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Bootleg of the Month

The desktop of Windows DLC XP Media Center Edition 2010 3.6

Windows DLC XP Media Center Edition 2010 3.6 is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by Tran Duy Linh. It released on August 23, 2009, and was added to the archive on April 8, 2024.

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO with DriverPacks BASE 8.12.5 integrated.

It comes with its own boot selector. Through it, you can access a stripped down Ghost version of this bootleg, Windows XPE with Kaspersky Anti Virus 2009, Hiren's Boot CD 9.9, "DOS for WinXP", HDAT2ALL v4.6 Beta 3, automatically backup and restore Windows from D:\Backup\Win.gho, and Mini Windows XP on CD.

It comes with many programs, and themes and wallpapers. It comes with some updates. It comes with registry tweaks. It comes with its own autorun.

On the first boot of the OS, registry tweaks will be applied and a batch script will run which will install all of the programs.

Announcements

September 2024
Major submission guideline change
Effective immediately today (September 11, 2024), you can no longer submit your own bootlegs or submit bootlegs made after 2020 (unless they are notable in some way). The community bootleg section is also discontinued. Further information can be found in the #announcements channel of our Discord server.
February 2023
We now have a Discord server!
Crusty Windows now has its own Discord server. You can use it to discuss the Crusty Windows project, Wiki, or just modified operating systems in general. You can also submit ISOs for the collection or just hang out! You can also get notified of future updates to the collection if you join the Discord server. Another good place to look is in the archive changelog. So... what are you waiting for? Join here!
We are searching for ISOs!
A list of currently lost bootlegs that are being searched for can be found here or in the #bootleg-hitlist channel in our Discord server. If you have any of the ISOs we're looking for, please email us at staff@computernewb.com OR join our Discord so we can add it to our collection!