Those of you eagerly awaiting to try out the new Windows 8 interface can now simply experience it without installing the Windows 8 Developer Preview. Windows X’s Live, the developer of Seven Transformation Pack has released Windows 8 Transformation Pack. This transformation pack based on Windows 8 Developer Preview brings the exciting new features of Windows 8 to all editions of Windows XP/Vista/7.

Windows 8 Transformation Pack 2.0 will transform your Windows 7, Vista, XP user interface to look like Windows 8, including Windows 8 Boot Screen, Login Screen, Themes, Wallpapers, Icons, Sounds, and more. It also comes packed with Windows 8 new features such as Metro UI (Newgen), Aero’s Auto-Colorization, and User Tile on taskbar. It has self Metro configurator UI that can make everything done in one step.

Features:

• Seamless installation and uninstallation giving users safe transformation
• Easily configurable in single click with intelligence Metro UI design
• Designed for all editions of Windows XP/Vista/7 including Server Editions
• Genuine Windows 8 system resources with Metro touches
• Smart system files updating with auto-repair and Windows Update friendly
• Fresh start for Vista/Seven Transformation Pack users with updated Windows 8 themes and resources
• UxStyle memory patching
• Windows 8 themes, wallpaper and logon screen
• UserTile with current user auto-configured on login
• Metro UI desktop emulation with pre-configured gadgets
• Aero’s auto-colorization feature
• And much more

Windows X’s Live has also made available “Windows 8 UX Pack” that offers Windows 8 UI improvements such as theme and logon screen without modifying system files at all, so it won’t have any risk to harm your system at all. UX Pack has just been updated to v3.5 and is meant for Windows 7 only.

Requirements:

• .NET Framework 2.0 – Required for system files transformation in Windows XP/Server 2003 x64 Editions Only.
• .NET Framework 4.0 – Required for Windows 8 features like User Tile/Metro UI Desktop/Auto-colorization.

- Download Windows 8 Transformation Pack 2.0 (for XP/Vista/7)
- Download Windows 8 UX Pack 3.5 (for Win7 only)

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We’ve shared various transformation packs for Windows in past that brings a whole new look and interface to the OS. Now if you’re willing to experience the elegant and simplistic design of Mac OS X Lion on your Windows desktop, then you can easily get it without applying any serious customization hacks manually. Fortunately, the talented folks over at Windows X’s Live have released the Lion Transformation Pack 1.0. The pack can be downloaded for Free and surprisingly it supports Windows XP this time.

Lion Transformation Pack is one of the best transformation pack, meant for users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 to transform the look of their Windows interface to the style and appearance of OS X Lion. Certainly, it’s not a simple theme or a visual style but a complete and full-featured customization pack that can transform your Windows entirely to Mac OS X Lion, including Lion Login Screen, Themes, Icons, Dock, Wallpapers, Sounds, User Pictures, Spaces, Expose, Finderbar and more. A UX Pack edition is also available for people who find modifying system files little scary and prefer to try out a zero-risk version. The UX Pack is meant for Windows 7 only.

Features -

- Seamless installation and uninstallation giving users safe transformation
- Easily configurable in single click with intelligence Metro UI design
- Designed for all editions of Windows XP/Vista/7 including Server Editions
- Genuine OS X Lion system resources
- Smart system files updating with auto-repair and Windows Update friendly
- UxStyle memory patching
- Lion Frame UI including Aero/Mac features for XP and non-Aero system
- OS X Lion themes, wallpapers, user pictures and logon screen
- OS X Dock emulation with pre-configured docklets optimized for stability/performance
- Expose and Spaces with shortcut keys configured

Note: Make sure to uninstall Snow Transformation Pack with UAC turned off before installing this one. It’s recommended to create a system restore point before installing this transformation pack. That could come handy in case anything goes wrong.

- Download Lion Transformation Pack 1.0 (for XP/Vista/7)
- Download Lion UX Pack 1.0 (for Win7 only)

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Hyperdesk from The Skins Factory, one of the most popular and finest producers of amazing themes for Windows are running a nice offer for a limited time. You can grab any Theme for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and PlayStation 3 for just $0.99 USD each. Don’t miss this great offer if you are fond of killer and exciting new desktop themes, skins, wallpapers, widgets and other applications packed as “hypersuites”.

These $0.99 USD themes aren’t going to last forever. Get yours now!

Also See: Get Hyperdesk “Sony Ericsson Onyx Series” and “Crysis Warhead” desktop theme for Windows XP absolutely Free.

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Aero peek is a nice feature integrated with Show Desktop button in Windows 7. Clicking on ‘Show desktop’ brings the desktop screen whereas it shows the icons, gadgets, and anything else on Window 7 desktop, with a simple move of your cursor over that little transparent rectangle, located in the lower right corner of Windows 7 taskbar.

