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Tweak your Windows XP pc to get the Vista look

First you need to patch Uxtheme.dll, because the themes won’t work if you don’t patch it. Download this patcher to apply the patch and restart your computer. Next thing you need to do is to find a good theme. The one I used in the above screenshots can be downloaded from here. You can find Continue reading

Windwos Vista registry hacks

Here are some useful hacks for Windows Vista. As usual, back up your registry before you try them. To change the name of the registered user or company,browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion and look for RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganization. Double click on them and change the values. Slow down animations If you have a sufficiently powerful Continue reading