Skype XP

Skype XP

Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Skype XP
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Forked from	Android XP
Release date	September 27, 2013
Author	Omar Ragab, Ali Maher
Language(s)	English, Arabic
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	668.6 MiB
Download link	SkypeXp.iso
Date added	December 12, 2021

Skype XP is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by Omar Ragab and Ali Maher. It released on September 27, 2013, and was added to the archive on December 12, 2021. The bootleg is a fork of Android XP, which was released before this one.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO with DriverPack integrated, which adds new programs and themes. Despite the bootleg being named Skype XP, this bootleg doesn't even have Skype!

It comes with its own autorun. Through it, you can install the bootleg, install additional drivers (using a modified version of EasyDrv borrowed from Windows Life XP 2013, which has been rebranded to "Skype Xp Drv By Omar Ragab"), install additional programs and exit the autorun.

It is unattended and preactivated. The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.1, and the autorun was made using AutoPlay Media Studio.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

• The text-mode setup OS text is changed to "Skype Xp Setup".
• System Properties has been replaced with Glass SysDM
• The Run dialog has been borrowed from Windows XP 7 Genius Edition 2011
• The Winver banner is changed
• The shutdown dialog now has a transparent background
• The logoff dialog is changed. It now has a dark Vista look
• The theme applying dialog is changed, same design as the logoff dialog

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

• New setup background
• New boot graphics
• New login background

Look and feel

• New default theme, and wallpaper
• 15 new themes included
• The default screensaver is now left blank by default
• New icon set
• New cursor set
• New sound set

Software

• AIMP 2.61 build 583
• Internet Download Manager 6.16 (cracked, registered to ?OC? ??I??)
• MPC-HC 1.6.8.7417
• VLC Media Player 2.0.7
• Winamp 5.54 (cracked, registered to Net User, comes with ClassicPro plugin and 5 new skins)
• WinRAR 4.20

Customization Utilities

• Glass SysDM
• RocketDock 1.3.1
• UberIcon 1.04

Updates

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2005

Software on the CD

• 93 Wallpapers Pack
• Adobe Flash Player 11.8.800.94
• CCleaner v4.03.4151
• Google Chrome 21.0.1180.55
• USB Disk Security 6.0.0.126
• Yahoo Messenger 11.50.0.152-us

Notes

Remarks

• There are many Android XP leftovers, for example in SVCPACK\SPEED UP.EXE you can see Android XP-related images. The ISO file structure is exactly the same, in fact, this bootleg was made 2 weeks after Android XP released, making this one a fork of Android XP. Along with that, the author got someone else to work with them on this bootleg, while they made Android XP by themselves.

Bootleg quirks

• The default theme name for the stock Luna theme is now "Windows AnGeL Live", marking another case of asset borrowing.
• The regional language is Arabic, making this bootleg partially Arabic.

CD contents and other info

• The CD label is set to "SkypeXp".
• The CD has its own custom icon.
• Sp3.cab in the I386 folder is dated October 4, 2013, yet all of the files were last updated in September.

Gallery

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  Setup in the graphical phase

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  Boot screen

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  Login screen

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  Empty desktop

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  Start menu ("Skype4" theme)

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  System Properties and About Windows

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  Autorun

Themes

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  "Da7kStyleNS" theme

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  "Devoler-Preview" theme

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  "NightStorm" theme

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  "SevenVG Black" theme

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  "SevenVG Refresh" theme

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  "Skype1" theme

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  "Skype2" theme

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  "Skype3" theme

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  "Skype5" theme

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  "Skype6" theme

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  "Skype7" theme

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  "Skype8" theme

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  "Skype9" theme

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  "Skype10" theme

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  "VistaVG Ultimate" theme