![]() We were hoping to land themes that would completely recast XP's interface to look like Mac OS X or BeOS. The desktop themes-collections of icons, wallpaper, sounds, mouse pointers, and other graphical elements-are snappy, but you're limited to back-to-nature, outer space, and Leonardo da Vinci-style decor. For instance, it adds a "Convert to Windows Media Audio" command to the menu that pops up when you right-click an audio file-say, an MP3 file within Windows Explorer-and inserts its desktop themes and eight screensavers in the Windows Display Properties Control Panel so that you don't have to hunt around in your download folders. Plus doesn't just dump a bunch of icons under the Start menu, it insinuates itself into the operating system. You can slap Plus onto your hard drive with no hassle. ![]() Save yourself $35 to $40 and spend it on something XP really needs: an antivirus program. You can find a lot of the same or similar tools on the Web for free. Where it used to populate Plus with engrossing entertainment (think Pinball in Plus 95) or useful utilities (such as VirusScan in Plus 98), Microsoft Plus for XP gives you only lightweight add-ons: desktop themes, screensavers, borderline games, and audio enhancements that should have been part of the OS from the start. But this time, Microsoft has gone too far. ![]() ![]() Whenever it launches a new version of Windows, Microsoft offers Plus as an after-market collection of add-ons for home users. ![]()
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