The "Lite" version doesn't include previous stuffs from Longhorn Transformation Pack for the adventages of users who have dial-up connection and want to use only Vista stuffs. This can save up lots of time and bandwidthes to download over 20MB!
What's different from "Full" version?
-1 font (Segoe UI+Bold only)
-2 skins (Longhorn SideBar, Vista) and Vista clock for Longhorn SideBar 6.0
-3 visual styles (Aero Style (Glass - 50xx), Aero Style (Glass - 51xx) and Aero Style (Vista - Beta 1))
-5 wallpapers (Keynote Glass+Widescreen, Keynote Grass+Widescreen and WinV_Wallpaper)
-Removed MSN skins
-Removed previewer
-Replaced all radio options with checkbox option (of course Vista's ones)
Changes in Version 3.0
-Added 2 Vista 5270 visual styles
|-Aero Style (Glass - Beta 2)
|-Aero Style (Vista - Beta 2)
-Added 2 Vista Media Player skins
|-Windows Media Player 11 (TheVista.ru)
|-WMP11 (MaStErHaCk)
-Added 2 Vista screensavers
-Added 8 new Vista wallpapers from build 5270
-Added Vista (Beta 2) stuffs such as
|-login
|-icons
|-progress dialog
|-start button
|-toolbar icons
-Added WindowBlinds glass skin
-Corrected some Vista icons (Printers and Search)
-Fixed annoying cached files in harddisk source (such as i386, servicepackfiles, etc.)
-Fixed file extraction buffer error (some files that might be lost on some machines)
-Fixed Glass2k uninstallation bug
-Fixed unattended transformation issues on unattended installation (Works only on First-Run transformation mode)
-Removed "Aero Style (Glass - 51xx)" since it's similar to Beta 2 ones
-Updated ToolBar style settings
-Updated Vista Beta 1 progress buttons
-Updated visual styles
|-Fixed TreeExpandCollapse transparency bug
|-Renamed "Aero Style (52xx)" to "Aero Style (Beta 2)"
|-Fixed CaptionButton background bugs in Vista visual styles
|-Fixed Compact StartPanel bugs in Aero Style (Vista - Beta 1) visual style
|-Updated ListviewHeader image to new Vista ones
|-Updated Logoff/Shutdown button position in Beta 2 series
|-Updated new 5270 stuffs to Beta 2 series
|-Updated some improved elements in Beta 1 serires
|-Updated Tabitem images to ones used in IE7 in Beta 2 series
Changes in Version 2.0
-Added Glass2k (Make window transparent)
-Added LClock (Longhorn tray clock look with calendar)
-Added transformation repairing feature (Check for different file from backup and re-patch only that file)
-Fixed failing to patch system files in non-English OS (For sure this time)
-Fixed Longhorn SideBar first run error (not 100% and still occurs on another account)
-Fixed losing after transforming updated files during uninstallation
-Removed WhenU's bundled stuffs (I feel regret adding it but money pressure is really something)
-Updated Internet Explorer 7 icon with new branding for Vista's icons (I forgot to put it in last version)
-Updated visual styles
|-Splitted 50xx and 51xx themes in "Aero Style (Glass)"
|-Added "Thin TaskBar" theme into Aero Style
|-Remaked "Aero Style (Glass - 50xx)" visual style
|-Updated "Aero Style" (Glass and Vista - Beta 1) visual style with 5231 graphics
||-Transparent Start Button and TaskBandButton
||-New CaptionButton
||-New ComboButton
||-New ToolBarButtons
||-New TreeExpandCollapse
Changes in Version 1.0 (From Longhorn Transformation Pack 10.5)
-Added 16 wallpapers
-Added additional uninstall options (But it doesn't affact OS if you keep it)
-Added Aero Style (Vista - Beta 1) visual style (Updated from Longhorn Visual Styles Pack 3.0)
-Added unattended transformation support
-Added Vista's elements which are:
