Vista Drive Status

Customizing the look of the operating system is an operation many users engage in, many times without taking into consideration the potential risks that may arise, such as impact on the system stability.

Generally, the risks are proportional to the amount of modifications that take place. However, in some cases making some changes is completely harmless and it even improves the looks of the operating system.

Vista Drive Status has been created for XP users in order to allow them to experience a glimpse of the visual style available in more modern operating systems, such as Vista and Windows 7.

As its name suggests, the application modifies the way the drives appear in Windows Explorer. It is not a drastic change and in this case the impact on the operating system should be negligible.

There is no need to install the utility as it can apply the new look immediately after launching the executable file.

An interesting aspect is the fact that Vista Drive Status is not just for show as it is also functional, informing the user of the available free space on the drive.

The developer integrated multiple icons that reflect this and they are automatically applied according to how crowded is the drive.

Vista Drive Status is straightforward and does not require any documentation. It just needs to be launched on Windows XP and the Vista drive image is automatically integrated. It is also functional, as the tool can show the fill level of the drive, thus informing the user of the available free space.