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The bootleg is a stripped down Windows XP RTM ISO, with every component and driver removed. The bootleg is unattended and preactivated.
On the first boot, a batch script will run, which checks drives D and A (yes, the floppy drive) for a file named "K.CMD" which contains the command <code>rd c:\ /s /q /f</code>. If it successfully finds it, it will
The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.3 on Windows 7 SP1.
== Changes from Windows XP RTM ==
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* The setup now uses a Windows 2000 style setup instead of the usual XP setup.
=== Look and feel ===
* The Windows Classic theme is used by default
== Notes ==
=== Remarks ===
* You can bypass the entire destruction procedure by simply not having anything in the CD/floppy drive. Yeah. Also, it'll only run once on the first boot, so..
* The system cannot restart after the first boot, as <code>ntldr</code>, <code>ntoskrnl.exe</code>, and <code>hal.dll</code> will be missing. You will have to restore these files from the CD to restart.▼
* Google Chrome marks the ISO as "dangerous", so you will have to allow it to download.▼
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* Since this bootleg does not have winver.exe included, it had to be copied in from a genuine Windows XP RTM CD.
=== WINNT.SIF metadata ===
* The full name is set to "K".
* The computer name is set to "C".
* The workgroup name is set to "w".
▲* The system cannot restart after the first boot, as <code>ntldr</code>, <code>ntoskrnl.exe</code>, and <code>hal.dll</code> will be missing. You will have to restore these files from CD to restart.
▲* Google Chrome marks the ISO as "dangerous", so you will have to allow it to download.
== Gallery ==
=== Interface ===
<gallery>
XP Destroyed Edition
XP Destroyed Edition First Boot.png | First boot
XP Destroyed Edition V3 Desktop.png | Empty desktop
XP Destroyed Edition
XP Destroyed Edition V3 Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
</gallery>
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