For those stuck with XP, either because you have a netbook that runs XP just fine, or you dread the Vista horrors, xpize comes to the rescue if you are thinking your OS looks a little, well . . . dated. I don’t have any XP machines around anymore to test the performance of this tools though unlike other skinning apps it just replaces the resources and doesn’t keep anything running in memory. This tool . . . well easier to say it in their own words . . .
xpize is a utility program for Windows XP (both 32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) that replaces most of the bits in Windows that didn’t match XP’s style with bits that do.
The software contains no spyware or adware, it is a purely volunteer-driven community effort; it is also easily uninstallable.
xpize does not replace any files, system or otherwise. Instead it "patches" the files by replacing the old resources inside the files.
If you are ready to give it a try, you can get Xpize from their website, please let us know in the comments if you try Xpize and if it lives up to it’s promise, or not.
Via XPize Polishes Windows XP’s Interface – Customization – Lifehacker.
