Turn Win XP to Mac OS X?

[Typhoon]

Is there any way to make Windows XP look like the Mac OS X? I mean window-wise, icon-wise, etc. Freeware or shareware? Thanks...

[MitchellO]

http://osx.portraitofakite.com/

Test it myself a little while ago and it works great!

[Typhoon]

Thanks. It looks great. Plus its free! I will try it out...

[Sven Johannsen]

Out of curiosity..Why?

[Darius Wey]

Out of curiosity..Why?

W!BIC? :lol:

[Typhoon]

Out of curiosity..Why?

W!BIC? :lol:

W!BIC? lol ok I don't know what that means, but this freeware works great. Why do I want to change the interface? Becaues I think the Mac OS desktop, windows, etc. looks a lot better. And I just want a little change for a while.

Has anyone hand any problems w/FlyAKiteOSX? Are there things I should know and watch out for?

[Darius Wey]

W!BIC? lol ok I don't know what that means, but this freeware works great.

Why? Because I Can! ;)

[MitchellO]

I haven't used it on my primary computer (only in a VPC) so not sure about longterm effects, but I don't see what would be affected. It basically just replaces the various graphics hidden throughout windows xp.

Post how it works for you. I am thinking of doing it, but may try it on a VPC and then remove it to see how the removal goes if I change my mind.

[Typhoon]

W!BIC? lol ok I don't know what that means, but this freeware works great.

Why? Because I Can! ;)

lol oh yea right... FREEDOM!

[Typhoon]

I haven't used it on my primary computer (only in a VPC) so not sure about longterm effects, but I don't see what would be affected. It basically just replaces the various graphics hidden throughout windows xp.

Post how it works for you. I am thinking of doing it, but may try it on a VPC and then remove it to see how the removal goes if I change my mind.

Oh I see. That probably makes sense. Well, so far it works perfectly fine. I haven't noticed any lag in speed, so that is good.

[MitchellO]

Yeah, there shouldn't be any lag or diff in speed because nothing extra is loaded. What is being loaded is just the modified files, which get loaded anyway.

[Typhoon]

Has anyone had any problem w/the RK Launcher? After installing the RK Launcher, I could launch any application but it would dissapear. It shows up in the dock but clicking on it does not make it appear (nor the Win XP task bar). But oh well, I think it is because it is FlyAKiteOSX version 2. If I can not find an immediate solution, I will wait for an update...

[Darius Wey]

Has anyone had any problem w/the RK Launcher? After installing the RK Launcher, I could launch any application but it would dissapear. It shows up in the dock but clicking on it does not make it appear (nor the Win XP task bar). But oh well, I think it is because it is FlyAKiteOSX version 2. If I can not find an immediate solution, I will wait for an update...

ObjectDock's a well-known alternative.

http://www.objectdock.com/

[Typhoon]

Thanks, that just might work...

[Typhoon]

I figured out what the problem was... When I had FlyAKite installed, I selected the option to install Y'z Shadow that adds shadow effects to windows, menus, etc. I clicked on Y'z Shadow's option menu and under the Taskbar tab, there is checkbox for an option that automatically adjusts the position of the application (that launches) so that it does not overlap the taskbar. This option is just flawed, so I unchecked it and (I think...) it solved my problem.

[MitchellO]

So how is it so far?

[Typhoon]

So how is it so far?

Well so far it has been running great. But I'll post if something wrong happens...

[mc_03]

Is there any way to make Windows XP look like the Mac OS X? I mean window-wise, icon-wise, etc. Freeware or shareware? Thanks...

It's not too easy on Windows, but any Linux distribution with KDE or GNOME can be made to look pretty much like OS X, with some effort. (But it's all free.) Check out http://gnome-look.org and http://kde-look.org for examples of how far eye candy can reach in Linux. Here (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=13548) is an example of the GNOME desktop environment (default in Ubuntu, Fedora, others...) made to look like Mac OS X.

The easiest way, however, would be to get a mac! No amount of skinning is going to give Windows (or any Linux DE) the elegance and functionality of OS X Tiger. Apple just updated the Mini line so that the $599 configuration now has more reasonable specs, like 512 ram standard, wifi + bluetooth built in, and a bigger hard drive. IMO it's worth the investment, especially if you already have the needed peripherals.[/url]

[Typhoon]

Is there any way to make Windows XP look like the Mac OS X? I mean window-wise, icon-wise, etc. Freeware or shareware? Thanks...

It's not too easy on Windows, but any Linux distribution with KDE or GNOME can be made to look pretty much like OS X, with some effort. (But it's all free.) Check out http://gnome-look.org and http://kde-look.org for examples of how far eye candy can reach in Linux. Here (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=13548) is an example of the GNOME desktop environment (default in Ubuntu, Fedora, others...) made to look like Mac OS X.

The easiest way, however, would be to get a mac! No amount of skinning is going to give Windows (or any Linux DE) the elegance and functionality of OS X Tiger. Apple just updated the Mini line so that the $599 configuration now has more reasonable specs, like 512 ram standard, wifi + bluetooth built in, and a bigger hard drive. IMO it's worth the investment, especially if you already have the needed peripherals.[/url]

Wow...That linux option looks the best so far. Thanks for the input. It looks like I am still getting the dissapearing windows problem w/FlayAKiteOSX.

[mc_03]

Is there any way to make Windows XP look like the Mac OS X? I mean window-wise, icon-wise, etc. Freeware or shareware? Thanks...

It's not too easy on Windows, but any Linux distribution with KDE or GNOME can be made to look pretty much like OS X, with some effort. (But it's all free.) Check out http://gnome-look.org and http://kde-look.org for examples of how far eye candy can reach in Linux. Here (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=13548) is an example of the GNOME desktop environment (default in Ubuntu, Fedora, others...) made to look like Mac OS X.

The easiest way, however, would be to get a mac! No amount of skinning is going to give Windows (or any Linux DE) the elegance and functionality of OS X Tiger. Apple just updated the Mini line so that the $599 configuration now has more reasonable specs, like 512 ram standard, wifi + bluetooth built in, and a bigger hard drive. IMO it's worth the investment, especially if you already have the needed peripherals.[/url]

Wow...That linux option looks the best so far. Thanks for the input. It looks like I am still getting the dissapearing windows problem w/FlayAKiteOSX.

Two (free) apps you might need are gDesklets for Gnome or SuperKaramba for KDE. These let you load eye candy plugins like zooming docks onto your desktop. But for the most part, the native skin features of KDE or GNOME can go pretty far. Not all of the themes/plugins will work seamlessly with your particular distro/DE, so don't give up if a particular theme acts quirky or doesn't install. Browse the 'Popular' or 'Most Downloaded' lists of both sites to get ideas. Hopefully you won't end up making your KDE desktop look like this (http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=1499)! 8)

[Typhoon]

lol that is the funniest thing I have seen all day. If I was mainly using Linux, I wouldn't mind trying it out. It looks like the poor-man's Windows XP...