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    Windows 8 Transformation Pack 2.0

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    Softpedia Editor's Review for Windows 8 Transformation Pack

    EDITOR'S RATING:

    Bring to your desktop the look of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system

    Written by Bogdan Popa on January 16th, 2012

    Windows Transformation Pack is a bundle of tools developed to convert virtually any edition of Windows, be it XP, Vista or 7, to Windows 8. The change focuses only on the interface though, as this pack won't bring any of the features the developers over at the Redmond-based giant promise to include in the upcoming iteration of Windows.

    The installation of the Windows Transformation Pack is perhaps the most difficult part, as you could actually spend several minutes in front of the screen to decide what features you should select. Fortunately, many options are pretty intuitive, but, if you're a user who has never experienced Windows 8, it's most likely you'll have little to no idea about the things you're about to install.

    The interface is pretty basic and, as noted during our test, it's only a matter of choosing among a bunch of options that impact directly on the way your operating system looks.

    This Windows Transformation Pack can change almost everything, starting with icons, the Start Menu, themes and wallpapers. Plus, it brings a fresh logon screen and pre-configured gadgets for Windows 8's Metro UI.

    As enticing as the new Windows 8 interface may be, it can still a little bit risky to install such packs, as history proved that uninstalling this kind of application can actually lead to tons of errors in the OS and there are quite a few user reports that confirm it for this transformation pack.

    All things considered, if you're planning to get an early taste of Windows 8, this new pack is a great solution, but only if you want your computer to look cool because productivity could be affected to a certain extent.

    Windows 8 Transformation Pack description

    Requirements:

    · NET Framework 2.0 - Required for system files transformation in Windows XP/Server 2003 x64 Editions.
    · NET Framework 4.0 - Required for Windows 8 features like User Tile/Metro UI Desktop/Auto-colorization.

    What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

    · Added ability to offer uninstalling existing UX Pack product if can
    · be uninstalled from Control Panel
    · Added Windows 8 new wallpapers and default user picture
    · Changed default system font to Segoe UI as Segoe UI Light caused UI
    · glitches in some places
    · Fixed backing up and restoring system resources to be more secure and reliable
    · Fixed missing left pane and failing to load Control Panel UI pages
    · after performing system files transformation in Windows Vista/7
    · Fixed system icons that sometimes won't be updated after system files
    · transformation
    · Fixed uninstallation code that doesn't remove something (Zetro theme,
    · old wallpapers)
    · Removed ViStart and ViGlance from Windows 8 Transformation Pack
    · Obsolete for Metro design)
    · Updated Newgen to version 6.0 with Windows 8's tiles and UI configuration
    · Updated Resource Hacker to version 3.6
    · Updated some fixes and improvements for installation process
    · Updated system files modification to use backup files instead of current files

    · Upd...

    Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:

    · Offers to change the homepage for web browsers installed on the system

     


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