|-About Windows
|-battery meter tray icon
|-Icons Set
|-Login
|-processing dialogs options
|-Progress Dialog
|-Screen saver
|-Start Button flag
|-ToolBar Button
|-video clips
-Changed product's name to Vista Transformation Pack
-Fixed disabling Automatic and Manual Transformation mode bug after dialog
-Fixed failing to change system font issue
-Fixed failing to set SideBar not to startup automatically
-Fixed SideBar found bugs
-Fixed System Restore compatibility issues (not 100% sure)
-Splitted System Files dialog to two parts
-Updated Longhorn SideBar 6.0
|-Added Merging with Desktop feature (to act like active desktop but no icon bug)
|-Added Personalized SideBar support (every user account will have his/her own SideBar and stuffs)
|-Added RSS Feed reading support (Replace News Links)
|-Added Vista clock and skin
|-Fixed bugs that slow down startup time
|-Fixed error report on exit
|-Fixed memory leaks problem
|-Mixed down bunch of files together for smaller package size
|-Removed contributed skinning support (Since nobody will use it T_T)
-Updated the following visual styles
|-Aero Style (Glass) (Updated from Longhorn Visual Styles Pack 3.0)
|-Luna (Longhorn Revolution)
-Updated Internet Explorer icon to new branding concepts style
-Updated Vista components for Login, Start Button flag, Icons Set, Progress Dialog and ToolBar Button
Changes in Version 10.5
-Added "Automatic Transformation" and "I don't want to perform system files transforming" transforming mode options (Safemode required)
-Added Norton Antivirus 2005 compatibility support
-Added Uninstallation Mode like Transformation Mode for better way to handle each case
-Added Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Pre-SP3 uxtheme.dll hotfix patching support
-Fixed "Manual Transformation" to run in safe mode only
-Fixed invalid boot screen resources
-Fixed SideBar to have no transparency by default
-Removed obsolete 64-bit patched uxtheme.dll file
-Updated Aero Style 2.0 visual style
|-Fixed incorrent font name
|-Fixed wrong shellstyle folder name for Aero Style (Glass - Thin TaskBar)
|-Updated Aero Style (Glass)
||-5059 elements from WinHEC 2005 as listed below
|||-CaptionButton
|||-StartButton
|||-StartPanel
|||-TaskBarBackground
|||-TaskBarButton
||-Updated FrameMaximized to read CaptionText easier
-Updated M3 Boot Screen to monochrome mode (Don't ask me why
Changes in Version X
-Added 64-bit operating system blocking (no working method on 32-bit process right now)
-Added few delay (about 2.5 seconds) in some tasks to make it done before doing next task (which I assume it solve some issues)
-Added localized operation system support (works on every language files!)
-Added Longhorn M9 Bliss, Keynote Glass and Keynote Grass wallpapers
-Added Longhorn PDC screensaver
-Added new 6 Longhorn fonts from build 5048
-Added Windows Server 2003 SP1 support for patching uxtheme.dll
-Added Windows XP 16-bit application execution fix in some cases that found this issue
-Fixed failing to apply SideBar skins bug
-Fixed failing to check previous service pack before transforming issues
-Fixed first-run transforming insecure operations
-Fixed losing transforming information after transforming bug
-Fixed patching system files to run in first-run transforming
-Fixed restoring original folder sources name bug in "Previous operation imcompleted." process
-Fixed taskkill.exe error by adding taskkill.exe file into program
-Remove precaching files replacement (I added delay now so what's worth for it?)
