New updated version available - SevenVG RC Theme for XP
Black version available - SevenVG Black Theme for XP
If you are facing menu cut-off problem in Start menu, then take a look at this link.
This theme has been made for Windows XP users who want to have "Windows 7" look in their Windows. This theme can make your Windows XP look like Windows 7.
"SevenVG" is the first Windows 7 look-a-like theme for Windows XP and almost all other themes available on net are based on it.
This theme provides:
- Full Start ORB.
- Windows 7 Superbar.
- Big and Iconized taskbar buttons.
This theme is an update over previous "SevenVG Refresh" theme. It contains:
- New Start ORB
- New Taskbar buttons
- Reduced Taskbar height, now it looks exact same as Windows 7 taskbar
- Lots of bug fixes and some new resources
Download SevenVG R2 Theme for Windows XP
This theme contains 4 sub-styles:
- Aero32 (for 32x icon size)
- Aero48 (for 48x icon size)
- Bottom32 (for 32x icon size)
- Bottom48 (for 48x icon size)
Aero32 and Aero48 contain left common tasks in Explorer. On the other hand, Bottom32 and Bottom48 contain bottom common tasks. So feel free to use whichever do you want.
HOW TO USE:
1. Download the file and extract its content. You'll get a folder "SevenVG R2 Theme for Windows XP by Vishal Gupta".
2. In this folder, you'll get 4 more folders:
- Fonts (This folder contains Segoe UI fonts required for the theme. Run Fonts.exe file to install them.)
- Iconized Taskbar Hack (This folder contains registry script to enable Iconized taskbar in Windows XP.)
- Styler Toolbar (This folder contains Styler setup and SevenVG styler toolbar skin. It'll provide Windows 7 look-a-like toolbar and commandbar in Explorer.)
- Theme (This folder contains the main theme. Run Theme.exe file to install it.)
3. Apply the theme using Desktop Properties and you have done.
4. Also make sure you have patched the "uxtheme.dll" file to allow 3rd party visual styles, if its not patched, then download and run the UXtheme Patcher from here:
For XP SP3 Users - Download UXTheme Patcher
For XP SP2 Users - Download UXTheme Patcher
NOTE: If you want to get new light blue shellstyle in Windows XP Explorer, then visit following topic:
Download Windows 7 New Light Blue ShellStyle for XP
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crimsonkrusader
uhmmm i hope you reply...
well after the installation of only the Theme.exe since i already have custom icons and the fonts and doesn't like to turn it into vista something was weird...
1st:
the User Pictures isn't fixed, when it was moved to the right portion it wasn't positioned right half of the pic is out of place
2nd:
our settings is hide taskbar when idle but it only shows up when on an empty taskbar space or sometimes when you point it at the clock or at the start menu 
i don't know why 
please help and please reply?
the taskbar doesn't show up when the there are task on it like this mozilla firefox, when i minimized it, it goes to the task bar but the problem is when i point the mouse at the taskbar it won't come up
Rasengan~^~!*
I am wondering if this works with windows xp SP3? Cuz With the older version "SevenVG Refresh" messed up my computer somehow? I couldnt connect to internet, everytime i booted my computer with the internet plug i got bluescreen. But without it it worked fine. So just want to know if it works with SP3!?
Thanks BTW for awesome themes(Y)
Ingnition
Rasengan, that can't happen. Well it hasn't happen to me, i don't know what went wrong with your pc, maybe a virus or something
VG
Yep. The theme has nothing to do with any such problem. Its just a simple visual style like Default Luna. And also it has been tested on SP3.
SwastikaVII
Hey VG its a superb theme but is it possible for you to make one without the superbar?
SwastikaVII
Hey VG its a superb theme but is it possible for you to make one without the superbar?
VG
^^ It'll ruin the purpose of this theme.
hung
NO! help me!!!!!!!!!!!!
SwastikaVII
I currently am using an older version of this theme and it has the normal sized taskbar but my start menu button dosent have the same visual effect as this on does lol. nvm still a cool theme
Jay
Re: Jome
I've had this auto-hide problem with every single theme made using the superbar, and it extends beyond the taskbar not raising when hovering over the start orb. It also hesitates to raise when the mouse is hovering over an area occupied by any taskbar button. I recently even tested out a new clone 7 theme at deviantart which does the same thing, but that theme's taskbar isn't superbar sized, so apparently the problem isn't inherent to the superbar like I once thought. Either way though it'd be really really appreciated if someone could look into what's possibly causing the bug and whether or not there's any way to fix it, because I love these themes.