
Notice the new sexy difference? I was very much against the old gray look of the none Glass userinterface in vista it looked more like windows 95 and less like a next generation operating system. The new theme for non-glass is definitly a step in the right direction but still there are some issues…
1. Buttons are still too tiny, theres no reason they have to be so small just because glass is disabled
2. The borders are still very very thick which makes it look pretty odd at times.
Source: The Insider (Hive)

You can download a windows xp theme based on the new vista standard thme here:
winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9226