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Transform Vista Taskbar Into Windows 7 Taskbar[How To]

Posted October 30, 2008 – 5:46 pm in: Vista Tweaks, Windows 7
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Wow!
I am starting my guide with this three-letter word. After working for almost 2 hours I got this Windows 7 taskbar on my Windows Vista. As you might know, Microsoft has introduced a new taskbar for Windows 7 which is completely different from Windows Vista. I was looking around to remove the text from taskbar and finally succeed as well.

So, below is the guide to get Windows 7 taskbar on Windows Vista.
1. Download and install EnhanceMyVista from here.
2. Open EnhanceMyVista , go to Customization > Taskbar and select “Iconize your taskbar” option.


3. Save and close the program. Reboot your system.
4. Now, right click on taskbar, select Unlock taskbar. Once again right click on the quick launch area >View> select “Large Icons”.


5. Drag the top corner so that you can get a large taskbar like Windows 7.


6. After dragging it to the Windows 7 taskbar size, right click on taskbar and lock it.


7. Download this AERO VG theme and install it using any free software.(Read  How to install third party themes in Vista for more reference).
8. You are done with the new Windows 7 taskbar.


9. Enjoy!!

If you have any doubts , feel free to ask by leaving a comment. Don’t copy from Into Windows!!

  Tags: Windows 7 taskbar
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54 Comments

  1. Rob
    Posted October 30, 2008 at 7:01 pm | Permalink

    Awesome! Now how about a version of how to do it on XP?

  2. m0hr
    Posted November 2, 2008 at 2:27 pm | Permalink

    doesn´t work @ my Vista sp2 beta v.105 :(

  3. Becca
    Posted November 10, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink

    Question, will this still work if you have a custom theme installed? Has anyone tested that?

  4. WinVistaClub
    Posted November 11, 2008 at 3:36 am | Permalink

    Thats one great tut there :) Thanks.

  5. Leo
    Posted November 10, 2008 at 11:28 pm | Permalink

    The taskbar buttons of the open applications are still small. So then you see the big buttons of the quick launch along the small ones of the open applications. Not good. Not Windows-7-like.

  6. chris
    Posted November 11, 2008 at 11:49 am | Permalink

    If you want it all the same size as your quick launch bar go to personalise, window colour and appearance, open classic appearance, open advanced, in items choose active title bar and increase it to about 22 and apply. Restart and they will be bigger and in some cases give you a better looking icon somehow.

  7. tweakwindows
    Posted November 11, 2008 at 3:03 pm | Permalink

    ^
    Thanks.But,the problem is Minimize,maximize and Close button of explorer.They look odd if you change those settings.

  8. chris
    Posted November 12, 2008 at 1:50 am | Permalink

    Ahh ok I use Firefox and it doesn’t really affect it that much, it does make it slightly bigger I just tried to find a happy medium. For me was size 22.

  9. Ken Mason
    Posted January 14, 2009 at 6:06 am | Permalink

    Unfortunately, EnhanceMyVista is not stable on x64 Vista Ultimate. The app crashes each time it’s run, with a Windows Explorer message that it’s closing the app down.

    Can anyone comment on this?

  10. wouter
    Posted March 15, 2009 at 12:35 pm | Permalink

    evrything except the start button worked perfectly
    (i mean that i’ve seen the beta of 7 and the button is different of the one of vista and the skin doenst change the button)

  11. Apurav
    Posted April 8, 2009 at 1:07 pm | Permalink

    Please help me!

    Is there any way to make the application icons on the taskbar larger. I mean large quick launch icons (look cool though) and small application icons look strange.

    Thanks in Advance though!

  12. Rasenganfan2
    Posted April 9, 2009 at 11:42 pm | Permalink

    What? I used the theme and the taskbar is white…

  13. tweakwindows
    Posted April 10, 2009 at 12:10 pm | Permalink

    Apurav, unfortunately, there are no applications avaialble to make Taskbar button larger. You can use a small taskbar theme which suites with the icons.

