Windows XP Ruby 2040: Difference between revisions

Windows XP Ruby 2040
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows XP Ruby 2040
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	May 8th 2015
Author	Lander X
Country	Venezuela
Language(s)	Spanish
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	4,05 GB
Download link	WinXPRuby2040.7z

Revision as of 18:09, 10 December 2023

Windows XP Ruby 2040 is a Windows XP SP3 based distribution created as part of the XP Ruby series, by Lander X. It released on May 8th 2015.

Unfortunately, the other editions of this bootleg are paid and probably lost, because Lander X discontinues and deletes old versions of his bootlegs from his PC/servers after some period of time.

Description

The OS is a slightly altered Windows XP SP3 ISO, but remains mostly stock. It comes with the Zune and Royale themes added along with some apps and branding. It also comes with its own autorun.

Through the autorun, you can install extra apps bundled with the disc, plus some information about the author and acknowledgements.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Most steps on the text-based setup are skipped, starting right on the partitioning screen.
Graphic setup stage uses the Windows 2000 installer.
Suggested default PC name is WINXP2012.
OOBE is completely skipped, you log in as the Administrator account.
Royale is set as the default theme.
There's a shortcut on the desktop called "Selección del explorador" (Browser selection) which is supposed to help the user to install a new web browser. Clicking "Aceptar" redirects to https://www.microsoft.com/es-es/BrowserChoice/ (this website is not avaliable anymore).
Default user tiles are replaced with Windows 7 ones
Explorer set to use the classic folders by default (can be restored to show the sidebar with common tasks)
Control panel uses the classic view (category view cannot be re-enabled)
Control panel also has extra items and shortcuts to, in example, Registry Editor

Software

Bootvis 1.3.37
DirectX 2014 End-User Runtimes
Java 6 update 24
Adobe Reader X
Adobe Flash 11.0.1 (ActiveX)
TweakUI
Microsoft Silverlight

Bundled with the CD

Google Chrome 36.0.1985.143
Mozilla Firefox 31.0
Office 2010 SP2
VirtualDJ 8.0
Audacity 2015
Nero 2015
TuneUp 2015
Disk Defrag 2015
AVG Antivirus 2015
PowerDVD 2015
Shark007's Free Codecs (Vista Codec Package)
Photo Story 3
Skype 6.18
Microangelo Toolset 6
WinZip 19.0
VirtualPC 2007 (SP1)

Included themes

Luna
Royale (default)
Royale Noir
Zune
Embedded
Ontario (based on Luna Metallic, needs to be installed)
Nile (based on Luna Blue, needs to be installed)
Nunavut (based on Luna Metallic, needs to be installed)
Ree Ree Khao San (based on Luna Blue, needs to be installed)

Updates

Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
Windows Media Player 11

Notes

Archive password is "landerxdeidad" (remove this once uploaded to CW collection)
PowerDJ setup opens WinZip setup instead
AVG setup doesn't work because it claims the installer is too old (set your date to 2015 to fix)
Nero installer doesn't work because the demo key is expired (set your date to 2015 to fix)
According to the box art it claims to be the "Only XP version that didn't expire on April 2014", yet other XP-based bootlegs of him claims the same thing
According to the box art this bootleg has 164.000 drivers slipstreamed on it making the installation easy to do because the device will be recognized since the first instant