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{{Infobox bootleg
{{Infobox bootleg
|screenshot = W2000_HQ_V2_Desktop.png
|screenshot = W2K HQ V2 Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000 SP4]]
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000 SP4]]
|release_date = 2011
|release_date = February 14, 2011
|creator = mmaciek12
|creator = mmaciek12
|country = Poland
|country = Poland
|language = Polish
|language = Polish
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size = 344 MB
|size = 343.6 MiB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%202000/Windows%20HQ%20v2%20%28Windows%202000%20PL%20sp4%29.iso Windows HQ v2 (Windows 2000 PL sp4).iso]
|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%202000/Windows%20HQ%20v2%20%28Windows%202000%20PL%20sp4%29.iso|name=Windows HQ v2 (Windows 2000 PL sp4).iso}}
|archiveadd = December 7th, 2022
|archiveadd = December 7, 2022
}}
}}
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'''Windows HQ V2''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000 SP4]] edition, which was created by mmaciek12. It released on February 14, 2011, and was added to the archive on December 7, 2022.

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'''Windows HQ V2''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000 SP4]] edition, which was created by mmaciek12. It released in 2011, and was added to the archive on December 7th, 2022.


== Description ==
== Description ==
The bootleg is a modified Windows 2000 SP4 ISO. It updates most of the UI to resemble Windows 7, but does it very poorly. It adds some wallpapers, and registry tweaks. It has some updates bundled. It has its own autorun. It is unattended, and preactivated.
The bootleg is a modified Windows 2000 SP4 ISO. It updates most of the UI to resemble Windows 7, but does not do it very well. It adds some wallpapers, and registry tweaks. It has some updates bundled. It has its own autorun.


The bootleg is not very well-made, as seen in the amount of unused content found in the ISO image, and how vital parts of the bootleg have been completely left out from the clearly rushed development process.
This bootleg has been rushed, as seen in the amount of unused content found in the ISO. There are several vital parts of this bootleg that have been completely left out as a result of the sloppily done job.


The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.1, and the autorun is an AutoIt V3 script which reads from a local .GIF as its background, and is packed with UPX.
It is unattended, and preactivated. The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.1, and the autorun is an AutoIt V3 script which reads from a local .GIF as its background, and is packed with UPX.


== Changes from Windows 2000 SP4 ==
== Changes from Windows 2000 SP4 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* The setup OS text is changed
* The graphical setup OS text is changed
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* The boot screen is set to a plain black background with white text. Due to a quirk with Windows 2000's ntoskrnl, the loading bar takes part of the text with it.
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* The System Properties dialog is changed slightly
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* The setup background is replaced with the Windows 7 one

=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
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* New setup graphics. The setup background is replaced with the Windows 7 one
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* New boot graphics. The boot screen is set to a plain black background with white text. Due to the improperly done boot screen, the loading bar takes part of the text with it

=== Look and feel ===
* 50 new wallpapers included. Some are from XP, while many of them come from Windows Vista and 7, betas included
* 50 new wallpapers included. Some are from XP, while many of them come from Windows Vista and 7, betas included
* New sound scheme. The default ding sound is replaced with Windows 7's one. A few sounds have been replaced with the ding sound.
* New sound scheme. The default ding sound is replaced with Windows 7's one. A few sounds have been replaced with the ding sound.
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* The system properties dialog is changed slightly

== Software ==
== Software ==
=== Customization Utilities ===
=== Customization Utilities ===
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
=== Unused content ===
* Continuing from the tangent of "unused things":
:* There is a customization utility included in the Windows directory, that is supposed to run on startup, but it does not. Not to mention the shortcut link that starts the program is broken in many different ways. The file path goes to <code>system32\ViOrb\ViOrb.exe</code>, but ViOrb is actually in <code>WINNT</code>, not <code>WINNT\system32</code>.
* There is a customization utility included in the Windows directory, that is supposed to run on startup, but it does not, because the shortcut link that starts the program is broken. The file path goes to <code>WINNT\system32\ViOrb\ViOrb.exe</code>, but ViOrb is actually in the root of <code>system32</code>, not in its own folder in <code>system32</code>. And you know what's the best part? Since the author forgot to clear the working path, their main computer's path is present! From what we can see, we can infer that they used Windows 2000 or XP to make this bootleg.
* A wallpaper is supposed to be set, but it isn't.
:* And you know what's the best part? The author forgot to fix the working path, so their '''main computer'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s path is still present! But from what we can see, we can infer that they used Windows XP to make this bootleg.
:* A wallpaper is supposed to be set, but it isn't.
* There is supposed to be a folder named "TUNING" that gets extracted to the desktop, from which you can access:
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*# The registry tweaks registry file that gets applied during Setup, for backup purposes
:* There is supposed to be a folder named "TUNING" that gets extracted to the desktop, from which you can access:
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*# A batch script that cleans the temp folders and Prefetch
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::# The registry tweaks registry file, that gets applied during Setup, for backup purposes,
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*# And a folder named "32 bitowe ikony" (32 bit icons), which has Windows 2000 Revolutions Pack 2.0 and Windows Vista toolbar icons, which you are supposed to install manually and apply the included toolbars, to make the OS look like Vista/7.
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::# A batch script that cleans the temp folders and Prefetch,
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* Shell32.dll is supposed to have Windows 7 icons, but there is a duplicate which is stock, so the modified version never gets extracted and the icons will never show up.
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::# And a folder named "32 bitowe ikony" (32 bit icons), which has Windows 2000 Revolutions Pack 2.0 and Windows Vista toolbar icons, which you are supposed to install manually and apply the included toolbars, to make the OS look like Vista/7.
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:* Shell32.dll is supposed to have different icons, but there is a duplicate which is stock, so it never gets extracted and the icons will never show up.


