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Windows 7 Volume mod for Windows XP
But that doesn't mean you can't still have some of the advantages of a new operating system. Microsoft puts millions of dollars and plenty of manpower into optimizing its operating system and making it easier to use. Sometimes it even works. And it usually only takes a short time for hackers and graphic artists to start figuring out ways to make older operating systems such as Windows XP look like newer software like Windows 7.
If you're not looking for a complete transformation pack, there are ways to just change the look and feel of certain Windows components. For example, the volume mixer. fediaFedia has put together a tool for making the Windows XP sound mixer look like the Windows 7 version. Installation is a bit tricky. You need to:
- Go to your Windows\System32 director, back up your sndvol.exe file to a safe space
- Press Win+R and type "dllcache" in the box to open a new window
- Copy the sndvol.exe file you downloaded to the dllcache directory and click OK when it asks if you want to overwrite the existing file
- Now copy the downloaded sndvol.exe file to your Windows\System32 directory and click OK to overwrite existing files
[via Technobuzz]
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Subscribe to commentsSeanrossMar 20th 2009 8:45AM
Mmm. I'd rather the actual functionality of individual sliders for each program like in Vista. I miss my laptop T_T
MarkMar 20th 2009 8:45AM
Geez, instead of doing all that and overwriting system files here's a crazy idea. Just give it a different name, it will still work and you don't have to mess with your system.
dsfsdfMar 20th 2009 8:45AM
The thing is, XP meets my needs better than Vista does.
I mean Vista is VERY similar to XP. The only things that were changed were small details, but lots of them. But all these things have been worsened not improved in Vista. There simply is NO reason to use Vista over XP, but there are MANY (though small) reasons to prefer XP. I guess XP was just too good for Microsoft's good :-)
Same applies here: XP volume control is perfect, why replace it?
dsfsdfMar 20th 2009 8:45AM
The thing is, XP meets my needs better than Vista does.
I mean Vista is VERY similar to XP. The only things that were changed were small details, but lots of them. But all these things have been worsened not improved in Vista. There simply is NO reason to use Vista over XP, but there are MANY (though small) reasons to prefer XP. I guess XP was just too good for Microsoft's good :-)
Same applies here: XP volume control is perfect, why replace it?
DanMar 20th 2009 8:45AM
Yes, because being able to mute or reduce the volume of a specific application is not a better volume control implementation...
Seriously just give up. You like XP, fine you can keep using it until 2012 when updates stop. But stop trying to justify it by saying the new versions are worse, they aren't.
Eric HMar 20th 2009 1:33PM
Amen Dan!
JasonMar 21st 2009 4:14PM
Vista has an ugly convoluted UI, sucks up far more resources and offers next to nothing over XP. More headaches than advantages. The Vista fanboys can claim whatever they want, Vista was crap and a dismal failure. Just look at the market share. That's why 7 is being rushed out to replace it.
DanMar 23rd 2009 10:23AM
"Vista has an ugly convoluted UI, sucks up far more resources and offers next to nothing over XP."
Starting off your post with nothing more than an opinion, nice job. And of course is sucks up more resources, XP sucked up far more than 98. And what can an operating system offer that one would consider a significant increase in features? By your measure no operating system would ever do anything more than offer next to nothing new.
Name a headache, UAC doesn't count. It is one 'headache' surrounded by 4+ advantages.
"The Vista fanboys can claim whatever they want, Vista was crap and a dismal failure. Just look at the market share."
2 years from release and 20% or so? Looks a lot like XP's number at the same point, and the PC market was growing faster than so market share was easier to create.
"That's why 7 is being rushed out to replace it."
Unless of course you payed any attention to Microsoft's OS roadmaps, then you'd know they planned to go back to a shorter release schedule. Vienna (aka, 7) was targeted at 2009 a year before Vista's release!
srinivas_india00Apr 10th 2009 9:16AM
xp1 xp2 xp2 best the xp2
DoranwenApr 19th 2009 8:55AM
What if you end up with Vista or Windows 7 and prefer the look of XP? I still have Xp, probably will keep it for a long time, because I run things that probably won't work well on a newer OS, and I hate the look of Vista. I actually LIKE the look of XP best.