Vista’s Flip-3D Effect on Windows XP- Get it

I won’t go against anyone if he has decided to stand firm with Windows XP. Nearly 2 months into Windows Vista and I don't have a good reason to convince someone to shift. Well, may be because Home Basic might not have much to offer.

Vista's Aero interface and the amazing Flip-3D effect. Windows XP’s look definitely looks lame compared to Aero. But who says that you have to shell out big bucks just to get that smooth
window effects that the Mac has been sporting a long time ago (for Vista its WinKey+Tab key).

Shock Aero, a Flip-3D effect simulator that you can use in Windows XP. Installing Shock Aero assigns the Alt+Tab command (plz check, this is unfortunately non-customizable), to initiate the Flip-3D effect mimicking the same effect that you have in Windows Vista. While doesn’t offer anything more than just that, a portable version makes it a worthwhile download.

Download Shock Aero here . for more on Microsft Vista flip features got to this link

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/flip3D.mspx

What? Vista on XP, but How?

Here's a little something for the 'Cool Uths on UthTrends'!

If you don't want to risk getting Vista so soon after its release but still want to have a taste of what it will look like, look no further. I found a cool installer that changes the Shell in XP to look and act like Vista or Longhorn (take your pick).

CrystalXP.net has created a few themes to give you a glimpse into the future of Windows. These are stand-alone installers and do not interfere the system at all. I have it installed myself, and it really does look sexy!

To get this look, you need to download two items:

Download the Desktop Sidebar from FileForums, and install.
Download your preferred BricoPack from CrystalXP.net, and install (reboot required).

Once all is said and done, you can customize the 'Desktop Sidebar' and the 'Dock Object' as you see fit. Dosent that look Kool 'n' Sexy

Windows XP Tweaks

How to decrease scandisk delay time ?
Sick of waiting for disk check after a sudden shut down
of windows.
Change the scan-disk delay time-out by using this method :

Click start, type in "cmd" and click ok.
Type CHKNTFS/T:3
This will reduce the time-out to 3 seconds.
You can change the value as desired.

Windows XP Faster Start-up

Click Start.
Click Run.
Type "msconfig" and press enter key.
On the Startup tab click Disable All and on the Services tab check the Hide All Microsoft Service box and then click Disable All. Click Restart and Windows XP will restart with only the system services and applications running resulting in a vey fast startup.

How to change first desktop icon ?

Open your registry editor and create the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, called "SortOrderIndex" and set it according to the value data below.

System Key
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}]
Value Name
SortOrderIndex
Data Type
REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data
(0x48 = My Documents, 0x54 = My Computer)
Exit registry editor, restart Windows.

Change Start Menu Speed

Open registry Editor
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Contro Panel\desktop
Look for "MenuShowDelay".
Change the Delay value default 400 as you like.
The value is delay in milliseconds.
Lesser is the value faster is the start menu display.
Exit and restart windows.

Create a Secret User account in Windows XP

Dont wan't people to mess up with your user account, admin a/c. Here is a tweak, that might work for you.

The welcome screen displays all of the local users on the system, except the built-in administrator account that was created during setup.

Start> Run> Regedit:

(Warning: Editing registry is dangerous. If you don't know how to work in registy please donot mess around, as you system might become unstable and carsh)

For Others please back up your registry before editing:

Start >Run > Regedit>Ok> Registry>Export Registry file>type a name > save

If we want to hide a specific user from the list, we need to create a special value under this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

Under this key you simply create a new DWORD value - the name matches the users name exactly, and the value is one of the following (Decimal format)

0 - Hides the user just from the welcome screen

1 - The user is shown

Close the registry editor > Reboot.

If you want screenShots >>See Here.

A program is also available that will do this for you, eazzy!