Get Windows 7 System Properties Dialog Box in Windows XP

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If you are a Windows XP user and trying to make your XP look like Windows 7, then here is something interesting for you.

This tutorial will help you in changing the look of Windows XP System Properties dialog box and make it look like Windows 7 dialog box.

Following is a preview of what you are going to get in XP:

You can download it using following link:

Download Link

You'll need to replace existing sysdm.cpl file present in %windir%\System32\ directory with this downloaded one. (Here "%windir%\ represents "C:\Windows" directory if your Windows is installed in C: drive). You can use "Replacer" to replace the file.

Also make sure to take the backup of original file before replacing it.

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mike

great!!!thank you
Jeffrey

I have an older pc with only 256 MB of RAM, will using any of these themes hurt the performance of my pc?

Just tired of looking at the same OLD Windows XP looking themes and would like to use one of the cool Windows 7 themes.

Anyway, VG you are AWESOME and thank you for all your hard and dedicated work!!!! You are da MAN, VG!

PEACE!!
wei-voon

Please VG ...i having a problem....that no Mather how much time i re-place and re-place ...after re-start computer .. and open the properties ...it still display the old (window xp) properties . May i know how to solve this problem ?
VG

^^ Have you run WFP Patcher?
Josh D.

Here's the screenshot (notice the space also)
img822.imageshack.us/img822/2965/sysprop.jpg

My processor should read as "Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz"
Terry

hey vishal,
can you please tell me how to edit the windows 7 system properties dialogue?
if you know how. And is there any other program other than recource hacker to do this?
Zabi Jahesh

A cool cool hello to all friends and specially to samirah
Shaah

Man u rok
JamesAlan

Hi VG,
incredible how i CAN customize my boring xp os.

But could you help me find which file contains the "Computer name" TAB of that same properties windows.
Cause i need to customize something in it...
And doesn't seem to be in that "sysdm.cpl" file
Thx in advance.
JamesAlan

Ok Forget about it
i just found it !
It's "netid.dll" in system32

anyway, let me tell you that your tutorial page is just awesome. I'm spending hours on it enjoying transformation of XP.