End of Support

I no longer use the current computer and no longer care about Mac OS X, therefore support, help, and updates of this page will end January 1, 2009. The page later on might be out of date. I have moved on to Windows Vista. (2009 edit: now at Windows 7)(2011 edit: now using Mac OS X Lion) However, the site can still be used to make Windows XP look like Mac OS X Leopard.

How to make windows xp look like mac os x

Your computer should look something like this at the end.

Do you like the view of a Mac but don't have the money or need to use Windows? Here is a tutorial of how to make windows look like a mac.WARNING: If the computer you are using is a work computer or Windows XP x64 Edition, you shouldn't try this out. Also, if you are using Vista, some of these programs will not work. Before you begin, you should get the latest updates at http://update.microsoft.com/. Installing everything below will make your computer look almost exactly like Leopard. There are a few where you have two or more options. Just install one. Also, I put Vista in parentheses if it is Vista 32-bit compatible.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for your actions to your computer, or any damages that may occur.

Step 1

Download a wallpaper.
You can get wallpapers of Panther, Tiger, and even Leopard.
Click Here for the wallpaper.(Vista)
Right click the image
Click "Set as Desktop Background"
Set on Stretch and click OK.

Step 2

Hide your Icons.

Right click on your desktop
Hover over "Arrange icons by..."
Uncheck "Show Desktop Icons"(Vista)
Right click on your taskbar
Hover over "Toolbars"
Uncheck "Quick Launch"(Vista)

Step 3

There is a well known dock for Windows called RocketDock, and you can get it here.(Vista)
You should also get and add-on called Stack Dockets here(Vista)
To get the Leopard dock skin, click here.(Vista)

Step 4

(All of step 4(Vista))
Now get Mac Icons for the Dock here.
You can even convert it to ICOs here.
Now place it with icon on your most used apps.
For Example, Finder should be Windows Explorer(explorer.exe)
Dashboard as Yahoo Widgets, I will show you the link to download and the target later.
Mail as your e-mail link(i.e. Yahoo Mail, target is http://mail.yahoo.com/; Hotmail, target is http://www.hotmail.com/; GMail, target would be http://mail.google.com/; Outlook, target is outlook.exe; Thunderbird, target is thunderbird.exe)
iChat as your messenger(i.e. Yahoo Messenger, target is YahooMessenger.exe) Check your IM target by right-clicking on the shortcut and select properties.
Preview as Adobe Reader(AcroRd32.exe)
iCal as Sunbird(sunbird.exe), download here
Garage Band as Audacity(audacity.exe), which you can download here
Spaces as MySpaces which you can also download here
If you click "Download", it might say to install Zango. If this happens, try installing MySpaces in Safari.
(If you get an error while installing MySpaces, try installing this
and then install MySpaces.)
Expose as WinExpose which you can download here
(If WinExpose doesn't work, try installing this
and then install WinExpose.)
Front Row as Windows Media Center(ehshell.exe)
Terminal as Command Prompt(cmd.exe)
iPhoto as Microsoft Office Picture Manager(OIS.exe)
iMovie as Windows Movie Maker(moviemk.exe)
Activity Monitor as Task Manager(taskmgr.exe)
Time Machine as System Restore(rstrui.exe)
System Preferences as Control Panel
Spotlight as Windows Search 4.0 which you can download here. If a search box does not appear on your taskbar, then right click the taskbar, hover over toolbars, and check search.
Trash as Recycle Bin.

Step 5

Mac probably to most people has better coursors than windows.
Download them here.(Vista)
Make them your coursors via control panel > mouse > schemes

Step 6

All Macs haves widgets.
The most known for Windows is Yahoo! Widgets.(Vista)
Get them here.The target is YahooWidgets.exe
You get download any useful widgets of the 5,000.
Use it as Dashboard.

Step 7

You can get some of the Mac Apps on PC. You will then be watching and listening to favorite videos and music with Quicktime(Vista) and iTunes(Vista), browsing the internet with Safari(Vista), and connect to your networks with Bonjour.(Vista)

Step 8

Arrange your icons on your dock.
You can arrange your icons on your dock like on mac.
The preview is here.(Vista)

Step 9

There is an apperence of Mac OS X Leopard for Win XP here.
There is an apperence of Mac OS X Panther for Win XP here.
There is an apperence of Mac OS X Jaguar for Win XP here.

Step 10

More Mac-ish
To make Explorer look more like Finder,
Right click on where the "File, Edit, View, e.t.c."
and uncheck Address Bar. Do the right click again and
uncheck Standard Buttons. Right click one last time and uncheck Links.
Right click on your taskbar and uncheck "Lock the taskbar"
Now Drag your taskbar to the left(or right) and then to the top
Right click on your taskbar and check "Lock the taskbar"
Open RocketDock and right click on the dock and hover over dock position and click bottom.
Right click the dock again and click dock settings...
Check "Run at Startup"(Vista)
Check "Minimize Windows to the Dock"(Vista)
Click OK

Step 11

Transbar

Transbar makes your taskbar transparent.
Download here.

Step 12

LogonStudio and Bootskin changes your logon screen and boot screen.

LogonStudio:http://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/
BootSkin:http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/(Vista)

LogonStudio Skins:http://www.wincustomize.com/Skins.aspx?LibID=26(Vista)
BootSkin Skins:http://www.wincustomize.com/Skins.aspx?LibID=32(Vista)

Step 13

Sounds

Here are some nice Jaguar sounds.(Vista)
http://www.jonmega.com/iceman/stuff/sounds/
You can change the sound in Control Panel

Step 14

To change all of your icons on your computer at once, try IconTweaker here.
Here are the icons to change the entire system.
Open up IconTweaker, click install theme, select where LeopardXP is. Then click on it and click load theme.

Step 15

For the OS X dropdown menus(i.e. Finder, File, Edit, View, Go,e.t.c) for the Windows Taskbar, go here.(Vista)

Step 16

Shutdown and other mods

If you are looking for a shutdown/logoff screen that looks like a Mac's, try iShut here.(Vista)
Or, if you are looking for more mods to make it look like a Mac, try these.(WARNING:This site with the extra mods is old. It is said that if you have XP with no service pack or XP SP1, it will be compatible. Otherwise, be careful using the patches.)

Step 17

Other Programs

There are far more programs out there than these. The following link leads you to a place showing you much more other software to make XP look like Mac. http://www.jonmega.com/iceman/stuff/

Remember, this is only tested on Windows XP. It might not work for Windows Vista. I can not be held responsible if this messes up your computer. Do it at your own risk. Doing this works could work for a lot of people, but it might not work for you. All these products above are also not made by me. I give all credit to the people who made them.