Give Windows XP the Style of Windows 7

Windows XP has earned many good reviews over the years for its reliable performance. Many people and businesses still opt to use XP rather than Windows Vista as the improved styling in Vista seemed to come at a cost in performance for many users. The arrival of Windows 7 seems to have finally delivered on the promises of Vista and most people would probably agree that Windows 7 is the best looking version of Windows yet. So how about giving your Windows XP machine a quick makeover to adopt some of the Windows 7 style?

Windows XP users can now get several features of Windows 7 - like the thumbnails of open windows, start button and the ability to pin favourite programs to the taskbar - by using a free program called Viglance.

Visit the Viglance website download page to get the program. Once installed you should see the Windows 7 style thumbnails of open windows start working above the taskbar as you open various programs and minimise them.

Viglance places an icon on the desktop's Notification Area (bottom right of the screen). By clicking this icon you can choose various options including making Viglance start up automatically with Windows. This is also the place to enable the Windows 7 style start menu.

Enjoy!