Pseudo XP desktop?

[Cochise]

My son has just upgraded from 2000 to XP at the cost of a fair few English Quids, a little Sweat, and a number of problems, but he now has it going like a sewing machine.

What I would like to know is can I make my desktop (I'm on Win 98se) look like XP? Without nackering anything and be able to go back to my own D/T again?

My son is a IT. Graduate, I know nothing, but the next time he visits I would love to fool him into thinking I had XP.

My intention would be to tell him that I downloaded it from the Net for 'Free' and that I couldn't understand why he had so much trouble with his. ;D

Regards. Cochise. 8)

[pin]

try searching google for "shell replacements". that's what you're looking for. in my experience though, replacing the shell is more trouble than it's worth!

[Cochise]

Thank you Pin,

It doesn't sound as tho' the joke is worth the trouble eh?.

Well it was worth a try and believe me it would have been a real 'Gotcha'.

Regards, Cochise. 8)

[pin]

what you could do is take a snapshot of an xp desktop, and then set it as your wallpaper! all you'd have to do then is hide your taskbar and to someone just taking a quick look it'll seem like you have xp running..until they try to click on something ;).

[MegaHertz]

Cochise,

Windows Blinds would allow you achieve the WinXP look, with out replacing the explorer shell. Just don't let your son go digging around since it would only take a matter of seconds for him to call your bluff (the start menu would be a dead give away).

[BWMerlin]

My XP system looks like my ME and 98 ones becuase i turned off most of the nice looking stuff to save resourses. U could tell him the same.