How to Make Your PC Desktop Look Like Windows Phone 7 !
Windows Phone 7 offers a unique and exciting UI that
displays lots of information efficiently on the screen. And with a simple Rainmeter theme, you can
have the same UI and content directly on your Windows 7 desktop.
Turn your Desktop into a Windows Phone 7 lookalike
To give your Windows 7 desktop a Windows Phone 7 makeover,
first you need to have the free Rainmeter application installed. If you do not have it installed, download it
from the link below and run the setup.
Accept the license agreement, and install it with the default settings.
By default Rainmeter will automatically run when you start
your computer. If you do not want this,
you can uncheck the box during the setup.
Now, download the Omnimo UI theme for Rainmeter (link
below). You will need to unzip the
folder first.
This theme uses the Segoe UI and the Segoe UI Light font, so
Windows Vista users need to install the segoeuil.ttf font first, and XP users
need to install both the segoeui.ttf and the segoeuil.ttf font first. Copy the appropriate fonts to
C:\Windows\Fonts, or in Vista double-click on the font and select Install.
Now, run the Rainmeter theme setup. Double-click on the Rainstaller.exe in the
Omnimo folder.
Click Express install to add the theme and skin to
Rainmeter.
Click Finish, and by default Rainmeter will open with your
new theme.
When the new theme opens the first time, you will be asked
to read the readme, or simply go to the gallery.
When you open the gallery, you can choose from a wide
variety of tiles and gadgets to place on your desktop. You can also choose a different color scheme
for your tiles.
Once you’re done, click the X in the top right hand corner
to close the Gallery. Welcome to your
Windows Phone 7 desktop! Many of the
gadgets are dynamic, and you can change the settings for most of them. The only thing missing is the transition
animations that Windows Phone 7 shows when you launch an application.
To make it look even more like Windows Phone 7, you can
change your background to black. This
makes the desktop theme really dramatic.
And, if you want to add gadgets or change the color scheme,
simply click on the + logo on the top.
Windows Phone 7 Desktop Wallpapers
If you’d prefer to simply change your background, My
Microsoft Life has several very nice Windows Phone 7 wallpapers available for
free. Click the link below to download
these and other Microsoft-centric wallpapers.
Links
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By Amrut Deshmukh
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