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|screenshot = XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]]
|release_date = September 3, 2012
|creator = Mohamed Elshinawy of Magic Team
|country = Damietta, Egypt
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size =
|download =
|archiveadd = August
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'''Windows 8 Elite Black VR2''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]] edition, which was created by Mohamed Elshinawy of Magic Team. It released
▲'''Windows 8 Elite Black VR2''' is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition created by Mohamed Elshinawy of Magic Team released in 2012 and added to the archive on August 6th, 2022.
== Description ==
The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO.
Despite the OS name being Windows 8, this bootleg has mostly Windows 7 branding. The only Windows 8 related branding is in the
It has a boot selector integrated, which comes with Partition Magic 8.2, Active@ Password Changer (Password Reset 3) and Norton Ghost 8.5. The first and last ones run off of a Windows ME RAM disk while the second runs off of FreeDOS.
This bootleg was made using nLite and Windows Unattended CD Creator 0.9.8.▼
▲It is unattended and preactivated. This bootleg was made using nLite and Windows Unattended CD Creator 0.9.8.
== Changes from Windows XP SP3 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* The Desktop Properties dialog is styled to look like the Windows 7 one. The theme selector has been replaced with a fake one▼
* OEM branding is included, along with Support Information which is just a picture of the author's contact information
* The Run dialog now has a banner and an updated icon
* The Winver has been remodeled to replicate [[Windows XP Genius Edition 2010]]
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup
* New boot screen with Windows 8 branding and a Windows Vista loading bar
* New pre-OOBE graphics
▲* New setup background. Time count down is moved to the bottom left while the progress bar is on the bottom right
* The OOBE video is changed to a rather strange
* New login graphics
▲* The OOBE video is changed to a rather strange one that looks to last 30 seconds
* 3 themes included. Luna's background is changed▼
=== Look and feel ===
* New system icon set▼
* New default theme, and wallpaper
* The sound scheme consists of Windows 7 sounds. The startup and shutdown sounds are female text-to-speech voices.▼
▲* 3 new themes included. Luna's background is changed
* 31 new wallpapers included
▲* The Desktop Properties dialog is styled to look like the Windows 7 one. The theme selector has been replaced with a fake one
▲* The sound scheme consists of Windows 7 sounds.
== Software ==
* UltraISO Beta 6.4.1
* Dr Salman's Quick Accelerator (Fast System Tools)
* TuneUp Beta 2012 (actually a registry script, possibly a crack for TuneUp Utilities)
* CCleaner 3.04.1389 (Cleaner Final)
==== Updates ====
== Notes ==
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* In the Screensaver tab, there is a text down below the screen saver selector that says "NVIDIA® Asus GeForce® 8600 GTS graphics card for Windows Vista and Microsoft® Windows® 7™."▼
* "TuneUp Beta 2012" will not lead to TuneUp Utilities 2012 itself - it will just drop a Reg2EXE to your desktop. It could possibly be a crack for TuneUp Utilities.
* All themes are marked as corrupt by default due to the fact the icons they attempt to use not existing on the system. As such, all theme images have been patched to function by using the default system icons.
* There are 36
▲* In the Screensaver tab, there is a text down below the
* TrueTransparency and Y'z Shadow do not work because they are compressed and the bootleg doesn't come with any archivesrs▼
*
▲* TrueTransparency and Y'z Shadow do not work, because they are compressed and
* When you run "Magic Programs", it will play music on startup.
== Gallery ==
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_Boot.png | Boot screen
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_PreOOBE.png | Pre-OOBE
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_Login.png | Login screen
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_StartMenu.png | Start menu
XP W8 Elite Black VR2 Support Information.png | Support Information
XP W8 Elite Black VR2 Run.png | Run
XP W8 Elite Black VR2 Winver.png | About Windows
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_Magic_Programs.png | "Magic Programs"
</gallery>
=== Themes ===
<gallery>
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_Seven_Theme.png | "Seven"
XP_W8_EliteBlack_VR2_Vista_Theme.png | "Vista"
</gallery>
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