How to Get Windows 7 Without Windows 7: Look and Feel

Much of the buzz about Windows 7 comes from assorted user-interface improvements: A little eye-candy here, a few window-management tweaks there. Here are some of the downloads you need to get them right now.

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Make XP look like Windows 7 with this powerful freebie.

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Get Windows 7's attractive window-snapping features on your XP or Vista PC.

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Make program windows transparent in XP and Vista.

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Give XP and Vista machines the "shake" feature of Windows 7.

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Get mouseover thumbnail previews from the taskbar in Vista with this freebie.

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Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitoring every action executed by the user or by the operating system and being able to react promptly when a malicious program is detected. Actions include repair, delete, block, rename and quarantine programs or files.
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3D Desktop This free Windows 7 theme includes dozens of gorgeous 3D images.