How to have a MAC OS X logon screen

If you want to have a logon screen similar to the one from MAC OS X Leopard, download the Vista Leopard logon made by Gazz27. Then, read our guide on How to change your logon screen and follow the instructions described there, using the above mentioned logon screen. After applying it, the logon screen will look like in the screenshot below.



How to have a MAC OS X boot screen
First you need to download Bootskin, a freeware application that allows you to change the default Windows Vista bootscreen. You can download it from here.
After the download has finished, double click on the setup file, begin the installation process and follow its instructions.

When the installation has finished, launch Bootskin.

The next step is to find an appropriate boot skin which looks like the one from MAC OS X. The nicest ones we have found are: Aqua-Gero Official Bootskin and MacOSX Leopard.
Download the one you like most and extract the archive. Return to Bootskin and select 'File -> Import from file'.

Browse to the folder where you extracted the boot skin you just downloaded, select the file with the '.bootskin' extension and click on Open.

Once the boot skin has been imported you will receive a notification like the one shown below.

Click on OK and then Apply.
When you will restart your system you will be able see the new boot screen.


The end result
If you have followed the instructions from our tutorials on this topic, your desktop will look similar to the screenshot below.

If you have any other ideas on how to customize your Windows Vista to make it look like MAC OS X Leopard, don't hesitate to leave a comment.

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