Comments on: HOWTO Make Ubuntu Look Like Windows Vista

By: The problem is...

The problem is... — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:14:11 +0000

…that the nuoveXT iconset is pretty old and Gnome’s recent versions can’t use it. There is a newer iconset called “nuoveXT 2″, from 2007, and one newer still called “nuoveXT 2 fixed”, from 2009 - that last one is the one you want.

Link:

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/nuoveXT+2+fixed?content=116652

By: aslam doctor

aslam doctor — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:18:56 +0000

i am also facing the same Folder Icon problems as Andy says. Why it doesn’t work ?

By: Mesith

Mesith — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:06:15 +0000

Ohh.. I couldn’t dowonload the nuoveXT-aero icon set.because it want to rapid share premium account

By: andy

andy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:09:10 +0000

i downloaded the icons and all of them apart from the folder icon. Instead i get a grey icon that looks ugly. why dosen’t is work?

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:12:12 +0000

How do you install icons? sorry but I’m kind of new to ubuntu so..

Well, thanks in advance!

By: windows vista skins

windows vista skins — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:59:42 +0000

thank you for your info

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:50 +0000

AND the Desktop Screenlets link, too…

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:25:19 +0000

Oh, and the icons link is broken…

Click on it says “Page Not Found”.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:15:12 +0000

For the fonts…
will the .fontconfig folder work?
I’m using 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:10:06 +0000

Works well… thanks for the how to

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:01:05 +0000

Honestley why would you want it to look like vista….Go “Buy” The disk if you want it so bad. Im getting Ubuntu in Dec. Plus It’s Still gonna act like Ubuntu…Becuase it IS! So instead don’t act like you realy need it…… Plus go on E-bay and buy Vista PC …My brother has done it…Great Remarks By the way people.

By: itics

itics — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:30:55 +0000

O_o hurm… guyz…

can i use this method with my xubuntu???
im using gutsy 7.10

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:28:25 +0000

I couldn't get Orb working either, so I used GnoMenu instead.

By: Reuel

Reuel — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:36:33 +0000

What GTK theme engine does this run on I have installed all the ones I could find in the synaptic package manager and it still say I do not have the required engine. Help.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:55:01 +0000

I use this theme because I use both Windows and Ubuntu. I like things to be… what’s the word? Consistent. I like switching from XP to Ubuntu via VirtualBox to be smooth.

By: Reuel

Reuel — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:27:13 +0000

newbie to ubuntu here, did the install system>preference>appearance but did not apply it immediately, now i cannot find the aero theme. emerald one worked fine.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:30:21 +0000

hi greg,
first of all, try re-installing the screenlet try gnome-look.org
once you have it on your desktop, simply drag it to where you need it to be and right click then click Lock position
I’m not sure myself how to actually get it on the desktop in the 1st place though. Hope this helps

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:43:11 +0000

I can’t figure out how to install the Orb theme. I’ve installed screenlets (the orb theme is not included by default)… nothing i’ve tried has worked. Can someone point me in the right direction?

By: Ar4miS

Ar4miS — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:28:25 +0000

done this for my mother. I installed ubuntu on her laptop but keep looking like vista cause she used to the vista graphics…

By: admin

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:47:13 +0000

@Rothguard

Updated with the working links