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Mac OSX Tiger Theme On Windows

Posted By Raymond In Category: Computer

Jun
4
2007

I bet you’ve heard numerous of times that a lot of Windows Vista interface is copied from Mac OSX. Want to check out Mac OSX interface yourself but can’t afford one or can’t get the Intel version of Mac OSX installed? Your last option would be to install a Mac OSX theme on Windows.

Here’s one of the best Mac OS X theme for OSX and non-OSX users who want the look of OSX on Windows.


dobee has created an excellent Mac OSX theme called OSX TigerV for Windows.
Mac OSX theme on Windows

Features:

  • 7 styles to choose from! (Tiger, Pinstripe, Smooth Metal + bonus Milk Glass… plus graphite alternatives)
  • Compact Style without Spotlight
  • 3 font choices… Lucida grande 8, Bold 8 and Bold 7 (Install the fonts included!)
  • Pixel Perfect Finder
  • OSX Cursors (with inf installation and are applied via the theme files)
  • Tiger wallpaper (applied via the theme files)
  • Iceman’s OSX Sounds (applied via the theme files)
  • ObjectDock theme package
  • Lucida Grande Fonts

    • Unfortunately, installing the theme is not a one click thing. However, it’s not that hard if you follow the steps below.

    1. Download and install Uxtheme Multi-patcher 5.5 (StyleXP would work but because it’s shareware, I’d opt for Uxtheme)
    2. Click on the Patch button.
    Uxtheme
    3. Uxtheme will identify your Windows version and confirm.
    4. In a few seconds, you’ll get a Windows File Protection popup like the picture below. It is IMPORTANT that you click on the Cancel button.
    Windows File Protection Error
    5. It will again prompt you “Are you sure you want to keep these unrecognized file versions?” Click YES.
    6. Restart your computer.
    7. Copy the TigerV folder and TigerV .theme files to XP’s default theme directory which is usually located at C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes. You can directly go to the Themes folder by double clicking the “Shortcut to Themes“.
    8. Right click on your Desktop and select Properties. Click on the Theme dropdown and you’ll see “Tiger V” in the list.
    Windows Display Properties
    9. Select Tiger V and click OK button to change your theme to Mac OSX.

    [ Download OSX TigerV v5.1 by dobee ]


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    • cmlp13

      Looks pretty nice. Dose it include the whole start button changer as well?

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    • kato

      i tried it but its not working for me, i don’t why i tried everything but it won’t work, i got tigerv theme file in the theme folder and tigerV folder but it not work and i use the patcher thing also i tried it 5 times already and it still don’t work can someone guide me in the right direction

    • Art?!

      Will this also work on Windows Vista?

    • PuG3o6

      not working for me also
      i got same as Kato’s problem

    • isaias1983

      This theme is not like ur first photo…is just still windows xp….not like mac osx…i followed the instructions as u said but i still have the start button down as windows xp and no tollbar up in the screen…pls help!

    • Jayhan

      It works perfectly for me

    • http://www.begaaiers.nl.tt Benamed

      for the start button change you can try to download objectdock. I have it also on my pc it’s a nice tool :)

    • nmx

      i did everyfing until restat, but after that i can’t find tigerv theme files

    • http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?t=32809 isaias1983

      This is by far the best Mac OSX theme and it is only one click install!!

    • http://www.bharned.com Bill

      I got the first part installed so I had the look and feel but never got the actual dock to work which seems to be the most import part….

      I still had the same menu system.. There were other instructions inside the folder but they did not make sense to me…

      I unistalled.. Good luck..

    • B-Boi

      WTF y0 when u open da file it give error

    • Eric

      well.. it worked very well for me.. followed all instructions and it’s quite awesome! best theme pack i’ve seen thus far.. my only question is.. how do i go about an uninstall?!

      thanks in advance for any help/replies!

      eric

    • http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/06/04/mac-osx-tiger-theme-on-windows/ Mayant

      i did everyfing until restat, but after that i can’t find tigerv theme files

    • yooo

      when i click on UXTheme Multi-Patcher 5.5 it says… HAS DETECTED THAT THERS ANY WINDOWS NT SET UP FIILE IN

    • Nerve

      Works perfectly, any problems, e-mail me; nerve.it@gmail.com

    • james

      hi
      plz , the extras folder, we have the osx dock theme, what we supposes to do with…there is no info about that…thanks

    • Fred

      Not sure about his one it looks great but Samurize gives me a fair imitation of an OSX Kernel panic ;) so is not for me.

