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If usually there is article:
HOWTO Make Ubuntu Look Like Windows Vista (http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-make-ubuntu-look-like-windows-vista.html)

This is the other way. Why??
1. It’s looks cool
2. Everyone thought you are using Linux
3. Everyone no longer borrow your PC just for gaming
4. Bored with Windows theme
5. Have free times and masters in doing stuff
6. And if it fails you can use it as reason to change your PC

Here’s the link:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-make-windows-look-like-ubuntu.html

From Ubuntuguide.org

• Hotwire - Nice Terminal window
• Adobe Acrobat - PDF Reader
• Brasero - to burn CD and DVD. installed from Add/remove
• Browers plugins - a lot stuffs for my browsing comfortibility
• FileZilla - now I choose this over gFTP
• Fix faulty splash screen
• VIM - Enable syntax highighting)
• SSH - so I can remote my notebook
• MPlayer - with multimedia codecs
• VLC Media Player
• Banshee Music Manager and Player
• Compression Tools

And for email client, I prefer Thunderbird over Evolution, because it’s available on Windows and Linux, so I can read my email either when I am using Windows or Ubuntu. Can be installed from Add/remove programs

VGA card ATI X200M. Error “composite extension is not available” when I try to activate Desktop Effect.
Found on UbuntuForums.com a thread about it. Using below instruction, now I can activate Desktop Effect.

“In order to get the desktop effects to work I first had to install the ATI driver using the Restricted Drivers Manager.
Then I had to install xserver-xgl using the Synaptic Package Manager located under System–>Administration–>Synaptic Package Manager. Just do a search for xserver-xgl in the Synaptic manager to find it.
While you are there you might want to install the compizconfig-settings-manager as well.
After those are installed reboot and then you should be able to select Extra in the Visual Effects tab under System–>Preferences–>Appearance.”

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=436110&page=2

Ok now my screen resolution already 1280×800, but still I need more enhanment, need more love from Ubuntu. I want to enable Desktop Effect. last time I tried with Fedora 6 and 7, it can enable Desktop Effects although already installing ATI-drivers
so I am trying again now with Ubuntu.

Go to http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html
download the driver

$ chmod +x ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run
$ sudo su
# ./ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run

After succesfull installation, restart the notebook.
But it seems it only copy a file, not configuring the xorg.conf
Run ATIConfig
$ sudo aticonfig –initial –input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

restart notebook again.
My screen still good at 1280×800, now try to enable Desktop Effects.
Waiting…. the screen goes blank………
then it succesfully enabling Desktop Effects, wow!!!! More,… more beatiful…
I begin to think to use Ubuntu for my daily use.
I want my Ubuntu prettier, more softwares, more powerfull….

yooohooo….

Make sure your PC is safe when you leave it and forget to lock it

System > Preferences > Screensaver
Choose any screensave you like or just choose Random
Change idle time i.e. 1, 3 or 5 minutes
Dont forget to tickmark “Lock screen when screensaver is active”
Click Close

So it’ll display list of OSes (I have WinXP beside Ubuntu) and remember the last choosen

Applications > Accessories > Terminal
$ sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Change line

default        0

into

default        saved

Change line

#hiddenmenu

into

hiddenmenu

Save and close gedit, to try it restart your PC

So login screen is look-like WinXP

System > Administration > Login Window
Choose Local tab and select Human List
click Close

System > Prefences > About Me
click the picture button on top right and choose any picture you like, click Open. Fill any information on the window then click Close