  14. Big Willy
    Posted April 16, 2009 at 6:04 pm | Permalink

    How do you change Windows 7 into the regular taskbar? Can’t stand the new one, Can’t see crap unless you move the mouse over it! Step backwards in my opinion.

  15. tweakwindows
    Posted April 23, 2009 at 10:20 am | Permalink

    Big Willy,
    If you don’t like the new superbar (taskbar), right-click on taskbar > properties > select Use small icons. And also select Never combine option from the drop down Taskbar buttons option.

  16. Afro Ninja
    Posted May 24, 2009 at 10:31 pm | Permalink

    wait, so do i have to download the enhancemyvista pro or can i get the free version?

  17. admin
    Posted May 25, 2009 at 10:51 pm | Permalink

    Free works fine.

  18. NoX
    Posted May 30, 2009 at 8:21 pm | Permalink

    If you REALLY want to make Vista look like Windows 7, go here and you’ll be amazed!

    NOTE: Since Vista SP2 came out, the theme along with the other changes you make from the link above will not work. There will be an SP2 update released so just bookmark the site and check back frequently for the update.

    Cheers! ;)

  19. ali
    Posted June 5, 2009 at 11:21 am | Permalink

    gud n how to enable live thumnail view

  20. Nealo
    Posted July 20, 2009 at 8:35 pm | Permalink

    “4. Now, right click on taskbar, select Unlock taskbar. Once again right click on the quick launch area >View> select “Large Icons”.”

    I don’t the option “View > Large Icons” and I am running Vista 32?
    I’m a bit confused =-S

  21. gulistan
    Posted August 9, 2009 at 8:51 pm | Permalink

    very very goods window seven he is go long life.

  22. gulistan
    Posted August 9, 2009 at 8:53 pm | Permalink

    gud n how to enable live thumbnail view

  23. masouudgboy
    Posted October 19, 2009 at 8:40 pm | Permalink

    thank you for your services.

  24. Evan
    Posted November 2, 2009 at 8:23 am | Permalink

    will this slow down vista more i dont want vista slower than it already is

  25. admin
    Posted November 2, 2009 at 2:57 pm | Permalink

    @ Evan
    It will not slow down your Vista. You can use it!

  26. Chuck
    Posted December 9, 2009 at 8:55 am | Permalink

    This does not work .. I mean the tut does, but none of your themes work in Vista Home Premium. They all say “Invalid themefile” …

  27. admin
    Posted December 10, 2009 at 11:38 am | Permalink

    @Chuck
    It works perfectly. You need to know how to install third-party themes in Vista. Follow this guide:
    http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-third-party-themes-in-vista-2/

  28. win7fan
    Posted December 11, 2009 at 2:42 pm | Permalink

    i have the real thing. just download vistaglass and use it.and download the official theme to get it just like the real one.

  29. Fathi Sharief
    Posted February 1, 2010 at 5:10 pm | Permalink

    wow good

  30. jamie
    Posted February 15, 2010 at 3:42 am | Permalink

    i have done all of the steps you have layed out to get the windows 7 theme taskbar and it has not worked. any idea why this would be???

  31. shend
    Posted March 21, 2010 at 11:36 pm | Permalink

    The color in too windows 7 on the taskbar that i will on the taskbar in windows vista how i do it

  32. Matt
    Posted June 22, 2010 at 9:27 am | Permalink

    everything worked perfectly and i thank you for that but when i put my mouse over the minimized windows it doesnt show me a preview of the opened window…any ideas?

  33. PENISÜ
    Posted July 1, 2010 at 10:49 am | Permalink

    hahahaha xp sucks vista and 7 are cooler it cn do anything!!!!

  34. Marta Morgan
    Posted August 17, 2010 at 12:56 pm | Permalink

    Love your site:):)

  35. shehan
    Posted August 28, 2010 at 3:52 pm | Permalink

    wety nice it wroks

  36. abiponnappa
    Posted August 30, 2010 at 9:07 pm | Permalink

    man..relly good 1 but can we do it without by enhance my vista……..