-Replaced M5 boot screen with WinHEC boot screen
-Temporary remove MSN Messenger 7 Longhorn skins
-Updated some Longhorn boot screen resources from build 5048
-Updated Longhorn icons from build 5048
-Updated Longhorn SideBar 5.0 Update
|-Added SideBar application core with the follow updates
||-Apply skins and clocks from tray
||-Built-in transparency support
||-No more active desktop to slow down your PC
||-No more background icon transparent and 32-bit icon problems in XP/2003
||-SideBar Docking support (take up workspace)
||-To show SideBar, double click tray icon
||-Toggle Show/Hide SideBar
|-Added Western (By Scott Eichelberger)
|-Corrected month December in Tile mode
|-Updated memo to be direct editable memo in program
|-Updated SideBar gui displaying code
|-Updated slideshow to search for all files and display it (read notes.txt)
-Updated Start Panel text image in Classic mode
-Updated Transformation mode instructions
-Updated WinHEC progress dialog and Logon to WinHEC2005 (build 5048)
-Updated WinHEC toolbarbutton in small button mode like 5048 (same back/forward size)
Changes in Version 9.0
-Added contributed skin "Western (By Scott Eichelberger)"
-Added first-run slient transforming mode for automatic transformation and uninstallation (perform when Windows starts)
-Added Longhorn Transformation Pack - Maintenance Center (No more keeping full package to waste diskspace)
-Added Rolando's Longhorn's MSN Messenger 6.2 and 7.0 skins (Aero UI and Longhorn Inspriat)
-Fixed "February" and "December" month name error in Longhorn Tile
-Fixed manual transformation bug for non-relative path launch (such as running apply.bat from address bar)
-Fixed username text-size bug in Aero (Longhorn Glass) theme from Longhorn Aero
-Updated compression software (save up little bit more space)
-Updated E-Mail and website information
-Updated more information regarding Before Transformation dialog and Themes service
-Updated logo brand image (It's 2005 now)
Changes in Version 8.0
-Added M3 Boot Screen (first modded boot screen) and new M5 ones
-Added Longhorn M8 Bliss wallpaper
-Added more customizing boot screen files (Now it works on Hyper-Threading CPU and so on)
-Added network installation warning
-Added preventing uninstalling system files on newer service pack
-Added visual styles
:Diamond
:Slate
:Windows X
-Added few warning dialog and text
-Fixed changing user account icon in Control Panel problem
-Fixed installing user picture problems on non-English version
-Fixed Precaching system files bugs
-Fixed rebuilding icon cache after restart problem
-Fixed replacing system files problem (reserve dllcache)
-Fixed Toolbar style changing bug after transformation
-Updated Longhorn toolbar settings
-Updated Longhorn's icons
-Updated option name in customizing system files dialog
-Updated sharinig violation to tell user what file caused problem
-Updated visual styles
:Added Neon theme in Luna (Longhorn Revolution)
:Changed font to Tahoma in Luna (Longhorn Revolution)
:Fixed TaskbarBackground bug in Aero UI (Day)
:Fixed hilight text in Aero UI (Night)
:Fixed shellstyle look in special folder issues for top pane theme
:Updated accurate captionbar with fixed gradient for Jade
:Updated shellstyle for Aurora in Longhorn Aero
:Updated StartButton to Royale in Luna (Longhorn Revolution)
-Updated uninstall script
-Updated uxtheme SP2 patcher works silently and smaller
Changes in Version 7.0
-Added Jade Toolbar Windows flag
-Added Longhorn visual styles
:Aero UI (Day)
:Aero UI (Night)
:Luna (Longhorn Revolutuion)
:Royale Glass
:Slate Athens
-Added more Longhorn related wallpapers
-Added ntoskrnl.exe in precaching system files replacement for more stability transforming
-Added Windows X's shrine link button in welcome page
-Changed boot screen to original look due to user's request (Wondering why they want something like that...)
