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How to run XP mode in Vista?

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Participants Charles BrownKaren Garcia5darkstag9hollowfox4AJessica Fisher4Laura Mitchell28rowdyviper3William Hughes11nimblemarlin17Eric Johnson6driftingmason6Ryan Booth7granitestag22Ethan Gomez61Douglas Phillips4
driftingmason6 driftingmason6 Newcomer
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joined Oct 2009
#21 ·
Man, I’ve had this thing installed for ages now and it’s been smooth sailing... but honestly, it doesn't just work on every single version of Windows XP. I remember back when I was running XP Service Pack 2, things were super glitchy and just wouldn't behave. But now that I switched over to Windows XP Service Pack 2 Pro SKL, everything is running perfectly! On my setup, it looks like just lik
Ryan Booth7 Ryan Booth7 Newcomer
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joined Jun 2007
#22 ·
I actually tried that one from the Bugzilla DVD everyone keeps raving about... what a total joke. Corel wouldn't even play nice with it; it just hangs there... basically useless. I was planning on getting rid of it anyway, since it's only useful for running those specific bug tests that have been failing across the board so far. 😬

For anyone who doesn't want to risk bricking their Windows installation, just a quick word of advice... stick with Norton Ghost.
rowdyviper3 rowdyviper3 Newcomer
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joined Jul 2005
#23 ·
Thomas Hernandez21 said:Don't even start... 🤣 Sunny 🤣 is way too good 🤣

You're so naive. Of course Sunny isn't for me—it's for my heir. Besides, he's still too young to have his own computer...
Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
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#24 ·
rowdyviper3 said:You're pretty naive. Of course Sunny isn't for me; it's for my kid. And he's way too young to have his own computer right now.

I wasn't trying to insult you. I just haven't seen a Sunny like that in a hundred years.😁
granitestag22 granitestag22 Newcomer
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#25 ·
I've been running Stardock for a while now. You can grab all sorts of different skins, including one that makes everything look like Vista. I've never run into any issues or software conflicts—it just works like a charm.
rowdyviper3 rowdyviper3 Newcomer
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#26 ·
Stardock gave me way more headaches than Home Depot ever did. Plus, it’s not even free.
Charles Brown Charles Brown NewcomerOP
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#27 ·
is it
Ethan Gomez61 Ethan Gomez61 Newcomer
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joined Feb 2007
#28 ·
Honestly, most of those themes just end up being a massive headache. I actually found this Zune desktop theme on Microsoft's official site if you just search for it on Google. It looks incredible—that black and orange aesthetic is killer—but more importantly, it’s completely rock-solid. Since it’s an official Microsoft product, I don't think you'll run into any stability issues at all, I guess.

http://www.clubic.com/afficher-en-pl...an-386770.html — This is more or less what it looks like, though obviously, the image there isn't in English.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75078 — Here is the direct download link for you.
Douglas Phillips4 Douglas Phillips4 Active Member
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#29 ·
Unlike what you see with WB, this transformation pack doesn't seem to touch performance. At least, I can't tell any difference 🤔

You definitely need to grab Glass2k -> http://chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml

It’s a fun way to break up the monotony 🙂. Besides, modern graphics cards just go to waste sitting under that classic Microsoft interface...

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