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andy57 · 04-04-09, 12:15 AM

hi all can anyone pls help. iam wanting the look of vista without the expence, what would be the best thing to give me that. i have heard of 'vistamizer' any thoughts and advice most welcome

Andy20 · 04-04-09, 12:28 AM

Hi,

Vistamizer 3.1 is very stable. The 3.0 version had a lot of bug s, but they seem to be gone now. I use 3.1 myself without any problems. Some people have reported problems with getting it set up (icons on desktop messed up, slow performance, etc) but this is most probably down to their PCs being a low spec.

To be safe, make a restore point before installing it. Better to be safe than pi**ed off

Also, it FREE.................... Not that that really matters with things these day...........

andy57 · 04-04-09, 12:33 AM

thanks andy 20 i have a dell 4600 2.5 gb ram 3gb intell proccesor, any thoughts on compatability

Andy20 · 04-04-09, 12:39 AM

You should be fine with that.

I run it on a laptop with 2gb RAM and an AMD 64 duel 1.9GHz. Its a fairly light program and I have no issues at all. Mine isnt the best laptop, but assume the people who moan about bugs with it have PCs that schools have thrown away

Give it a go, but make sure you create the restore point, and use the 3.1 version.

andy57 · 04-04-09, 12:46 AM

cheers m8 will give it a go in morn and keep u posted

andy57 · 05-04-09, 08:34 AM

cheers again installed everthing fine works great....what about expansion pack? does it add much appart from side bar?

04-04-09, 12:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
andy57 Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Xp to vista hi all can anyone pls help. iam wanting the look of vista without the expence, what would be the best thing to give me that. i have heard of 'vistamizer' any thoughts and advice most welcome

04-04-09, 12:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Andy20 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 309 Thanks: 63 Thanked 84 Times in 70 Posts	Re: Xp to vista Hi, Vistamizer 3.1 is very stable. The 3.0 version had a lot of bug s, but they seem to be gone now. I use 3.1 myself without any problems. Some people have reported problems with getting it set up (icons on desktop messed up, slow performance, etc) but this is most probably down to their PCs being a low spec. To be safe, make a restore point before installing it. Better to be safe than pi**ed off Also, it FREE.................... Not that that really matters with things these day...........

04-04-09, 12:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
andy57 Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Xp to vista thanks andy 20 i have a dell 4600 2.5 gb ram 3gb intell proccesor, any thoughts on compatability

04-04-09, 12:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Andy20 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 309 Thanks: 63 Thanked 84 Times in 70 Posts	Re: Xp to vista You should be fine with that. I run it on a laptop with 2gb RAM and an AMD 64 duel 1.9GHz. Its a fairly light program and I have no issues at all. Mine isnt the best laptop, but assume the people who moan about bugs with it have PCs that schools have thrown away Give it a go, but make sure you create the restore point, and use the 3.1 version.

04-04-09, 12:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
andy57 Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Xp to vista cheers m8 will give it a go in morn and keep u posted

05-04-09, 08:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
andy57 Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 47 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Xp to vista cheers again installed everthing fine works great....what about expansion pack? does it add much appart from side bar?

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