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Windows XP Alien Spirit
| Crusty Windows bootleg | |
The desktop of Windows XP Alien Spirit | |
| Original OS | Windows XP SP2 |
|---|---|
| Release date | April 16, 2008 |
| Author | amc |
| Language(s) | English |
| Architecture(s) | x86 (32-bit) |
| File size | 4.3 GiB |
| Download link | XPAlienSpirit.iso |
| Date added | June 29, 2026 |
Windows XP Alien Spirit is a bootleg Windows XP SP2 edition, which was created by amc. It released on April 16, 2008. This bootleg was submitted on July 16, 2025 and appeared on the Untested and Unsorted section on February 5, 2026. It was added to the archive on June 29, 2026.
Description
The ISO is a modified Windows XP SP2 ISO, it's themed after Alien, it comes with programs, updates, themes, lots of wallpapers, Driver Packs with version 8.01 RC2.
It comes with its own autorun, which you have to install more softwares, like .NET Framework 3.0 (including its SP1 version) and 3.5, Office 2003 (including its compatibility), Office 2007 (which is named as Blue Edition; includes the SP1 version) and more multimedia codecs to install, additionally you can launch the Windows Post-Install tool with version 6.2, which it comes with lots of programs to install as well.
It is unattended and preactivated. The bootleg was made using nLite 1.4.5 Beta 2 on Windows XP SP3 RC2 (5508 Refresh), and the autorun was made using StartCD 1.2 Build 94.
Changes from Windows XP SP2
Minor changes
- OEM branding is included.
- The command prompt's foreground is set to green.
- The watermark is added.
Changes in pre-desktop procedures
- New setup graphics.
- New Windows Vista boot screen.
- New login graphics.
Look and feel
- New default theme, and wallpaper.
- 6 new themes and 3 visual styles included.
- 338 new wallpapers included.
- New sound schemes. The startup and shutdown, along with the logon and logoff sounds have been replaced.
- 14 new cursor sets included.
Software
- 7-Zip 4.57
- AC3Filter 1.46
- Adobe Shockwave Player 11.0.0.429
- Audio Utilities Collection 2.5
- Calculator Plus 1.0
- ClearType Tuning Powertoy
- DAMN NFO Viewer 2.10 RC3
- Foxit Reader 2.0 Build 1606
- GSpot 2.70a
- Java 6 Update 5
- K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 3.8.5
- Notepad2 2.0.18
- Notepad++ 4.8.2
- QuickTime Alternative 2.3.0
- Real Alternative 1.7.5
- Resource Hacker 3.4.0
- UberPACK Software
- Unlocker 1.8.5
- VSO Image Resizer 1.3.4d
- Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302
- WinRAR 3.71
- Xvid 1.1.3 Final
Customization utilities
- IconPackager 3.20
- RocketDock 1.3.5
- TaskSwitchXP 2.0.11
- Vista Drive Indicator! 2.2
- Windows Vista Sounds Pack 1.0
Games
- Bowling Evolution 1.07
Updates
- DirectX 9.0c March 2008
- Internet Explorer 7
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP1
- Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0
- Microsoft HighMAT CD Burning Wizard
- Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework 1.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 and 2008 Redistributables
- Microsoft Visual J# 1.1 and 2.0 Redistributables
- Microsoft XML 4.0 SP2 and 6.0 SP1
- Windows Installer 3.1
- Windows Media Player 11
- Windows Script 5.6
nLite addons
- AC3 Filter addon
- Adobe Shockwave Player addon (by Repaer)
- Audio Utilities pack (addon by odyn1982; September 17, 2007)
- Bowling Evolution AddOn (by Reaper; February 23, 2008)
- Color Vista Aero Cursors 1.1 (addon by ricktendo64; December 24, 2006)
- GSpot Addon Pack (by odyn1982; June 26, 2007)
- Java Runtime Environment 6 addon
- K-Lite Mega Codec Pack addon
- Kel's ClearType addon (by Kelsenellenelvian)
- Kel's UberPack Addon 11.9.6 (by Kelsenellenelvian; March 26, 2008)
- Lame MP3 Encoder addon 1.0
- NotePad++ addon pack (by Kelsenellenelvian; March 11, 2008)
- Office and Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (addon by ricktendo64; April 11, 2008)
