Windows Crystal Edition: Difference between revisions

Windows Crystal Edition
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows Crystal Edition
Original OS	Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Release date	July 26, 2006
Author	?
Country	France
Language(s)	French
Architecture(s)	x86 (16-bit)
File size	22.9 MiB
Download link	Windows Crystal Edition.7z
Date added	December 25, 2021

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Latest revision as of 11:50, 30 June 2024

Windows Crystal Edition (otherwise known as Windows 3.1 Crystal Version from the wallpaper) is a bootleg Windows for Workgroups 3.11 distribution, which was created by an unknown author. It released on July 26, 2006, and was added to the archive on December 25, 2021.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows for Workgroups 3.11 distribution, which primarily focuses on giving the OS a Windows 95 look using Calmira.

It has a strange installation procedure. Since the actual OS is contained in a 7z file and not a conventional ISO, you have to manually make an ISO image of the 7z contents and then insert it into a machine to install it. It also would've needed to have an existing MS-DOS installation for it to work.

Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New boot graphics, featuring the Neptune logo and Calmira branding

Look and feel

New wallpaper, also with the Neptune logo, but also with gray text saying "Windows 3.1 Crystal Version"

Software

Microsoft Word 6.0a
WinZip 6.3 SR-1
Paint Shop Pro 2.01

Customization Utilities

Makeover 1.0
Calmira II 3.3 (in French)

DOS software

Virtual Machine Additions 2004

Gallery

Even though this bootleg was mostly designed for Virtual PC 2004, Virtual PC 2007 was used to take these screenshots. Everything went smoothly and no issues were found.

Boot screen
Empty desktop
Start menu
MS Info (from Microsoft Word) and About Windows

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 == Description ==
-The bootleg is a modified Windows for Workgroups 3.11 distribution which primarily focuses on giving the OS a Windows 95 look using Calmira, which is the entire namesake and purpose of this bootleg.
+The bootleg is a modified Windows for Workgroups 3.11 distribution, which primarily focuses on giving the OS a Windows 95 look using Calmira.
-It has a strange installation procedure. Since the actual OS is contained in a 7z file and not a conventional ISO, you have to manually make an ISO image of the 7z contents and then insert it into a DOS machine to install it. Not to mention that it also requires an existing MS-DOS installation to work!
+It has a strange installation procedure. Since the actual OS is contained in a 7z file and not a conventional ISO, you have to manually make an ISO image of the 7z contents and then insert it into a machine to install it. It also would've needed to have an existing MS-DOS installation for it to work.
-It is presumed that this bootleg was intended to be used with Virtual PC 2004, since this bootleg comes with the VPC 2004 version of Virtual Machine Additions.
 == Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ==
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 == Gallery ==
-''Even though this bootleg mostly focuses on supporting Virtual PC 2004, Virtual PC 2007 was used to take these screenshots regardless. No issues were found and everything worked fine.''
+''Even though this bootleg was mostly designed for Virtual PC 2004, Virtual PC 2007 was used to take these screenshots. Everything went smoothly and no issues were found.''
 <gallery>