-Fixed link button bug on PC with non-IE default browser
-Fixed replacing system file problems for other possibly ways to install Windows XP (it should work fine as replacer now)
-Optimized wallpaper compression for fairly size
-Removed password dialog
-Splited Aero Concepts from Longhorn Aero visual style
-Updated Aero Start Button flag
-Updated install options in program for more customizing like combined resources from various leak together and more choices to install
-Updated installation engine to universal transformation pack (Works on every Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 client except uxtheme for official release)
-Updated Longhorn's icons
-Updated Longhorn visual styles
:Jade 2.0
:Longhorn Aero 7.0
:Plex Style 15.0
:Slate 6.0
-Updated some Toolbar buttons in Aero, PDC and WinHEC
-Updated Toolbar Windows flag in WinHEC
Changes in Version 6.0 (Re-Release)
-Fixed Service Pack checking bugs that program didn't choose manual transformation automatically on XPSP2 and 2K3SP1
-Fixed system files problem in Windows XP without Service Pack 1
Changes in Version 6.0
-Added Avalon and WinHEC Leaf wallpaper
-Added Change system font option (with Segoe UI as choice including font file!)
-Added How to donate dialog
-Added How to transform perfectly dialog during transformation
-Added Jade, Jade (Mockup), and JadeLuna visual styles
-Added Longhorn icons mod in every options
-Added Longhorn user pictures
-Added transformation mode feature to let user replace or modify system files theirself
-Added Windows X wallpaper and user picture (Use it if you're my real fan
-Added WinHEC UI transforming option
-Allowed user to use Longhorn Transformation Pack in un-supported OSes but program'll set transformation mode to manual mode
-Changed Uninstall SideBar to Disable SideBar so you can re-enable it again
-Fixed driver cache folder problem while replacing system files (boot screen didn't change or in some machines cause this)
-Fixed grammer and spelling in program
-Fixed previous operation checking script after transformed problem
-Fixed replacing system file problems for user who install Service Pack which is not slip-streamed into Setup CD
-Moved OS Checking to the first function (Solve install SP after installed Longhorn Transformation Pack and crash while rollback)
-Updated Boot Screen UI
-Updated Longhorn SideBar 4.0
:Added Aero PDC and Jade and Slate (WinHEC) skin
:Added Aero WinHEC clock
:Clock was seperated from Skins for more customizing with optimized for resizing mode (512x512 pxl)
:Fixed color problem in css
:New SideBar file structure
:New Tile mode (You can choose it during installation or maintenance)
:Updated Aero PDC (Night) clock
:Updated Neowin.net skin from Neowin Transformation Pack
:Updated SideBar layout
:Updated uninstall script to keep memo and slideshow pictures
-Updated all Logon files with Segoe UI font and graphics tuneup (Getting closer)
-Updated Longhorn visual styles
:Longhorn Aero 6.0
:Slate 5.0
-Updated system files from latest hotfixes
-Updated Transformation GUI
Changes in Version 4.0 Refresh
-Added Aero Enmeshed wallpaper
-Added Setup CD path line in dialog to notify user to eject CD in that drive or move that folder to somewhere else
-Fixed Boot Screen deselected installing problem (Cannot find ntoskrnl.exe)
-Fixed license and readme spelling and grammer
-Keep Longhorn Screensaver while uninstalling
-Minor fixes for Longhorn Keynote PDC theme in Longhorn Aero
-This time I will tell you guys about extracting only files. You can do it by add /x after command line e.g. "Longhorn Transformation Pack 4.0 Refresh.exe /x"
-Updated processing operation script (More stable and reliable)
Changes in Version 4.0
-Added Install Options dialog to let user customize installing Longhorn Transformation Pack
-Added Longhorn PDC Bliss and Aero Grass wallpaper
-Added Slate, Longhorn Aero, Plex Style MCE and Plex M3 theme
-Fixed Pre-caching system files replacement problem about boot screen while run this to configure
-Fixed install checking error problems
-Updated Longhorn SideBar 3.0 with Aero PDC skins
-Updated Slate, Longhorn Aero, Plex Style MCE, Plex Style and Plex M3 themes
-Updated shell32.dll video resources and fix pink spot bug
-Updated system files for Windows XP and Windows XP with Service Pack 1
Changes in Version 3.0
-Added Dialog Settings to let you Configure SideBar, Enable/Disable Themes service and Uninstall
-Added Longhorn M5 Screensaver
-Added Longhorn SideBar 2.0
-Added new M5 wallpapers
-Added Service Pack 2 checking script (Avoid problems for user who install on SP2)
-Changed GUI (Sleek)
-Changed Progress Dialog to M5
-Fixed system files patch script become more stable (Less errors or none)
-Updated Plex Style visual style
-Updated Windows Logon UI
Changes in Version 2.0
-Added Longhorn M3 Bliss wallpaper
-Added open visual style after restart (To notice user that can change more)
-Added Progress dialog in operation
-Added Setup files detection script
-Added Sharing Violation Test script
-Added OS detection script
-Added Themes services script
-Fixed Auto Apply Visual Style problems (Sorry, my fault)
-Fixed Longhorn screensaver picture problems
-Fixed Plex Style name
-Fixed scripts works more compatible on other PCs.