Windows Vista and XP users can easily get and use both the ‘Aero peek’ and ‘Windows 7 Show desktop button’ on their system using a simple tool. ‘Show Desktop‘ is a small standalone application that creates a small rectangular button at the right side of task bar, next to the clock, which, when clicked, minimizes all open windows or temporarily makes them transparent so the user can "peek" at the desktop.

It provides option to change program settings like the button size, opacity, delay time, or the way how windows are minimized. A menu is displayed on right-clicking the button to easily shutdown, restart, standby, hibernate, logoff or lock the computer.

• Compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
• Requires .NET Framework 3.5

I tried this tool on Windows 7 and it worked really great. Deserves a try!

Download Show Desktop (257 KB)   via [door2windows]

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‘EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition’ is an absolutely Free, powerful, and all-in-one Partition Manager software. I use it personally because it is very easy to use and a full-fledged partitioning tool for Windows. The program is mere 10 MB in size but comes packed with most useful features. The newest update v6.5.2 supports 64-bit OS and offers some special features, that makes it one of the best partition manager.

Main Benefits & New Features:

• New! FREE partition manager for Windows 32 bit & 64 bit HOME USERS. No Adware and Toolbar.
• New! Support removable devices like flash drives and memory cards.
• New! Convert primary partition to logical, convert logical partition to primary.
• New! Linux partition management: create, delete, format, recover EXT2/EXT3 partition, etc.
• New! Disk surface test to check and find bad sectors.
• Extend system partition to maximize computer performance.
• Partition Manager utility for better hard disk management and computer performance maximization.
• Disk & Partition Copy Wizard to copy partition or migrate entire hard disk to another without Windows system reinstallation.
• Partition Recovery Wizard to Recover deleted and lost partition.

Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit)

Download EASEUS Partition Master 6.5.2 Home Edition

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I just came to know about any amazing new application which music lovers will like for sure. The app is created by a WinMatrix member ‘RUY’ who felt the need for it and you will also find his creation pretty useful. Check it below:

Grooveshark Windows Application is a free and small program which allows users to access grooveshark.com directly from their Windows desktop, without needing a web browser. The application is truly awesome and is a real mirror of grooveshark online music service. The app is exactly same as original grooveshark with a superb user interface.

You can use it just like you use grooveshark from a browser, there is no difference at all. One can search and listen songs/tracks without registering or you can login to your grooveshark account to access your favorite playlists, right from your desktop. Those who often listen music online will find this app pretty interesting. Do try it out!

Supports: Windows 7, Vista & XP properly in all resolutions.

Requires: Microsoft .Net Framework 4 or greater

Download Grooveshark v1.1.1  (220 KB)

Note: The latest version Grooveshark v1.1.1 is showing an error while downloading. It has improved features like: Ads removed, Added Back and Forward buttons, etc.

Source: WinMatrix

Update – Latest version 1.1.1 seems portable (works without installation). To use it, just extract the package and double-click on Grooveshark icon to launch the App.

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TweetZ is an amazing and easy to use gadget for Windows 7 and Vista which allows users to access their twitter account right from desktop, without opening any browser.

The sidebar gadget comes in 2 sizes: Small and Large. It comprises all functionalities like you can see your: Twitter timeline, Tweet, check Replies, Direct Messages, Favorites, make Searches and see User information.

Other handy options are: Refresh button, ability to reply, retweet and save other tweet. It shows you the original links of shortened URLs and uses http://is.gd service to shorten long links. You can also customize TweetZ settings as per your needs.

Download TweetZ Gadget  [Free]

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We recently shared CSMenu which provides you XP like Classic Start menu in Windows 7 & Vista. Here is another new tool which adds some missing features to Windows 7 & Vista like a classic start menu and a classic toolbar in Windows Explorer.

Classic Shell is Free utility which lets you get back the classic start menu and classic toolbar. It includes the option to install both Classic Start Menu and Classic Explorer.

Advanced features:

• Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
• Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
• Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
• Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins.
• Available for 32 and 64-bit OS

Classic Start Menu – Adds XP like classic start menu without disabling the original one.

Classic Explorer is included in Classic Shell installer and comes handy for most users. It adds a toolbar to Windows Explorer (similar to XP) for some common operations (Go to the parent folder, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Properties).

It also has options for customizing the folder panel to look more like the Windows XP version or to not fade the expand buttons.

To enable classic toolbar, open Windows explorer. Click Organize > Layout and check the Menu Bar option. Now close explorer and reopen it. Right click on the menu bar and select “Classic Explorer Bar” to show the toolbar.

Download Classic Shell  [Homepage]

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