Windows XP system uses Vista

1. Get back to XP Style "start" menu

Right-click the Vista "Start" button, select "Properties" from the Pop-up right-click menu, select the "Traditional Start Menu" item, and then click OK. The Vista "Start" menu changes back to the XP system style, and it's much easier to use.

Figure 1

Vista and XP Style "start" Menu comparison (note: Vista Start menu, change to the same window in the middle layer to open the subordinate menu, when the program project a lot, but also drag the scroll bar to find, which instead of XP layers of expansion to smooth. )

2. Retrieve the desktop

Right-click in any space on the desktop, select Personalize, select Theme in the Open window, click the Theme Drop-down menu, select Windows Classic, and make sure.

Figure 2

Display Properties Window comparisons (Figure note: XP's traditional Display Properties window, as compared to Vista's personalized window, has multiple functions categorized by tabs, or has some advantages.)

3. Retrieve all the folder's menu items

Vista File window Changes very big, let a person is really difficult to adapt, fortunately we can also find the classic folder style. Click start → document to open my document window, click the Organize button above, select folder and search options, and then select the Use Windows Classic folders item to make sure.

Figure 3

V Ista and XP style folder comparison (Note: Vista folder window without menu items, although beautiful, but not necessarily convenient.) )

Let Vista and XP coexist peacefully

The above method is a choice of two choices, at the same time, either use Vista style or use XP style, both can not coexist. In fact, without changing the original settings of Vista, you can also use some of the features of XP. The following approach allows us to use either Vista's personalization window or the XP-style desktop Properties window quickly.

1th step: In other Windows XP system, into the system directory "C:windowssystem32", the file desk.cpl copied to the U disk or other removable disk, and then renamed to Xp-desk.cpl ( Renamed to prevent the same name as the same file in Vista.

Step 2nd: Copy the xp-desk.cpl to the Vista system directory "c:windowssystem32" folder, click "Start → Control Panel" and select "Classic View" on the left, and you will see a new "desktop" entry (with the same name as the Control Panel item in XP). When you want to use the XP-style Desktop Properties Settings window, double-click the "desktop" item. The first run will pop up the window and ask if the Control Panel program is working properly. If normal, click "This control panel works properly" in the prompt box to confirm it.

Small Tips

In fact, not necessarily to copy the CPL file to the System32 directory, randomly placed in other separate directories (such as: c:xp-cpl) can also be used, double-click to run the corresponding CPL file. In fact, in Vista, XP has some of the control Panel program slightly modified still placed in the XP system download directory. For easy invocation, you can also copy them to a separate directory (such as: c:xp-cpl) to be invoked at any time. The XP Control Panel program that is reserved under Vista is simply listed below (although there are desk.cpl, but it is much simpler than the XP desk.cpl):

Appwiz.cpl Add or Remove Programs

Joy.cpl game controller

Hdwwiz.cpl Add Hardware Wizard

Inetcpl.cpl Internet Properties

Intl.cpl Regional and Language Options

Main.cpl Mouse Properties

Mmsys.cpl sound and audio device properties

Ncpa.cpl Network Connection

Powercfg.cpl Power Option Properties

TELEPHON.CPO location Information

Sysdm.cpl System Properties

Timedate.cpl system Time

Wscui.cpl Windows Security Center