Windows Light XP 2008: Difference between revisions

Windows Light XP 2008
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows Light XP 2008
Original OS	Windows XP SP2
Release date	March 7, 2008
Author	Captain Majid of Mz-Files
Country	Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	405 MB
Download link	Light-XPSP2.iso
Date added	December 9, 2021

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Revision as of 07:11, 21 January 2024

Windows Light XP 2008 is a bootleg Windows XP SP2 edition, which was created by Captain Majid of Mz-Files. It released on March 7, 2008, and was added to the archive on December 9, 2021.

Description

The bootleg is a stripped down Windows XP SP2 ISO with RyanVM Update Pack 2.2.1 integrated. It comes with its own boot selector, which comes with several utilities, most of them being in DOS, and of course the actual bootleg itself. It has had some programs, games, themes, wallpapers and updates added.

The ISO was made using nLite.

Changes from Windows XP SP2

Minor changes

OEM branding is included

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup graphics
New boot screen, with a semi-transparent shadow added to the Windows XP text. The kernel filename is listed as "ntkrnlpa.exe" by default. This is due to Light XP's feature of allowing you to select different kernels.
New login background, and text

Look and feel

New default theme, and wallpaper
4 new themes included
2 new screensavers included
New icon set
New sound scheme. The sound scheme is a mix of Windows XP, the Samsung theme for Windows XP and the Plus! 98 "World Traveller" theme. The "Move Menu Item" event is assigned to a sound effect of a car driving by. The "Select" event is assigned to the Windows 98 "Navigation Start" sound. The "Question" event is assigned to a knocking sound effectx

Software

Alfa Fixit
Compumatrix Wallpaper Changer 2.1
Directory Lister 0.9.1
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0.642.0 (cracked with NOD32 FiX 1.1)
Grab Path Shell Extension
ieSpell 2.5.1.106
Iridium Global Time Converter
Metapad 3.51
Microsoft Calculator Plus 1.0
Ninotech Path Copy
Notepad++ 4.7.5
PowerMenu
Process Explorer 10.06
RegMon 7.04
RegScanner 1.20
Remove Restrictions Tool 2.0
SwitchOff 2.5
Unknown Devices 1.4 Beta
Virtual Magnifying Glass 3.3.1
WinUpdatesList 1.21

Customization Utilities

Taskbar Shuffle 2.2
TrueTransparency 1.6
UberIcon 1.0.4
VistaDriveIcon 1.3
WinFlip 3D 0.42
Y'z Shadow 1.9

Games

Chess Nx
Diamond Mine 1.21 (RealArcade version)
LaserAge
Snake 0.6 (from the Microsoft Entertainment Pack)

Updates

DirectX 9.0c
Internet Explorer 7 (provided by NR's Internet Explorer 7 Addon)
Windows Media Player 11

Notes

The CD root has had a custom background added to it.

Gallery

Pre-boot selector
Boot selector
Setup in the graphical phase
Boot screen
Login screen
Desktop on first boot
Empty desktop
Start menu
System Properties, Support Information, and About Windows
CD root
README

Themes

"Orange" theme
"Royal Enhanced Plus" theme
"VistaCG" theme

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 |screenshot = XP Light XP SP2 Desktop.png
 |original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]]
-|release_date = 2008
+|release_date = March 7, 2008
 |creator = [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Captain Majid|Captain Majid]] of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Mz-Files|Mz-Files]]
 |country = Egypt
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 |archiveadd = December 9, 2021
 }}
-'''Windows Light XP 2008''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Captain Majid|Captain Majid]] of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Mz-Files|Mz-Files]]. It released in 2008, and was added to the archive on December 9, 2021.
+'''Windows Light XP 2008''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Captain Majid|Captain Majid]] of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Mz-Files|Mz-Files]]. It released on March 7, 2008, and was added to the archive on December 9, 2021.
 == Description ==
@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 == Changes from Windows XP SP2 ==
+=== Minor changes ===
-* New setup background
+* OEM branding is included
-* New boot screen, with a semi-transparent shadow added to the Windows XP text. The kernel filename is listed for some odd reason
-* New login background and text
+=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
+* New setup graphics
+* New boot screen, with a semi-transparent shadow added to the Windows XP text. The kernel filename is listed as "ntkrnlpa.exe" by default. This is due to Light XP's feature of allowing you to select different kernels.
+* New login background, and text
+=== Look and feel ===
 * New default theme, and wallpaper
 * 4 new themes included
 * 2 new screensavers included
 * New icon set
-* The sound scheme is a mix of Windows XP, the Samsung theme for Windows XP and the Plus! 98 "World Traveller" theme. The "Move Menu Item" event is assigned to a sound effect of a car driving by. The "Select" event is assigned to the Windows 98  "Navigation Start" sound. The "Question" event is assigned to a knocking sound effect
+* New sound scheme. The sound scheme is a mix of Windows XP, the Samsung theme for Windows XP and the Plus! 98 "World Traveller" theme. The "Move Menu Item" event is assigned to a sound effect of a car driving by. The "Select" event is assigned to the Windows 98  "Navigation Start" sound. The "Question" event is assigned to a knocking sound effectx
-* OEM branding is included
-* The CD root has had a custom background added to it
 == Software ==
@@ Line 70: / Line 74: @@
 * Internet Explorer 7 (provided by NR's Internet Explorer 7 Addon)
 * Windows Media Player 11
+=== Notes ===
+* The CD root has had a custom background added to it.
 == Gallery ==