- RyanVM's Windows XP Windows Genuine Advantage Addon (by RyanVM; December 1, 2007)
- Unlocker addon
- Vista Drive Indicator! addon (by Kelsenellenelvian; September 19, 2007)
- Vista RTM Fonts Addon (by ricktendo64)
- Visual ToolTip 2.2 Addon (by MrNxDmX; June 27, 2007)
- Windows Live Messenger 2008 addon
- Windows Vista Build 5508 boot screen addon
- Windows Vista Sounds Pack addon
- Windows XP Post-SP2 Critical UpdatePack (addon by Siginet; April 8, 2008)
- Xvid addon pack
Softwares on the CD
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (with SP1) and 3.5
- Microsoft Office Professional 2003 SP2 (Lite)
- Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 (with SP1)
- Microsoft Office 2007 Compatibility Pack
- Additional Codecs >
- Adobe AIR 1.0.4990
- DivX Web Player 1.4 Beta 4
- DScaler 5 Mpeg Decoders
- FFDShow 2007-08-21 Rev 1431
- Java 5 Update 15
- GPL MPEG-1/2 DirectShow Decoder Filter 0.1.2
- WMVFix
- XP Codec Pack 2.3.5
- Utilities >
- AutoMz Ultimate Tweaker 3.0 (with SUMo 0.8.1.12)
- Belarc Advisor 7.2
- CPU-Z 1.44
- GPU-Z 0.1.2
- Intel Processor ID Utility 3.7
- Nullsoft Install System 2.35
- System Info for Windows 1.73
- SUMo 1.6.0.37
WPI
Applications
- Advanced Installer Enterprise 6.2 (cracked)
- Axialis IconWorkshop 6.11 (cracked; registered to "DigitallyXXL" and "BIOCAPSULACORP.3047.DC<<" respectively)
- Azureus 3.0.4.2
- Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2 12.00
- DeepBurner 1.8.0.224
- FlashFXP 3.4.1 Build 1179 Beta (cracked; registered to "<<NF<<LOVE[BCG][DFCG][YYePG]")
- Norton Ghost 14.0
- Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended 10.0 (activated)
- Recuva 1.12.291
- Registry Mechanic 6.0.0.780 (cracked; registered to "TrapZero / FFF")
- Sony SoundForge 9.0a
- TuneUp Utilities 2008 7.0.7992 (cracked; registered to "scadoo" and "krn")
- VMWare Workstation 5.5.4 (Lite) (activated)
- Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302
- WinRAR 3.71 (cracked; registered to "Roland Geister")
Multimedia
- ACDSee Pro 2.0 Build 219 (cracked; registered to "home")
- Audacity 1.2.6
- AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0.4.0 (cracked)
- Cole2k Media - Codec Pack 6.0.9
- Cucusoft Ultimate DVD + Video Converter 7.08
- GSpot 2.21 (mislabeled as GSpot 2.7 codec)
- IrfanView 4.10 (cracked; registered to "YOU")
- Paint.NET 3.30
- PicaLoader 1.6.2 (cracked; registered as Personal license)
- Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8.0b Build 126 (cracked)
- Total Video Converter 3.10 (cracked and registered)
- Universal Video Converter 6.0.2 (cracked)
- VLC Media Player 0.8.6f (mislabeled as 0.86f)
- Winamp Pro 5.531 plus Plugins (comes with 6 plugins)
- WinAvi Video Converter 8.0 (cracked; registered to "acen2006")
CD/DVD
- Ashampoo Burning Studio 7.21 (cracked)
- Clone CD 5.3.0.1
- Clone DVD 2 2.9.1.5 (cracked)
- DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0
- DVD Region+CSS Free 5.9.8.5 (cracked; registered to "Klaus Wilke")
- DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15
- Magic ISO Maker 5.4 Build 247 (cracked; registered to "eXPerience")
- Nero Lite 7.10.1.0 (cracked; registered to "eXPerience")
- Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2008 Suite
- PowerISO 3.8 (cracked; registered to "eXPerience")
- UltraISO 9.0.0.2336 (cracked)
Web Browsers
- Avant Browser 11.6 Build 11
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 (comes with 11 addons and 4 themes)
- Opera 9.27
- Safari 3.1
Utilities
- Alcohol 120% 1.9.6 Build 5429 (cracked; registered to "GEGTER")
- CCleaner 2.03.532 (mislabeled as 2.06.567)
- Driver Magician 3.25 (cracked; registered to "eXPerience")
- EasyRecovery Professional 6.10 (cracked)
- eMule MorphXT 10.5 (based on version 0.48a)
- Everest Ultimate Edition 4.50.1330 (cracked; license expires on March 21, 2018)
