April 13, 2012

How to Make Your Windows 7 Desktop Look Like It’s Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich



Android fans simply love the design and beauty of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich’s skin. Consumers are allured by the captivating wallpapers, animated icons, the Roboto font, widgets, and every corner found on its skin. Google surely made a piece of art that captivates users to the point that many attempt to make their desktop PCs look exactly like that of Ice Cream Sandwich running on a big screen (e.g., tablet). David Molina, an avid fan of Android did exactly just that.  He customized his Windows 7 desktop and made it look ICS-like
You can also set your Windows 7 desktop to look like that, or even customize it further according to your own preference.  In the rest of this article, you will learn how to theme your Windows 7 desktop and make it look like it’s running Ice Cream Sandwich–from wallpaper, to app icons, to Roboto font, and more.  Read on to bring ICS’s looks to your Windows 7 desktop.

Required Components and Setup Instructions

You will need to download and install the following components (in the order they appear here) to set up the Ice Cream Sandwich theme on your Windows 7 desktop:

 

  1. The Ice Cream Sandwich Wallpaper from WallBase (Download Link)
  2. DeviantArt’s APPOWS2010 taskbar theme for Windows 7 (Download Link)
  3. Create the Dock on the left side with RocketDock with a Blank Theme (Download Site)
  4. DroidPirate’s Ice Cream Sandwich Icon Pack (Download Link)
  5. Rainmeter system monitor and configuration tool for Windows (Download Site)
  6. Display time and date with the Minimal Bar skin for Rainmeter (Download Link)
  7. Display the weather with the Lexis skin for Rainmeter (Download Link)
  8. Display currently playing music in the lower right corner with Simplesentencethree for Rainmeter (Download Link)
  9. Google search bar for Rainmeter (Download Link)
  10. Roboto Light Roboto font (Download Link)
Does your Windows 7 desktop look like Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now?  What other customizations and tweaks did you make to your ICS theme on your Windows 7 PC?

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