Update Your Netbook’s Look and Feel For Free With XPize
That shiny, new netbook you’re using does everything you want it to do, but Windows XP is definitely showing its age with the old-school interface. What you need is a free utility that adds lots of features with updated graphics. That’s where XPize comes in, as it adds lots of pretty bells and whistles.
XPize is the product of a project run by volunteer developers, and it updates many of the UI elements in Windows XP to make them look fresher. It adds a number of nice visual styles that don’t change Windows XP; they just make it look more modern. It is perfect for netbooks, most of which run XP. Give it a try if you want to spruce up that old XP interface. There is also a Vize for you Vista users, and the group plans a Sevenize once Windows 7 is released.
(via I Started Something)
Good find, I’m going to try it out later tonight but I fear that it would make some things worse by not customizing it. I fear that you would end up with 1/2 your stuff looking more modern and the other 1/2 your stuff (which is custom from other apps) just looking like XP.
I’ve looked at the XPize and Vize pages, and I don’t feel any the wiser as to what this thing does. There is much talk of modifying the ‘look’ Windows. I don’t lose any sleep over that. But there are hints of patches here and there, which I suppose might be beneficial.
So yet another new theme – nothing new here. And at what cost to resources and stability?
If I wanted to muck about with the look and tempt fate with stability and program compatibilty, I’d consider Win7…
It is cool to be……… cool, so just do it!
Quite a nice tool, looking to give it a try!
I’m using it now, and it’s definitely an upgrade over XP. I had been using the Zune theme from Microsoft until now, but this one seems to have a lot more impact on the icons and buttons. Very nice looking, and it doesn’t seem to have any impact on system performance after you install.