- FlashGet 1.72 (mislabeled as 1.7.2; cracked and registered to "home")
- Gmail Notifier 1.0.25.0
- JV16 Power Tools 2007 1.7.0.405 (cracked; registered to "Kelpie")
- KGB Archiver 1.2.1.24
- Notepad++ 4.8.2
- Process Explorer 11.12
- Total Commander 7.01 (cracked; registered to "University of Amesterdam")
- Unlocker 1.8.6 (mislabeled as 1.86)
- WinSnap 2.1.0 (cracked; registered to "PALACE")
- X-Setup Pro 6.6.3
- XP Smoker Pro 5.4
Hard Disk
- Defraggler 1.01.064 BETA
- Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier 12.0.758.0 (cracked)
- Norton Partition Magic 8.05 Build 1371 (cracked; registered to "acen2006" and "KRN")
- O&O DiskImage Pro 2.2 Build 2089 (cracked; registered to "acen2006" and "Karupt Revolution Network")
- PerfectDisk 2008 Build 39
- Ultimate Defrag 1.72
- Vopt Defrag 8.06
Chat
- mIRC 6.3 (cracked; registered to "eXOerience")
- Pidgin 2.4.1
- Skype 3.6.32.248
- Trillian 4.0.0.76 alfa (sic)
- Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.907 BETA
AntiVirus
- Avast 4.7.1098 Professional (cracked)
- ESET NOD32 AntiVirus 3.0.645
- Spyware Blaster 3.5.1
- Spyware Doctor 4.0.0.2621 (cracked; registered to "Dr.Pc Putte Corporation ;)")
- Symantec Antivirus 10.1.7.7000
System
- FlashPlayer (Adobe Flash Player (Plugin) 9.0.115.0)
- FlashPlayer ActiveX (Adobe Flash Player (ActiveX) 9.0.115.0)
- FlashPlayer No IE (Adobe Flash Player (Plugin) 9.0.115.0)
- Kel's CPL Bonus Pack 8.2
- Opera Shockwave Plugin (Adobe Shockwave Player 10.2.0.23)
- Page Defrag 2.32
- QuickTime 7.4.1.14
- Silverlight Codec (Microsoft Silverlight 1.0.20816.0)
- System File Defragmenter 2.32
- UPH Clean (User Profile Hive Cleanup Service 1.6.30)
- Web Enhancements Script (Microsoft Web Services Enhancements 2.0 SP3 and 3.0)
Customization
- Apply Registry - install only with WindowBlinds
- Brico Pack Cristal (sic) Clear
- Sops Visual Styles Pack (2 themes and 87 visual styles)
- WindowBlinds 5.1 (activated)
- XPize Darkside 2.1
Office
- AbiWord 2.6.2
- Adobe Reader 8.1.2 (mislabeled as 8.12)
- Adiolix PDF Converter PRO 4.09
- Foxit PDF Reader 2.2 Build 2129
- IncrediMail Xe 5.7.0.3476
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
- PDFCreator 0.9.5 (mislabeled as 0.95)
- UltraEdit32 14.00 (cracked; registered to "trucker")
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 addons
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater 0.3.1.3
- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.3
- Auto Copy 0.6.4
- Download Statusbar 0.9.6
- DownThemAll! 0.9.9.10
- FasterFox 2.0.0
- IE View 1.3.5
- PDF Download 1.0.1.0
- Skype Extension for Firefox 2.2.0.70
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.6
Themes
- Aerofox 1.0
- Ultimatefox 1.0
- Vistafox 2.1
- Vistafox Extreme 2.35
Notes
Bootleg quirks
- There are 2 folders on the desktop, which the first one has tweaks that owned by , and the second one has 7 more skins for WindowBlinds other than the default one, which they can be shown in the gallery.
- The "My Favourite theme" theme doesn't apply properly because of the unknown visual style being not present, at least the wallpaper is applied.
- There's a hidden file present inside the themes folder, which it contains gibberish name, renaming the extension to ".theme" will apply the Windows Classic theme with white toolbar.
- Norton Ghost 14.0 will crash during its initialization.
- The Perfect Disk 2008 software is originally hidden, but you can go to it by accessing the program files path, then to the Raxco folder.
- Trillian software doesn't work because of the "zlib1.dll" file is missing.
- Since the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 installer from the CD root is an online installer, it will not work with or without an internet connection because of the server being down for a while.
WPI
- ESET NOD32 AntiVirus software can't install, which it doesn't work.