      ‘Tiger 2′ does a similar possibly more accurate job, I am not sure.
      http://www.studio7designs.com/studiotwentyeight.com_kols_graphics.cfm

      For those that want it all with just one click.
      ‘Fly a kite’ is a free OSX Tiger Total transformation package. Does everything from Apple boot screen right down the the correct Mac shutdown icon. It’s the full Sunday roast but unfortunately all this quartz/glass/whatever animation stuff is too slow for my aging PC. But it works perfectly and does not mess up Windows, even its uninstaller works perfectly. The authors site is mysteriously down so get it at :
      http://www.flyakiteosx.com/download/

      There are also a few for ‘Style XP’ and ‘Windows blinds’ including a Leopard theme but I have not checked them out yet. Both appz are commercial and available at the usual places.

      Lest we forget Raymond told us we could install OSX on a PC anyway? JAS has retired but UPHUNK is still hard at it with OX 10.10 and hinting about Leopard which is in Beta. Rumor is they don’t want to release Leopard before Apple does in case S.Jobs. has a sense of humor failure.

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    • Thomas

      Hi
      i really really really want this skin
      i followed the steps exactly!
      i patch, press cancel, reboot…
      than extract in the themes folder… go properties.. and it is not there in the list… if i select it, it won’t reconize??
      i tryed hundred times now..
      pls mail me!

    • Janak

      Hi, it works fine for me…i already had an craced uxtheme.dll so i was ok..well i copied the folder to the themes and went to properties and there it was…i clicked and i heard some of icemans OSX sounds and the theme waws perfect…however it didnt have the things on the taskbar…i.e Finder…View..Window..Help…yea thats not on my taskbar…is there a way to put that on or is it that “.sam” that makes these things appear and become “usable” in my taskbar?

    • Janak

      For those in dier need of help please read below…
      1. Download the MultiPatcher 5.5 (link below)
      http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/UXTheme-MultiPatcher.shtml
      2. Unzip “uxpatcher” and you should have a file called “UXTheme Multi-Patcher 5.5″
      3. Click “UXTheme Multi-Patcher 5.5″ and your screen will (if not) go to a defualt window screen’s.
      4. Follow the instructions and restart your compputer…it should return back to normal..
      5. Then copy any theme you want to the /Resources/Themes Folder and your done.
      6. Right clck on desktop & go to proporties and make sure you on the themes tab, then on the drop down click on there you should find your theme: you can also go into appearence and under “windows & buttons” you can find (if your theme has more types) other themes.
      or double-cick on the theme you placed and youll be sent to the popreties and appearence tab then presto you have it!

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    • lukas8000

      look everybody this is only pather and it enable only that You can use the theme.So what you need is to download this:

      http://download.softpedia.ro/dl/b88f1f844bfb5628da5b6cd1c1979454/47525a15/100001045/software/AUTHORING/OSXP%20102%20UPDATE.zip

      in this file is the theme.

    • kim

      can i also use this for windows vista?

    • roger

      i cant find the the theme folder after i downloaded it and installed it can some one help please

    • d

      works perfectly fine.. thanx..

    • http://www.raymond.cc/blog/wp-comments-post.php wills

      owh, i didnt got tigerV fold and file tyhemes??
      can help me?

    • Jamie Smith

      Hi I Need help Because I Keep Accidently Exiting The Bottom Dock And i Dont Know how to Make It Pop Back Up Again.

      Please Help

    • dolfman

      the taskbar is poor

    • anthoyn

      ok got to the point of trying to add the theme after right clicking and goin to porerties….the theme shows up but after i click on it, it shows an error stating
      error loading theme
      the theme could not be loaded because one of the needed theme files could not be found. this can happen with themes that are not installed or authored correctly. you should berify that the wallpaper, screensaver, icons, sounds, and other files are in the correct location

      anyone know what i did wrong??

    • Mason

      I just dont get it, I have Windows Vista and I can download the MultiPatcher, but when I click on the file, it says \”DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS OS\”……I dont know what I am doing wrong.

    • http://www.delta-net.us/ kecrexz

      seppp muga aja bisa

    • http://www.delta-net.us/ kecrexz

      berhasilllllllllllll sekarang tinggal cari rocket docknya huehehehhe

      thanks a lot bro im from indonesia

    • noname

      if you have done everythin right …n still getiing the error :
      error loading theme
      the theme could not be loaded because one of the needed theme files could not be found. this can happen with themes that are not installed or authored correctly. you should berify that the wallpaper, screensaver, icons, sounds, and other files are in the correct location ….try this….it should help….

      open the tigerv.theme file in wordpad….the default value for icons uses the hardcoded path of C:\WINDOWS…so u can either replace it with %WINDIR% or change it to your windows installation directory…..

    • http://100 Dirk

      Worked perfectly fine for me with no issues. I thought it was a great theme. Not quite as detailed as flyakiteosx but ok nonetheless

    • Stefan

      The tigerv theme worked perfectly but i had a problem with the “finder” thing, i installed samurize, install the “Tiger_Finder.sam”, then what to do next?
      Someone can help me please?

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