Make Your XP Computer Look Like OS X
For whatever reason, many Windows XP users are obsessed with making their desktop look like a Mac. It's not a new phenomenon, but the enterprising people over at FlyakiteOSX created a really easy way to transform your desktop into an OS X look & feel without a lot of trouble.
Note: This installation will change a lot of files and install a whole bunch of utilities, so proceed with caution if you aren't prepared to deal with any problems that might happen.
When you launch the setup you'll eventually get to this screen, where you should check the box for "Create System Restore Point", along with whichever options you want.
After installation and rebooting your computer, you'll be presented with a desktop that looks very much like OS X.
It even updates your shutdown screen…
And the login screen…
There's an included "System Preferences" application that looks just like the one in OS X, but works differently… when you click on the icons it will launch the relevant Windows settings panel.
If you have problems trying to remove this, remember that you setup a Restore point during setup. You can always return everything back to normal by using System Restore if you need to.
Update
You can download an updated version from here:
You can visit the author's site for a list of mirrors, or Download FlyaKiteOSX 3.5 from osx-e.com.
Um, ewwwww. Why would anyone want to do that? My custom XP GUI blows away any MAC OS interfaace. Apple sucks and will always be only less than 5% of the computer world market.
The reality is a tiny fraction of XP users want to make their PC look like a Mac.
The only ones who are obsessed with the Mac look worship at the alter of Steve Jobs.
Truth be told, the OS X theme is painfully dated now and strictly for the Mac kool-aid drinkers.
Painfully dated? I used both and have no preference for either unless it comes to my actual work, which is graphic design. There of course I do prefer the Mac because I don't as frequently see the crashes… note I didn't say "never" because no computer is perfect and yes Macs do crash but not nearly as often.
OSX's interface is not nearly as dated as Windows. Vista, Microsoft's most expensive failure to date, has a sleek new design but overall it is the same functionality that Windows has seen since the introduction of Windows 95 and the infamous "Start" button. Apple lagged for years in developing a new GUI and the reason they did so was because what they had worked pretty darn well… it was simple yet did everything a normal computer user, not a hacker or a gamer, would want. Check out the latest OSX… visually yes it is somewhat the same but there over 300 new features with OSX.5 and that blows any "Service Pack" away that Microsoft could conceive. I'd be afraid in a world where Microsoft tried to introduce 300 changes at once to its OS… I think rather see the second coming of Windows Me! Good God Almighty.
Is there a way to set this up so each user could choose either XP themes or OSX theme? I could set this up so my girlfriend could logon to my computer and have the OSX style interface (she has a powerbook).
Thanks!
well thats a nice thing to check out i m always a great fan of Apple products..from design to everything they rocks..in all…i hve mac at office and a pc at home..i guess now i can hve fun with it all the time…
:)
I used Flyakite OSX on my PC a month or so back. It works extremely well except I did notice an increase on the usage of my system resources. If you have a dual-core processor it may not be noticeable, but I'm using an AMD Athlon 3700+ and it definitely affected my games. Graphics became choppy and nearly unplayable. Once I removed Flyakite, everything went back to normal.
How do we uninstall the OSX look alike when we want/need to???
system restoring and then by unsintalling all the stuff that added to make it look like MAC OSX
Why would you make XP computer look like Mac OS X? It is almost compared to Mac OS X on XP, but on Vista it is compared to Mac OS X. So, I wouldn't try that if I were you!
but how to change again, to be default