Transform Windows XP into Windows Vista using Vista Transformation Pack 8

Posted on November 29, 2007 at 3:00 pm

Windows XP users have something really great to cheer about: Windows Vista Transformation Pack 8 has been released and is completely free! Yes, you can turn your boring Windows XP interface into an exact replica of Windows Vista using this transformation pack. The pack has fixed many bug and issues with the GUI interface that were in the previous version.

Vista Transformation Pack 8 will replace just about every aspect of the Windows interface with the new Windows Vista Aero Glass look, including:

Windows Boot Screen
Welcome Screen / Logon Screen
Updated msstyles files for Visual Styles
New, better-looking Desktop and File icons
New toolbar icons
Vista looking progress dialogs
Vista Sound Scheme
System Tray icons
New Vista Wallpapers
Vista style Windows Media Player skins

Other cool features include the ability to save setup information and configuration for later use with unattended transformations. Also, True Transparency 0.8.5 (the glass border with Aero Style skin) and WinFlip (Vista 3DFlip) has been added to this release.

Here are some screenshots of the new interface after installing the Vista Transformation Pack:

So if you’re a Windows XP user who’s been holding off on the new Windows Vista OS until it’s more stable, etc, you can get all of the benefits of the new GUI Aero interface without having to spend a penny! Neat! Source via ShankarGanesh

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9 Responses to “Transform Windows XP into Windows Vista using Vista Transformation Pack 8”

kfozo said on : November 30th, 2007 at 3:51 am

I guess it needs a lot of resources like Vista.

Nirmal said on : November 30th, 2007 at 7:04 am

Last time I tried the transformation pack, I was not successful, will try this one.

akishore said on : November 30th, 2007 at 9:18 am

Nirmal, I also heard that the last one had a good number of bugs, etc, but I think he has fixed most of them in this release.

Kfozo, I think the transformation pack will probably eat us less resources on your computer than if you were running Windows Vista. Not sure how resource-intensive it is though.

If anyone else has tried it out, post a comment and tell us what you think!

Haris said on : November 30th, 2007 at 9:57 am

VTP7 was very buggy. I hope VTB8 is not the same Will give it a try. Thanks for sharing the news!

Madhur Kapoor said on : November 30th, 2007 at 10:30 am

I never knew version 8 was released. I tried ver 7 but i didnt like it much. Will give this a try.

akishore said on : November 30th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

Haris & Madhur - I’ve read in a couple of places that the new version works much better than version 7. I haven’t tested it out myself though.

theone said on : December 16th, 2007 at 7:15 pm

I have downloaded the file but everytime i try to open it windows shut it down and say it “has encountered a problem and needs to close”..
did anyone encontered sush a problem or know how to fix it.. i’ll be glad to know how

Gustavo said on : April 21st, 2008 at 5:00 am

O novo visual do Vista e muito legal, por isso quero transformar o meu XP em Vista.

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