  37. Hans Peeters
    Posted September 14, 2010 at 6:57 pm | Permalink

    Hi,
    I don’t know whether you are still working on this.
    I was looking only for a way to ‘iconize’ the Vista taskbar (7 style), although the program overall looks impressive !!
    I have followed the instructions on your site but, on my computer is does not work. I have to say however I am using a Spanish Windows Vista.
    Could this be the problem?

    Regards,
    Hans

  38. Steve Bliss
    Posted September 17, 2010 at 3:00 am | Permalink

    I’ve just tried this on my Vista SP2 system followed all the instructions, theme is loaded but the taskbar DOES NOT work in the slightest – anyone any ideas?

  39. Bella
    Posted October 15, 2010 at 7:41 am | Permalink

    Thank you so much, the steps were so easy to follow.
    Just one question though, When i right click on my toolbar it doesn’t show an options “view > large icons”. Is there any other way I can make the icons larger?

  40. mayank
    Posted November 7, 2010 at 7:25 pm | Permalink

    not getting installed

  41. Ong
    Posted December 23, 2010 at 8:48 pm | Permalink

    i dont know why but it just does’nt work on my computer.using windows vista home premium SP2.when i tick “iconize your taskbar”,reboot and when the computer starts the taskbars’ tabs(the ones you see when a program is opened)become so small that you cant see the words.

  42. lauren
    Posted December 23, 2010 at 8:56 pm | Permalink

    what do you mean by: ’5. Drag the top corner so that you can get a large taskbar like Windows 7′? What are you meant to drag?

  43. lauren
    Posted December 23, 2010 at 8:57 pm | Permalink

    what do you mean by: ’5. Drag the top corner so that you can get a large taskbar like Windows 7′? What are you meant to drag? I’ve managed to unlock taskbar ect but now I don’t get what I’m meant to drag?

  44. John
    Posted December 27, 2010 at 6:13 am | Permalink

    Even after this procedure, you don’t get the Internet page previews on the taskbar like in Windows 7. You do get a single preview, but Windows 7 allows you to have multiple previews and jump to any currently open web page from the task bar. That’s the main Windows 7 feature that people are looking for in Vista.

  45. vedat
    Posted June 20, 2011 at 9:54 pm | Permalink

    when I put my mouse over that pictogrammes, I see no housing around the block file.
    sorry for the bad english

  46. vedat
    Posted June 20, 2011 at 9:57 pm | Permalink

    help me please how i can fix it

  47. Aakash
    Posted September 24, 2011 at 1:54 pm | Permalink

    I am not clear with 4 step

  48. christopher
    Posted November 8, 2011 at 2:54 am | Permalink

    it looks like it is fast

  49. Anon
    Posted December 30, 2011 at 3:08 pm | Permalink

    Funny… People actually want this “feature” on Vista and XP. It sucks so bad that I change the settings on the real Windows 7 to make its taskbar behave like the one on Vista and XP. What used to take just one click on Vista and XP now takes two clicks and a long wait between them in Win7! I’m so glad I don’t have to hack Win7 to get it back to the one-click system of Vista and XP :)

  50. Cristal
    Posted January 7, 2012 at 3:09 am | Permalink

    PLEASE Answer me Forgive this what i am going to type Next it is To Make you see my comment i really need an answer : !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Does This Task Bar makes vista run faster ?

  51. admin
    Posted January 7, 2012 at 9:23 am | Permalink

    No, it won’t make Vista run faster, won’t slow down either.

  52. Posted February 22, 2012 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

    sir,why i got error while i’m installing the set up of vistaglazz here’s the screen shot.

    hxtp://i39.tinypic.com/xo1dkx.jpg

  53. admin
    Posted February 23, 2012 at 12:11 pm | Permalink

    What version of Vista are you running? I mean x64 or x86? Try to run the program as administrator.

  54. kyle
    Posted May 26, 2012 at 1:59 am | Permalink

    awsome this actually works thanks :D

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