Software to customize Windows XP
Published on Sunday, March 21, 2004 By Brad Wardell In OS Customization
So you want to customize Windows XP but you don't want to have to pay much, if any money to do it. This guide will help you figure out how to change your Windows set and how much it'll cost using Stardock's software.
| Functionality | Program | Cost |
| Changing your Windows XP boot screen | BootSkin | Free |
| Changing your Windows XP logon screen | LogonStudio | Free |
| Changing your Windows XP mouse cursors | CursorXP | Free |
| Add a dock to your Windows XP desktop | ObjectDock | Free |
| Add shadows to your windows | WindowFX | Part of Object Desktop |
| Add your own transition effects to Windows XP | WindowFX | Part of Object Desktop |
| Allow Windows XP windows to be rescaled | WindowFX | Part of Object Desktop |
| Add more visual styles to Windows XP | WindowBlinds | Part of Object Desktop |
| Change your Internet Explorer toolbar icons | WindowBlinds | Part of Object Desktop |
| Change your Windows XP progress animations | WindowBlinds | Part of Object Desktop |
| Hardware accelerate your Windows XP visual styles | WindowBlinds | Part of Object Desktop |
| Change the color of your visual styles on the fly | WindowBlinds | Part of Object Desktop |
| Assign different visual styles to different windows | WindowBlinds | Part of Object Desktop |
| Change your Windows XP icons | IconPackager | Part of Object Desktop |
| Add special effects to your Windows XP icons | DesktopX | Part of Object Desktop |
| Add objects and widgets to your Windows XP desktop | DesktopX | Part of Object Desktop |
| Create your own custom Windows XP desktop | DesktopX | Part of Object Desktop |
| Create your own Windows XP icons | IconDeveloper | Part of Object Desktop |
| Create your own visual styles | SkinStudio | Part of Object Desktop |
| Create your own Windows Media Player skins | SkinStudio | Part of Object Desktop |
| Create your own custom Windows XP Start-bar | ObjectBar | Part of Object Desktop |
| Create your own desktop right-click menu | ObjectBar | Part of Object Desktop |
| Control Windows XP functionality via the keyboard | Keyboard LaunchPad | Part of Object Desktop |