You can have vista features without having vista. Here is a customized my XP box that has some of the features of Vista.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rPHd1iLNyfg

im currently using a Vista in XP style in my desktop.  It really eats up some of my memory but its kinda cool to have a VISTA like.

Then you are using a monster app. Mine is not only style it mimics the real vista features but does not eat too much memory. Looks and acts vista but minimal on resources.

i have this graphics like linux style also.  I don't know what you call it but you can wave your desktop

In linux its called beryl. For xp there are a lot but one is yodom. Here is how it looks in Linux, mine is Ubuntu.

[flash=550,475]www.youtube.com/v/aDVZswsKWt8[/flash]

yup! thats the one i was talking about.  I just DL it and i dont know the language of it coz i just followed the steps from an illustration on how to install it.  I think its german language

The real name of it is YOD'M 3D and it is not german. Never used it though because i enjoy beryl better in my Ubuntu. Windows is just for my testing. Runs smoother and very minimal on resources plus its open source.