Windows FD Deluxe

Windows FD Deluxe
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows FD Deluxe
Original OS	Windows XP SP1a
Release date	February 2004
Country	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	690.8 MiB
Download link	WindowsFD.iso
Date added	July 5, 2024

Windows FD Deluxe (called "Microsoft Custom Windows XP 3.0" on the physical cover of this bootleg) is a bootleg build of Windows XP SP1a, which was created by an unknown author. It was released somewhere in February 2004, and was added to the archive on July 5, 2024.

Description

It is one of the earliest Windows XP SP1a bootlegs, along with Windows XP Gold 5.5 that it was released two months prior. It was designed to resemble early Longhorn builds from that period. It also has a Post-Install on it, which installs some programs, changes the boot screen and the boot.ini file, installs some registry tweaks, and drivers for VIA RAID controller (ostensibly for SATA support). Apart from those, it is mostly stock.

It is unattended and preactivated.

Changes from Windows XP SP1a

Look and feel

New default theme and wallpaper
Five additional themes, though those are just variations of the same theme.

Software

Hotfixes

DirectX 9.0b
Microsoft Windows Script 5.6
Q322011
Q327405
Q327979
Q330994 (Update for Outlook Express 6 SP1)
Q810243
Q814995
Q815021
Q820291
Q821253
Q822603
Q823182
Q824105
Q824141
Q824145 (Hotfix For Internet Explorer 6 SP1)
Q825119
Q826939
Windows Media Player Update 828026
Q828028
Q828035
Q829558
Q833407
QCHAIN (QFE Regcheck For Pending Rename)

Programs

Advanced Archive Password Recovery 2.20
Advanced ZIP Repair 1.6
CabPack 1.4
Microsoft Office Professional 2003 RTM
RAR Password Checker 4.11
UHARC GUI 0.4 Beta
WinRAR 3.30 (modified to 3.30 Plus; registered to "User Of World")

Notes

Remarks

This bootleg was obtained from a physical disc labeled "Microsoft Custom Windows XP 3.0".
- The back cover of the disc where it originated featured this blurb:

With this release version of Microsoft Windows XP Professional Custom Made Edition 3.0 is an evaluation of Microsoft Windwos XP Professional Corporate Edition with Service Pack 1A and all critical updates to 25/12/03. New windows desktop theme will apply after installation, so enjoy the cool look.

Due to the fact we had squeeze all this on CD you are unable to upgrade from a previous verion. In conclusion you must clean install it.

Bugs fixed since last release: No T-13 inetserv extraction pop-up, Outlook no longer has the "Identity Switch Cancelled" error. Install folders will delete automatically. This version supports VIARAID SATA drivers. Everything is cool

Despite the blurb on the back of the physical disc indicating that the bootleg contained updates up to December 2003, some updates from early 2004 are present, such as Q833407 (released February 2004), which edited out offensive symbols from the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font.

Bootleg quirks

The bootleg is inconsistently named - the bootscreen refers to itself as "Windows FD Professional", while the wallpaper refers to itself as "Windows FD Deluxe".
All files and directories on the disc are all set to December 31, 2002, except for few files and folders in the Office 2003 installer, which has date of February 13, 2004, indicating the disc's building date/period.

WINNT.SIF metadata

The full name is set to "comp".
The workgroup name is set to "WORKGROUP".

Gallery

Pre-Desktop

Boot screen (after WPI)
First boot

Interface

Empty desktop
System properties and winver
Program demo

Themes

Plex Style M4 New Taskbar theme
Plex Style M4 Classic theme
Plex Style M4 ICE theme
Plex Style M4 ICE New Taskbar theme
Plex Style M4 ICE Classic theme

Others

Front cover of the physical source disc. Note Service Pack 2 being mentioned despite the bootleg only having SP1a.
Rear cover of the physical source disc. The CD key information is stored in an unknown barcode format.
The CD label of the physical source disc.