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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

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Revision as of 14:21, 23 June 2024

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" (ThemeUI.dll's strings has been edited), marking another case of asset borrowing from other bootlegs.
Internet Download Manager primarily installs its desktop shortcuts and Start menu program groups to a user directory named "hesham", expecting it to exist as the main user account, but this is not the case in this bootleg. The Start menu program groups only do show up because they also get installed to All Users, which will always show regardless of which user account you are logged into.
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

Pre-setup
Setup in the graphical phase
Boot screen
Login screen
Empty desktop
Start menu ("Skype4" theme)
System Properties
System Properties (Stock)
Run
About Windows
Autorun
Shutdown dialog
Logoff dialog
Theme applying dialog

Themes

"Da7kStyleNS" theme
"Devoler-Preview" theme
"NightStorm" theme
"SevenVG Black RTM" theme
"SevenVG Refresh" theme
"SKYPE1" theme
"Skype2" theme
"Skype3" theme
"Skype5" theme
"Skype6" theme
"Skype7" theme
"Skype8" theme
"Skype9" theme
"Skype10" theme
"VistaVG Ultimate" theme

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 === Bootleg quirks ===
-* The default theme name for the stock Luna theme is now "Windows AnGeL Live", marking another case of asset borrowing.
+* The default theme name for the stock Luna theme is now "Windows AnGeL Live" (<code>ThemeUI.dll</code>'s strings has been edited), marking another case of asset borrowing from other bootlegs.
+* Internet Download Manager primarily installs its desktop shortcuts and Start menu program groups to a user directory named "hesham", expecting it to exist as the main user account, but this is not the case in this bootleg. The Start menu program groups only do show up because they also get installed to All Users, which will always show regardless of which user account you are logged into.
 * The regional language is Arabic, making this bootleg partially Arabic.