen install
Double click on "bootskin.exe" ,And press install button.
Now you will get 2 application as described below
1)Bootskin_free
2)DaMAC

+ install 'bootskin_free.exe'
+ Open bootskin (Start -> All programs -> WinCustomize -> Bootskin )
+ Drag 'DaMAC.bootskin' into bootskin window.
+ Select DaMAC and click apply.
+ Close it


STEP 003
Cursor installing
Double click on "Cursor Pack.exe" ,And press install button.
Now you will get 15 Cursors.
+ Copy all the cursors and go to "C:\WINDOWS\Cursors" and paste them there.
+ After that go to Control Panel -> Mouse -> Pointers.
+ Click browse there and replace the normal window cursors with the Mac ones.
+ Click apply and then OK.



STEP 004
Log on screen installing
Double click on "logon.exe" ,And press install button.
Now you will get 2 application as described below
1)Logonstudio_public
2)Mac_OSX_Leopard_Logon

+ Install 'Logonstudio_public.exe'
+ Open logon studio (Start -> All programs -> WinCustomize -> Logon Studio)
+ Press Load button and browse to Mac_OSX_Leopard_Logon
+ Click Apply
+ OK


STEP 005
Object Dock installing
Double click on "RK_Launcher_041_Beta_Nightly.exe" ,And press install button.

+ Copy the folder' RK_Launcher_041_Beta_Nightly' and paste it into C Drive
+ Open the folder
+ Double click 'RK Launcher.exe'
+ Now you will get the dock on te bottom of desktop.
+ Right click on the free space in Dock
+ Click setting
+ On the behaviour tab, Check 'start with windows'.
+ OK


STEP 006
Clock installing
Double click on "tclocklight.exe" ,And press install button.

+ Copy the folder' tclocklight' and paste it into C Drive
+ Open the folder
+ Double click 'tclock.exe'
+ Thats it !!


STEP 007
Apply wallpaper
Double click on "wallpaper.exe" ,And press install button.

+ Copy the folder' mac-osx-leopard-wallpaper' and paste it into C Drive
+ Open the folder 'mac-osx-leopard-wallpaper'
+ Set any of the picture as your wallpaper



STEP 008
Theme Patching
Double click on "uxtheme21.exe" ,And press install button

+ Open the folder 'uxtheme21'
+ Double click on 'Universal UXTheme Patcher v2.1'
+ Click on Patc button
+ Reboot your system


STEP 009
Theme applying
Double click on "visual.exe" ,And press install button

+ Open the 'visual' folder
+ Double click on 'Leopard'
+ Press OK button



STEP 010
System file Converting
+ Start windows in SAFEMODE
- To open Windows in safe mode press F8 button before booting starts.
+ Double click on "System Files.exe" ,And press install button
+ Double click on "Replacer.exe" ,And press install button
+ Open 'replacer' . Then drag original 'explorer.exe' (%windir%\explorer.exe)into the 'replacer'. Follow the instruction. After that, replace it with the new 'explorer.exe' files with it include in this pack.
+ Open 'replacer'. Then drag original 'shell32.dll' (%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll)
into the 'replacer'. Follow the instruction. After that, replace it with the new 'shell32.dll' files with it include in this pack.
+ Open 'replacer'. Then drag original 'xpsp2res.dll'(%windir%\System32\xpsp2res.dll) into the 'replacer'. Follow the instruction. After that, replace it with the new 'xpsp2res.dll' files with it include in this pack.
+ For My Documents GUI, Open 'replacer'. Then drag original 'mydocs.dll' (%windir%\System32\mydocs.dll) into the 'replacer'. Follow the instruction. After that, replace it with the new 'mydocs.dll' files with it include in this pack.
+ Open 'replacer'. Then drag original 'msgina.dll'(%windir%\System32\msgina.dll) into the 'replacer'. Follow the instruction. After that, replace it with the new 'msgina.dll' files with it include in this pack.
+ Then, restart your PC

134. How to make Windows shell to look similar to a Mac OSX ?

Ever wanted you Windows shell to look similar to a Mac OSX? Changing the icon size will add that final touch. Mac OSX has a max size of 128x128 icons. (Windows Max: 72x72).

1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3. Then expand Control Panel.
4. Then expand Desktop.
5. Then expand Windows Metrics
6. Select the Shell Icon Size key.
7. Right click Shell Icon Size and select Modify.
8. Then type 128 in the box, and there you go!

Huge Mac OSX size icons!