Windows 7 Theme For A Vista Desktop

deviantART crafter giannisgx89 offers up an unofficial Vista (SP1) theme that puts Windows 7’s basic look and feel on your desktop in a lightweight, non-intrusive way. Take a closer look below.

Like any unofficial theme, using the Windows 7 PDC Style theme will require unlocking your copy of Vista to allow unofficial themes, which we covered in our guide to using custom Windows visual styles.

giannisgx89’s theme does a basic skinning job without requiring too many extra ShellStyle images. Those looking for the complete Windows 7 look can grab Windows 7 wallpapers and icons from user Mheltin, and follow Vishal Gupta’s guide to iconizing the Vista taskbar (all linked from the page below).

Here’s a larger look at the Windows 7 PDC Style, with an appropriate wallpaper and a few icon tweaks. Click to enlarge to a truly full-size view:

The theme page states that the Windows 7 PDC Style is only for 32-bit copies of Vista running Service Pack 1, but commenters at deviantART have noted that they got it running on 64-bit copies using the VistaGlazz tool cited in Jason’s guide.

Digging this Windows 7-lite theme? Know of a better one? Drop your reviews and links in the comments. Thanks, Geek!