I have known about this for some time, but figured it would be helpful to a couple of you out there. In a nutshell it can be quite easy to make Windows XP look stunning. I don’t spend too much time looking at my desktop, but if I did I would put some time into making it look cool.
Chu Yeow makes it easy by breaking down how to do it.
Multi-Patcher is even more convenient for this. (updated blog entry)
Making XP resemble OS X is incredibly easy too:
The GUI
Firefox becomes Safari