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|screenshot = XP_Unlimited_Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]]
|release_date = OctoberJanuary 20051, 2006
|creator = mikoinlove
|country = Cairo, Egypt
|archiveadd = '''EN''': January 3, 2023<br>'''AR''': October 28, 2023
}}
'''Windows XP Unlimited''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]] edition, which was created by mikoinlove. It released inon OctoberJanuary of1, 20052006 (development going back to late 2004), and was added to the archive on January 3, 2023. It was mikoinlove's second bootleg, after [[Windows XP Spirit]] which is currently not in the collection. The bootleg was originally available through a {{Link|url=http://www.sendspace.com/file/8qjxb8|name=SendSpace link}}, and additionally {{Link|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060408204310/http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3464523|name=the Pirate Bay}}.
 
There was an Arabic version of this bootleg which got added on October 28, 2023.
== Changes from Windows XP SP2 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* My Computer now uses the computer's username ("%username%'s Computer").
* The Explorer toolbar now has labels. There is now a toolbar background also which is part of the default theme
* Recycle Bin has been renamed to Trash Can, and is additionally now renamable.
* The shutdown and logoff dialog now have a transparent background and big icons.
* The shutdown and logoff dialog now have a transparent background and big icons. The Stand By button does not seem to have a new icon. Also, all of the icons have a pink border around them.
* The theme applying dialog has a broken transparent wallpaper.
* The shutdowntheme and logoffapplying dialog now havehas a broken transparent background and big icons.
 
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New login graphics
 
=== Changes done by registry tweaks (Incomplete) ===
* All ShellNew entries for .bmp, .rar, .bfc, .snp, .wav, .dat, .olb and .opj have been removed
* The default icon for WordPad documents now uses Word Viewer 2003's icon
* There is now a "Set as Skin" entry for .bmp files, what it does is it executes reg.exe to set the BackBitmap variable in Internet Explorer\Toolbar to the path of what bitmap file you right-clicked on
* Register the Total Copy shell extension/drag and drop handlers for directories, drives and folders
* ClearType is now enabled
* The string for long dates is now "dddd, dd MMMM, yyyy"
* DivX will no longer display its logo
* Zoom Player's default resolution is now 800x600. The Zoom Player version now states itself as 4.03, despite being 4.02.
* FTP links will now open in Windows Explorer
* The Internet Explorer start page is now {{Link|url=http://www.MSN.com/|name=http://www.MSN.com/}}.
* The Internet Explorer title registry key uses the computer's name (it sources the %USERNAME% variable).
* TheA toolbar background for Windows and Internet Explorer starthas pagebeen isspecified, nowit points to a file named "http://www.MSNmado.com/bmp".
 
* The registry key for the Windows Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe) title is set to <code>-=Unlimited=-</code>. It will disappear after the included Windows Media Player 10 has been setup.
* MSN Messenger will no longer ask you to login to .NET Passport
* The 3D Text screensaver's default text is now set to "XP Unlimited".
* Windows Media Player 10 will now export in CD quality
* The 3D Text screensaver's default text is now set to "XP Unlimited". It now uses Texture as its surface type.
 
* Explorer/Advanced:
** Hidden files are now hidden
** File extensions are no longer hidden
** Icon labels will now have shadows under them
** The transparent selection square has been disabled
** Automatic searching for network folders and printers has been disabled
** Windows Explorer will now open its windows in seperate processes
** The Classic Start menu's programs list will now automatically be scrolled
** Start menu: Network Connections is now listed
** Start menu: Drag and drop in the Start menu is now enabled
** Start menu: Printers is now listed
** Start menu: The All Programs list will now have scrolling
** Compressed NTFS files will no longer be colored
** Taskbar task grouping has been disabled
* The Desktop Cleanup Wizard has been disabled
* Photo slideshows will now advance photos every 3 seconds
* Windows Explorer will no longer hide the contents of the Control Panel folder, the system drive root folder, Program Files, Windows and system32.
* Autodialing has been fully disabled. The number of maximum connections to a HTTP (including 1.0) server is raised to 10.
* The Sign Up with Passport Wizard has been disabled
* Internet Explorer will no longer keep browsing history
* The registry key for the Windows Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe) title is set to <code>-=<<<Unlimited=>>>-</code>. It will disappear after the included Windows Media Player 10 has been setup.
* Both the Windows and Internet Explorer toolbar now have labels
* New configuration for Notepad2. Notepad2's toolbar now has labels, its toolbar strings have been overwritten with new ones that replace some of them.
* Winamp has been provided a registration key
* Sachs' Marine Aquarium has been provided a registration key
 
=== Look and feel ===
== Software ==
* Adobe Flash Player 7.0 r19
* Notepad2 2.0.12 (modified by author)
* Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 11.0.6506
* Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 11.0.6412
* Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 11.0.5530
* DivX 6.0
* Flash Catcher 2.6.0.1
* The Dictionary
* QuickTime 6.5.1
* JetAudio 6.06
* Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 11.0.6412
* Winamp 5.92
* Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 11.0.5530
* Photo Studio 2000 (cracked)
* Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 11.0.6506
* Zoom Player 4.30 (mislabeled as Zoom Player 4.03, cracked, FFF)
* MSN Messenger 7.8
* Notepad2 2.0.12 (modified by author)
* Photo Studio 2000 (cracked)
* QuickTime 6.5.1
* The Dictionary
* Total Copy 1.1
* Winamp 5.92 (cracked, registered to Winamp)
* Zoom Player 4.3002 (mislabeled as Zoom Player 4.03, cracked, registered to Anthrax/FFF)
 
=== Administrative Tools ===
* Chicken Invaders 2 (replaces freecell.exe)
* Digging Jim
* Frogger 2 - Swampy's Revenge Demo (replaces winmine.exe)
* Moorhuhn X Fun Puzzle
* Moorhuhn XS 1.00.000.DE FFA (replaces mshearts.exe)