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Windows Vista Black Edition
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows Vista Black Edition
Original OS	Windows Vista SP1
Release date	July 17, 2008
Author	Benjamin Samson of Black Edition Team
Country	India
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	4.07 GB
Download link	Windows Vista 32Bit (BlackEdition).iso
Date added	December 9, 2021

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Revision as of 05:37, 1 June 2024

Windows Vista Black Edition is a bootleg Windows Vista SP1 edition, which was created by Benjamin Samson. It released on July 17, 2008, and was added to the archive on December 9, 2021. It was Benjamin Samson's third ever bootleg, after Windows Vista Xtreme Edition, which is currently lost. It is the first bootleg by the then-recently established Black Edition Team to be based on Windows Vista,^[1] as all of their other bootlegs prior to this one were based on Windows XP.^[1] Windows Vista Eternity 2009 is the successor to this bootleg.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows Vista SP1 ISO which comes with many programs and themes. It also comes with a new autorun which lets you install additional software, and two software packs on the CD which have keygens / cracks for their respective programs. Like many of Benjamin's other bootlegs, it comes with a cracked bootmgr and a Yahoo installer in the Programs directory. It is unattended and preactivated.

Changes from Windows Vista SP1

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup background
New login graphics

Look and feel

New default theme, and wallpaper
7 new themes included
2 new screensavers included

Software

7-Zip 4.42
CCleaner v1.36.430
K-Lite Codec Pack (Media Player Classic 6.4.9.1)
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3
Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Preview (2008.01.11.428)

Screensavers

Vista Logon For Xtreme Edition (Logon 2)
Windows Energy

Utilities

Fun fact: This collection has been used before, in Windows Vista Ultimate Fancy. This is the only other known bootleg to include this collection.

AntiArp (WinPcap 4.0)
Adobe Flash Player 5.0 r30 (projector)
CDImage Beta 3
ImgBurn 2.3.0.0
Imageshackert 0.5.1
QDict 2006
Restoration Version 2.5.14
Screen Rip32 v1.0 BETA
Translator
UnFREEz 2.0
USB Disk Storage Format

Software on the CD

Software Pack 1

CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0.1531.0 (NoPE Crack)
Ashampoo Music Studio v3.30 (NeoX Keygen)
Office 2003
VistaCodecPack
DAMN NFO Viewer v2.10
Zoner Photo Studio 10 (CORE Keygen)
CircleSurround II Plugin for Windows Media Player (.txt Keys)
PowerISO 4.0 (AGAiN Keygen)

Software Pack 2

Avast 4.8.1169 (CORE Keygen)
RealPlayer 11 Gold Plus (BetaMaster Crack)
Norton Ghost 14.0.0.24815 (.txt Keys)
StarCodec 20070620
Spyware Doctor 5.5.0.278 (TEAM RESURRECTiON Keygen)
UltraISO 9.0.0.2336 (.txt Keys)
XviD
Gordian Knot 0.21 beta

Notes

Bootleg quirks

The setup graphics are stock until the final setup portion.
There is an installer for Yahoo Messenger in the Programs directory.

CD contents and other info

The autorun plays music.

Gallery

Setup while it's copying files
OOBE
Login screen
Desktop on first boot
Empty desktop
Start menu
System Properties and About Windows
Autorun
Software Pack 1
Software Pack 2

Themes

"Aero MaxClear" theme
"AeroVG" theme
"m11" theme
"RedEye" theme
"Tiberium" theme
"UltimateDark Transparent" theme
"UltimateDark" theme

Miscellaneous

the funny

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://web.archive.org/web/20081028051022/http://vistablackedition.wordpress.com/

[vista_base-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://web.archive.org/web/20081028051022/http://vistablackedition.wordpress.com/

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-'''Windows Vista Black Edition''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Vista|Windows Vista SP1]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Benjamin|Benjamin Samson]]. It released on July 17, 2008, and was added to the archive on December 9, 2021. It was [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Benjamin|Benjamin Samson]]'s third ever bootleg, after [[Windows Vista Xtreme Edition]], which is currently [[CrustyWindows:Lost Bootlegs|lost]]. It is the first bootleg by the then-recently established [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Reckons International Team|Black Edition Team]] to be based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Vista|Windows Vista]],<ref name="vista_base">{{link|http://web.archive.org/web/20081028051022/http://vistablackedition.wordpress.com/|http://web.archive.org/web/20081028051022/http://vistablackedition.wordpress.com/}}</ref> as all of their other bootlegs prior to this one were based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]].<ref name="vista_base"/> [[Windows Vista Eternity 2009]] is the successor to this bootleg.
+'''Windows Vista Black Edition''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Vista|Windows Vista SP1]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Benjamin|Benjamin Samson]]. It released on July 17, 2008, and was added to the archive on December 9, 2021. It was [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Benjamin|Benjamin Samson]]'s third ever bootleg, after [[Windows Vista Xtreme Edition]], which is currently [[CrustyWindows:Lost bootlegs|lost]]. It is the first bootleg by the then-recently established [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Reckons International Team|Black Edition Team]] to be based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Vista|Windows Vista]],<ref name="vista_base">{{link|http://web.archive.org/web/20081028051022/http://vistablackedition.wordpress.com/|http://web.archive.org/web/20081028051022/http://vistablackedition.wordpress.com/}}</ref> as all of their other bootlegs prior to this one were based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]].<ref name="vista_base"/> [[Windows Vista Eternity 2009]] is the successor to this bootleg.
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