Windows 8 Elite Black VR2

Windows 8 Elite Black VR2

Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of a fresh install of Windows 8 Elite Black VR2 The desktop of a fresh install of Windows 8 Elite Black VR2
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	2012
Author	Mohamed Elshinawy
Country	Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	680 MB
Download link	Win XP - 8.iso
Date added	August 6th, 2022

Windows 8 Elite Black VR2 is a Windows bootleg edition created by Mohamed Elshinawy of Magic Team released in 2012 and added to the archive on August 6th, 2022.

Description

The bootleg is a bootable Windows XP SP3 ISO that has a boot selector when you boot it up. It comes with Partition Magic 8.2, Active@ Password Changer (Password Reset 3) and Norton Ghost 8.5. The first and last ones run off of a Windows ME RAM disk while the second runs off of FreeDOS. It is unattended and preactivated. This bootleg comes with additional programs that you can install.

Despite the OS name being Windows 8, this bootleg has Windows 7 branding. The only Windows 8 related branding is in the log in wallpaper, which is from Windows 8 Milestone 3.

This bootleg was made using nLite and Windows Unattended CD Creator 0.9.8.

Changes from Windows XP

• New boot screen with Windows 8 branding and a Windows Vista loading bar
• New setup background. Time count down is moved to the bottom left while the progress bar is on the bottom right
• Barely any themes added
• New icons
• Several new wallpapers
• OOBE is skipped
• The OOBE video is changed to a rather strange one that looks to last 30 seconds
• The Desktop Properties dialog is styled to look like the Windows 7 one. The themes selector has been replaced with a fake one

Software

Customization Utilities

• ViGlance
• RocketDock
• Fast Explorer

Additional Software

• Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15 (Mozilla Firefox Beta 2012)
• Yahoo Messenger 12
• Opera 10.6
• IDM 5.18.B2
• Adobe Photoshop CS3
• Foxit Reader 9.2 (Foxit Reader Bdf 9.2)
• Windows Power Tools 5.0 (Fast Windows)
• AIMP 2.61 (AIMP Beta 2012)
• HashTab 3.0.0 (HashTab Beta 2012)
• Everything 1.2.1 (Every Search)
• Autorun Virus Remover 2.3 (AutoRun)
• UltraISO Beta 6.4.1
• Dr Salman's Quick Accelerator (Fast System Tools)
• TuneUp Beta 2012
• CCleaner (Cleaner Final)

Updates

• .NET Framework 3.5 (Net From Work 3.5)

Customization Utilities

• Rainmeter 1.2 rev 340 (with Vista Rainbar theme) (Windows Sidebar Beta)
• TrueTransparency
• Y'z Shadow (YZ Shadow Beta)
• TransBar
• Fast Explorer 2008

Notes

• In the Screensaver tab, there is a text down below the screen saver selector that says "NVIDIA® Asus GeForce® 8600 GTS graphics card for Windows Vista and Microsoft® Windows® 7™."
• All themes are marked as corrupt by default due to the fact the icons they attempt to use not existing on the system. As such, all theme images have been patched to function by using the default system icons
• There are 36 unused images in the Thumbs.db of the Wallpapers directory
• If you launch Dr Salman's Quick Accelerator from the Magic Programs dialog, a macro program will launch that automatically optimizes the system for you

Gallery

• Pre-CD boot

  Pre-CD boot

• Boot selector

  Boot selector

• Boot screen

  Boot screen

• Setup in the graphical stage

  Setup in the graphical stage

• Pre-OOBE

  Pre-OOBE

• OOBE video

  OOBE video

• Log in

  Log in

• Empty desktop

  Empty desktop

• Start Menu

  Start Menu

• System Properties and About Windows

  System Properties and About Windows

• Autorun

  Autorun

Themes

• "Seven" Theme

  "Seven" Theme

• "Vista" Theme

  "Vista" Theme