-Fixed some replace file system in Windows XP without Service Pack problems
-Fixed Start Button flag shadows
-Fixed UXTheme update in Windows XP without Service Pack
-Removed auto set ClearType after restart
-Removed icon registry settings which not used with themes
-Removed OS selection dialog
-Removed Waiting Windows File Protection... dialog (See finished dialog for info)
-Supported Windows Server 2003 build 3790
-Updated Plex Style visual style
Longhorn Transformation Pack Functions:
-This program allowed user to use Longhorn Transformation Pack in un-supported OSes but program'll set transformation mode to manual mode
-This program can choose Longhorn type for each section like Start flag, Progress dialog login and ToolBar. There's Aero, M4, M6, PDC, WinHEC or Don't change it
-This program can change system font and toolbar style to whatever you want
-This program can choose transformation mode feature to let user replace or modify system files theirself
-This program can customize additional installation like Longhorn SideBar and Aero ToolBar type
-This program can check Themes services to let user enable or disable this Themes.
-This program can detect setup files before run program to avoid system file replace problems
-This program can rebuild icon cache to solve old icon buggy problems
-This program can use on "ANY" Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (UXTheme patch still works only on official final release)
-This program can test sharing violation to avoid system file replace problems
-This program will apply Longhorn Aero with new taskbar and Longhorn screensaver after restart. You can change it yourself and choose other Longhorn themes and wallpapers
-This program is not recommended for multi-language edition of XP. (However, you can use it)
-This program can use rollback function by run setup again after restart (get previous OS files)
-This program can extract only files by run this program with /x after command line e.g. "Longhorn Transformation Pack 4.0 Refresh.exe /x"
Longhorn Transformation Pack Features:
-Add many marvelous Longhorn Visual Styles with uxtheme patched
-Add Longhorn Screensavers
-Add Longhorn SideBar
-Add Longhorn wallpapers
-Change Boot Screen to unofficial Longhorn Boot Screen
-Change icons to Longhorn WinHEC icons
-Change Logoff Panel to Longhorn button in Classic mode
-Change Logoff screen to Longhorn view
-Change LogonUI to Windows Longhorn LogonUI
-Change Shutdown screen to Longhorn view
-Change Start Panel text image in Classic mode to "Longhorn XP Professional"
-Change ToolBar to Longhorn blue ToolBar
-Change Windows flag to Blue Longhorn flag
-Change Windows flag to Longhorn flag in Start Button
-Change Windows XP's brand in About Windows to Longhorn XP Professional
-Change Working screen (Like Logoff and Shutdown) to Longhorn view
-Customize system font and ToolBar style
For this project's existence, all thanks must goes to
Neowin and members, for the feedback and testers in forums.
Tech-Critic, for hosting my site and the prevoius packages. This can't exist without his help.
TechConnect, for new hosting because I have some problems about Tech-Critic host.
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This post has been edited by Windows X: Dec 25 2005, 17:39











