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\|language = English \|arch = x86 (32-bit) \|size = 493.2 MBMiB \|download = {{link\|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Betas/Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso\|name=Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.<wbr>English.iso}} \|archiveadd = January 18, 2022 }} '''Whistler Build 2531''' (not to be confused with the {{link\|url=https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_XP_build_2531\|name=stock Whistler build of the same name}}) is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows betas\|Windows XP Build 2531]] edition, which was created by an unknown author. This could possibly be the first XP bootleg ever created and released. Anyhow, it was added into the archive on January 18, 2022. The release date is unclear, but we'll just say late July 2001 for now. It is one of the earliest existing Windows XP bootlegs (predating the earliest nLite bootlegs and Windows XP RTM itself, predates even the DEVILS0WN release of RTM), and possibly the first ever modification of beta Windows XP. Anyhow, it was added into the archive on January 18, 2022. The release date is unclear, but we'll just say late July of 2001 for now. == Description == The bootleg is based on a Release Candidate 2 build of Windows XP, which notoriously had several things added to it that weren't in the original build, such as TweakUI, extra backgrounds, a fish screensaver, re-enabling the bundled Unix utilities from the original build and the removal of the timebomb and activation. It is unclear why exactly the leaker released it like this, but a rumor suggests the author was unhappy with the beta leaking scene at the time and did it out of spite. For many years, this was the only release of Build 2531 available until a team on OSBetaArchive later restored the ISO to its original state, and the unmodified build finally would leak in June 2022. Other than these changes, the build is the same as the leaked version. * There is another ~~bootleg of Windows XP~~build with similar changes tothat is even earlier than this one, called {{link\|url=https://blueosmuseum.com/whistler/xp-2485-2486-2494-2495-2498-2499.php\|name=build 2495}}., Itwhich was ~~presumably~~surprisingly ~~made~~not byarchived ~~the~~earlier ~~same~~in the ~~author~~collection.▼ == Changes from Windows XP build 2531 == == Notes == ~~=== Remarks ===~~ ▲* There is another bootleg of Windows XP with similar changes to this one, called {{link\|url=https://blueosmuseum.com/whistler/xp-2485-2486-2494-2495-2498-2499.php\|name=build 2495}}. It was presumably made by the same author. === Bootleg quirks === * The setup routine has been changed slightly. A program called AutoExNT is used to then execute a script named "firstrun.js", which will do a lot of the changes you will see in the OS. The most notable are: # An entire elaborate ~~setup~~procedure (involving arcane registry wizardry) solely to remove the timebomb # Restoring the unused Unix utilities in the build itself # Unregistering 2 essential activation DLLs, to complete the timebomb defusal/activation removal procedure * Funnily enough, it doesn't clean up after itself properly. A lot of the helper utilities it uses are still present and are never removed. * The Guest account, among others, is now disabled by default. * Command Prompt has had its default black and white color scheme replaced with a white and blue color scheme. The text has been made larger.