Transform Windows Vista to Windows 7: November 2010

In my previous blog, I had described the way how to transform your Windows XP to Windows 7. In this blog, I am going to tell you how to transform your Windows Vista to Windows 7 without using any customization package.

So read carefully, and follow the instructions.

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You will be needed the following file archivers for unzipping the folders:

WinRar (for unzipping RAR files)
7-Zip (for unzipping 7Z files)
B1 Archiver (for unzipping B1 files)

Download all of these archivers to unzip different folders. You can later on uninstall them.

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My DeviantArt Page: xulfikar.deviantart.com

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VISUAL STYLER

In the first step, you will be needed to download: (a) TuneUp Utilities and (b) the Windows 7 Visual Styler:

Download links:

(a) TuneUp Utilities: http://www.tune-up.com/download/

(b) Win 7 Visual Styler: http://bit.ly/dn44r3

Instructions:

Unzip the folder and simply open TuneUp Styler, and click “Select a Visual Style for the windows…”. Click Add and then “Load visual style from a file…”. In the Select window, open the Theme folder, then open Windows 7, then select Windows Visual Style file and then click Apply.

ICONS
For applying Windows 7 icons on Windows Vista, you will needed to download the Windows 7 icon package, which can be applied only through TuneUp Styler.

Download link:
Icons: http://xulfikar.deviantart.com/art/....

Instructions:
Unzip the folder and open TuneUp Styler, and click “Change icons and names of system elements…”. Click Icon Packages, then click Add and then click “Load icon package from a file…”. Select the Windows 7 icons.tip file and then click Install.

LOGON SCREEN

For applying Windows 7 logon screen on Windows Vista, you will be needed to download Windows 7 Logon Screen, which is also applied through TuneUp Styler.

Download link:

Logon Screen: https://mega.nz/#!qFM1... (fixed 14/9/2015)

Instructions:

Unzip the folder and open TuneUp Styler, and click Logon Screen. Click Add, then click “Load logon screen from a file…”. Select your unzipped logon screen file (i.e. logonUI.exe) and then click Apply. Restart the computer or log off your windows session and see the difference.

BOOT SCREEN

For applying Windows 7 boot screen on Windows Vista, you will be needed to download Windows 7 boot screen, which is also applied through TuneUp Styler.

Download link:
Boot Screen: https://mega.nz/#!GFNB... (fixed 14/9/2015)

Instructions:
Unzip the folder and open TuneUp Styler, and click Boot Screen. Click Add, then click “Load boot screen from a file…”. Select your unzipped boot screen and then click Apply. Restart the computer to the see the new Windows 7 logon screen on your Vista machine.

Note:
The original boot screen of Windows 7 is an animated boot screen, which is not possible in Windows Vista. The above BS is just a replica of Windows 7 BS.

WALLPAPERS

Download the wallpapers from the following link and unzip the folder and then copy all the WPs to Windows' default folder “C:\Windows\Webs\Wallpapers”. Now all the wallpapers will be appeared in Desktop Properties.

Download link:
Wallpapers: http://xulfikar.deviantart.com/art/...

SOUNDS

Download the Windows 7 original sounds from the following link, unzip the folder, then copy all the sounds to "C:\Windows\Media", and now apply them in Sound properties in Control Panel.

Download link:
Sounds: http://bit.ly/dpqmVA

SCREENSAVERS

Get the Windows 7 screensavers for Windows Vista from the following link. Simply hit the Setup icon.

Download link:
Screensavers: http://www.3d-screensaver-jam.com/files/free/freewin7.exe

WINDOWS SIDEBAR

Windows 7's sidebar has no dark shade on its right side of sidebar, you can get the same in Windows Vista. To remove this, simply drag your gadgets from the sidebar to the center of the desktop, and then close the sidebar. Now drag the gadgets back to their positions.

TASKBAR

To get the Super Bar or the Taskbar of Windows 7 working with all its features on Windows Vista, simply install ViGlance. Unzip the folder and copy it in “C:\Program Files” and then run it from there.

Download link:
ViGlance: http://www.lee-soft.com/viglance/builds/ViGlance%20OneStep%20V2.zip

TASKBAR JUMPLIST

Windows 7 jumplist launcher provides a list of programs and files recently opened. To get the same feature in Windows Vista, you will be needed AeroJumplist.

Download link:
Aero Jumplist: http://www.brothersoft.com/aerojump-rc1-472429.html

TASKBAR CLOCK

The next step in our tutorial is to change the looks of taskbar's clock into the improved looks of Windows 7. This can be applied through TClock. Simply copy the program file into “C:\Program Files” and then run it from there. Also make a shortcut in startup folder.

Download link:

TClock: http://tclock.en.softonic.com/

AERO SNAP

Windows 7 has a builtin feature of snapping opened videos. You can get the same in Win Vista.

Download link:

Aero Snap: http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-3419-aerosnap

AERO SHAKE

In Windows 7, just click a pane and give you mouse a shake. Voila! Every open window except the that one instantly disappears. You can get the same in Windows Vista.

Download link:

Aero Shake: http://aero-shake.en.softonic.com/

AERO PEEK

In Windows 7, you can look desktop through open windows without minimizing them. To get the same in Windows Vista, download Aero Peek. But before installing AeroPeek, make sure you have installed .Net Framework 3.5.

Download links:
(a) Aero Peek: http://bit.ly/biXcUm

(b) dotNet Framework 3.5: http://bit.ly/9RYbJk

CONTEXT MENU

Windows 7 has a redesigned context menu, to get the same in Windows Vista, you will be needed a script file or installation file, which is designed by Vishal Gupta.

Download link:

Context Menu: https://mega.nz/#!OMlHA.... (fixed 14/9/2015)

PAINT RIBBON UI

Windows 7's Paint has a ribbon user interface (RUI) in its program, but Windows Vista lacks this wonderful feature. Simply download PaintRibbon and run the program.

Download link:

Paint Ribbon: http://www.bluuur.com/

WORDPAD RIBBON UI

Windows 7's WordPad has a ribbon user interface (RUI) in its program just like Microsoft Office 2007 and the following Microsoft Office suites, but Windows Vista lacks this wonderful feature. Simply download Notepad 2008 and run the program.

Download link:

Notepad 7: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Text-editors/Notepad-7.shtml

IMAGEPAD RIBBON UI

Windows 7 has ribbon UI in Paint and Wordpad, but misses ribbon ui in its Image Viewer, you can get the same on Windows Vista as well as on Windows 7. For this you will be needed to install .Net Framework 3.5 first.