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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XP Antivirus Remover (XP Antivirus Hoax Remover) is a free program which can help you remove the notorious “XP Antivirus” program. XP Antivirus is a fake antivirus that tries to trick you into purchasing this rogue security program.

If you can’t install or run XP Antivirus Remover, restart your PC in safe mode (hold down F8 during startup). Once you have started up, install and run XP Antivirus Remover.

Works With: Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7

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The Prefetch (in Win XP) and Superfetch (in Vista & 7) feature in windows reduces the time required to open the applications and those required for the initiation of the operating system.

TweakPrefetch is a small utility coded in VB.net that can handle the fetching operating systems Windows XP, Vista and 7. It allows you to separately set the parameters of Prefetch and Superfetch.

The options are:

• Disabled: disables completely the function of fetching. The"Optimization Start" (which handles the Superfetch) will be disabled.
• Only Applications: fetch only active applications running on the user.
• Only Boot: fetch only active on the startup files (system files, services, and startup programs).
• Applications & Boot: fetch focus on applications and boot files (default for Windows Prefetch and Superfetch).

It has a ‘Clean Prefetch’ button which will empty the Prefetch folder, forcing the operating system to reconstruct the data fetch (or not to create them more if you choose to disable prefetching).

Note – Emptying the folder Windows / Prefetch is highly discouraged and will cause a temporary decrease in the time of opening of applications.

The program also has a "Rebuild Layout.ini" function selectable from the "Options" menu.

Download TweakPrefetch  (121 KB)  [Homepage]

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Sometime back, Microsoft introduced the beta of its free security software ‘Microsoft Security Essentials’ to a limited no. of users. Now, the Final version of Microsoft Security Essentials is released and available for Free download to everyone.

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It is simple to install, easy to use, always kept up to date and runs quietly and efficiently in the background. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good.

Note - Your PC must run genuine Windows to install Microsoft Security Essentials.

Microsoft Security Essentials is available for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit) in many locales and languages.

Download Microsoft Security Essentials

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Now you can easily change your Windows services online, without the need of using default Windows service editor.

ServicesEditor.com allows users to quickly run down a list, choose what action they want for the service and then download a quick and easy registry file which updates their PC’s running services!

To use it, just open their site, chose your OS and select the services you want to set as Manual, Automatic or Disabled. Now click ‘Submit’ and save the registry file with .reg extension. Run the registry file and click Yes to allow it. That’s it

Make sure to backup your Windows Registry first to be on safer side

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