I do not prefer my XP to look as Vista does. If I did - I still have the original Windowblind that was used by Microsoft to make the theme with originally. Thus with Windowblinds I can change it to that if I choose too. But I dis-like using any kind of MS-STYLES.
Being an MVP for MS you should try your hand at doing a real visual style with our new Skin Studio program to see how close and good you can copy the original design. There are thousands of them in the market now.
Just think you could come accross with a new
Avalon design for the next Windows Seven and be either ripped for it or famous. Just depends... you never know how it will go.
SGT