Give XP a slicker and cleaner look

Changing the look of XP is something of a cottage industry and GelXP Desktop is another addition which gives Microsoft’s most loved operating system a relaxed new look.

In reality GelXP doesn’t make any huge differences to the use and feel of XP but rather smooths some of its rougher edges. There are two style variations to choose from – one in blue and two in black and as many XP themes tend to do, it minimizes the taskbar size so it’s not so big and chunky as in the default XP.

Installation is very simple – just copy the contents of the ZIP file to the folder C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes and select GelXP as your default theme. It would have been nice to have seen something a bit more radical from this theme – the look it gives you is very slick although no more so than the Royale Theme for XP. It would have scored more highly if the developers had added something that genuinely improved the way you use XP rather than the look.

If you do get bored easily of your XP desktop, then GelXP can at least bring a fresh feel to your desktop.