Windows Aero Style: Difference between revisions

Windows Aero Style
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows Aero Style
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	April 10, 2010
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	730.4 MiB
Download link	WindowsAeroStyle.iso
Date added	November 15, 2023

Revision as of 01:51, 27 January 2024

Windows Aero Style is a bootleg Windows XP edition, which was created by an unknown author. It released on April 10, 2010 and was added to the archive on January 26, 2024.

Description

The bootleg is a modified version of Windows XP SP3 to look like Windows 7. It is partially unattended and also preactivated (although you have to do this manually)

The bootleg was made using nLite 1.4.9.1 and Windows Unattended CD Creator 0.9.8 on Windows Vista SP2. The WPI used was a batch script to run all the installers silently.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

The My Computer and My Documents icons now show up on the desktop.
Administrative Tools now shows up in My Computer.

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

The setup now has a Windows Vista look.

Look and feel

New default theme which replaces Luna. It resembles Windows 7.
Two new themes, which aim to make the OS look more like Windows Vista and 7.
The boot screen, pre-OOBE and login screen has been changed to look like Windows Vista Home Premium.

Notes

Bootleg quirks

Two options for installing software is specified. Once in the Windows Unattended CD Creator settings file and once in the nLite last session file. The nLite one is used instead, for some odd reason.
In setup, the system will report an error saying user32.dll was relocated in memory. This does not affect the final system.
There are two software directories on the CD, and the one used is AeroSoftware