- There's a different version of Notepad++ (which it's 4.7), which it's available in the WPI's programs directory, but not listed in the WPI tool as they listed their newer version (4.8.2) instead.
CD contents and other info
- Inside the CD, there are many last session files, which having many changes, settings and tweaks applied, even with addons and updates added from its original copy.
- For some reason, every directory and file that are on the CD having Internet Explorer link icons in front of their icons.
- The CD root has a new autorun icon.
- The volume label is set to
XPAlienSpirit.
WINNT.SIF metadata
- The full name and organization are set to "home" and "homeorg" respectively.
- The computer name is set to "HOME".
- The workgroup name is set to "hgroup".
Gallery
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Pre-Setup
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Setup
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Boot screen
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Login screen
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First boot
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Desktop
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Start menu
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System properties
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Support information
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Autorun
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Windows Post-Installer
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WPI while it's installing softwares
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Boot screen after WPI
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Login screen after WPI
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Desktop after WPI
Themes
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"Ferrari Carbon v2.0 final" theme
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Royale Vista 2 Blue" theme
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"Royale Vista 2" theme
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"VistaVG Black" theme
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"Zune" theme
Visual styles
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"aes" visual style
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"Lorca" visual style
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"Royale 2007" visual style
WindowBlinds and its skins
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Empty desktop
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Start menu
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Demo
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Log off dialog
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Turn off dialog
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"AeroGlass" WB skin
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"INVI PRO E.COM" WB Skin
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"INVI PRO EN3" WB Skin
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"INVI PRO EN4" WB Skin
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"INVI PRO EN4c" WB Skin
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"Nickel Cobalt" WB Skin
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"WB AeroMixt" WB Skin
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"WB NeonGrass" WB Skin
Sops Themes and Visual Styles
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"Vista Anthracite" theme
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"VistaXP" theme
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"Aero Style (Glass - Beta 2) visual style
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Aero UI (Night) visual style
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"AquaLuna" visual style
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"Beige" visual style
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"BlandXP" visual style
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"BlynkNET" visual style
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"Catalyst VS" visual style
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"Catalyst VS" visual style
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"chrome4[xp] AE by sz1" visual style
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"Classic" visual style
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"CoolXP4" visual style
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"corona" visual style
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"Crystal Clear" visual style
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"Crystal dlb" visual style
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"Crystal dlb 2" visual style
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"Darkbar" visual style
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"DarkLibar" visual style
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"Destiny" visual style
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"Diamond" visual style
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"Dragon Style" visual style
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"Forever Blue" theme
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"Gray" visual style
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"GreyOb" visual style
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"GuiAirB1" visual style
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"Happy" visual style
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"Happy" visual style
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"InsetRed" visual style
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"InspiratSE" visual style
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"Kamino" visual style
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"Live" visual style
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"Luna" visual style
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"Luna (Longhorn Revolution)" visual style
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"Luna Element" visual style
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"Luna Element (Alt. Startbutton)" visual style
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"Luna Element 5" visual style
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"Luna Royale" visual style
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"LunaVX" visual style
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"Mac OS X" visual style
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"Midnight" visual style
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"Milk" visual style
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"MindWood" visual style
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"Misfit" visual style
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"MRSGlass" visual style
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"MRSSilver" visual style
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"MSN8WMP9" visual style
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"MtlBlade" visual style
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"NightElf" visual style
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"OpusOS" visual style
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"Plexiglas v2" visual style
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"Plex Style" visual style
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"Pristine" visual style
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"ProBLU" visual style
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"RedDragon" visual style
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"RhodiumX" visual style
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"Royal Full Start Menu" visual style
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"Royal Inspirat" visual style
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"Royal_Five_Color_Mod" visual style
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"Royale" visual style
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"Royale 2006 Style" visual style
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"Royale Glass" visual style
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"RoyalFour" visual style
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"Slate PDC" visual style
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"Slate Refresh" visual style
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"Softimage" visual style
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"Studio28" visual style
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"Sustenance Compact" visual style
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"Trippin" visual style
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"True" visual style
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"Vista" visual style
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"Vista LE 1.0" visual style
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"VistaCG" visual style
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"VistaPerfection X4" visual style
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"War3ORC" visual style
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"Watercolor Lite" visual style
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"Windows Vista Style" visual style
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"Windows Xp Style Wood" visual style
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"WinMAX" visual style
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"XoddX" visual style
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"XpAmp" visual style
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"Zion" visual style