=== Bootleg quirks ===
* None of the installed programs show up properly in Add/Remove Programs. Their names all show in blank.
* None of the installed programs show up properly in Add/Remove Programs. Their names all show in blank.
* Internet Explorer is partially broken, as there are IE 6 updates bundled with the OS, but IE itself is still version 5.0.
* Internet Explorer is partially broken, as there are IE 6 updates bundled with the OS, but IE itself is still version 5.0.

* This bootleg includes the unused Utopia sound scheme from the original Windows 2000.
=== CD contents and other info ===
* The CD label is set to "WinHQ_V2".


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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W2000_HQ_V2_Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
W2000_HQ_V2_Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
W2000_HQ_V2_Boot.png | Boot screen
W2000_HQ_V2_Boot.png | Boot screen
W2000_HQ_V2_Login.png | Login screen
W2K HQ V2 Login.png | Login screen
W2000_HQ_V2_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
W2K HQ V2 Desktop.png | Empty desktop
W2000_HQ_V2_StartMenu.png | Start menu
W2K HQ V2 StartMenu.png | Start menu
W2000_HQ_V2_Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
W2K HQ V2 Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
W2000_HQ_V2_Autorun.png | Autorun
W2000_HQ_V2_Autorun.png | Autorun
</gallery>
</gallery>

Latest revision as of 16:41, 24 July 2024

Windows HQ V2
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows HQ V2
The desktop of Windows HQ V2
Original OSWindows 2000 SP4
Release dateFebruary 14, 2011
Authormmaciek12
CountryPoland
Language(s)Polish
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size343.6 MiB
Download linkWindows HQ v2 (Windows 2000 PL sp4).iso
Date addedDecember 7, 2022

Windows HQ V2 is a bootleg Windows 2000 SP4 edition, which was created by mmaciek12. It released on February 14, 2011, and was added to the archive on December 7, 2022.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows 2000 SP4 ISO. It updates most of the UI to resemble Windows 7, but does not do it very well. It adds some wallpapers, and registry tweaks. It has some updates bundled. It has its own autorun.

This bootleg has been rushed, as seen in the amount of unused content found in the ISO. There are several vital parts of this bootleg that have been completely left out as a result of the sloppily done job.

It is unattended, and preactivated. The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.1, and the autorun is an AutoIt V3 script which reads from a local .GIF as its background, and is packed with UPX.

Changes from Windows 2000 SP4

Minor changes

  • The graphical setup OS text is changed
  • The System Properties dialog is changed slightly

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup graphics. The setup background is replaced with the Windows 7 one
  • New boot graphics. The boot screen is set to a plain black background with white text. Due to the improperly done boot screen, the loading bar takes part of the text with it

Look and feel

  • 50 new wallpapers included. Some are from XP, while many of them come from Windows Vista and 7, betas included
  • New sound scheme. The default ding sound is replaced with Windows 7's one. A few sounds have been replaced with the ding sound.

Software

Customization Utilities

  • ViOrb (with 11 orbs)

Updates

  • DirectX 9.0 - March 2009
  • Windows Media Player 9

Notes

Unused content

  • There is a customization utility included in the Windows directory, that is supposed to run on startup, but it does not, because the shortcut link that starts the program is broken. The file path goes to WINNT\system32\ViOrb\ViOrb.exe, but ViOrb is actually in the root of system32, not in its own folder in system32. And you know what's the best part? Since the author forgot to clear the working path, their main computer's path is present! From what we can see, we can infer that they used Windows 2000 or XP to make this bootleg.
  • A wallpaper is supposed to be set, but it isn't.
  • There is supposed to be a folder named "TUNING" that gets extracted to the desktop, from which you can access:
    1. The registry tweaks registry file that gets applied during Setup, for backup purposes
    2. A batch script that cleans the temp folders and Prefetch
    3. And a folder named "32 bitowe ikony" (32 bit icons), which has Windows 2000 Revolutions Pack 2.0 and Windows Vista toolbar icons, which you are supposed to install manually and apply the included toolbars, to make the OS look like Vista/7.
  • Shell32.dll is supposed to have Windows 7 icons, but there is a duplicate which is stock, so the modified version never gets extracted and the icons will never show up.

Bootleg quirks

  • None of the installed programs show up properly in Add/Remove Programs. Their names all show in blank.
  • Internet Explorer is partially broken, as there are IE 6 updates bundled with the OS, but IE itself is still version 5.0.

CD contents and other info

  • The CD label is set to "WinHQ_V2".

Gallery

  • Pre-setup

    Pre-setup

  • Setup in the graphical phase

    Setup in the graphical phase

  • Boot screen

    Boot screen

  • Login screen

    Login screen

  • Empty desktop

    Empty desktop

  • Start menu

    Start menu

  • System Properties and About Windows

    System Properties and About Windows

  • Autorun

    Autorun

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