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|screenshot = BPOS-Desktop.png
|screenshot = BPOS-Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]]
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]]
|release_date = August 5th, 2016
|release_date = August 5, 2016
|creator = [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Bob Pony|Bob Pony]], InvoxiPlayGames, jrsDesigns
|creator = [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Bob Pony|Bob Pony]], InvoxiPlayGames, and jrsDesigns
|country = United States
|country = United States
|language = English
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size = 2.70 GB
|size = 2.7 GiB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%207/Bob%20Pony%20OS%20Beta%202.iso Bob Pony OS Beta 2.iso]
|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%207/Bob%20Pony%20OS%20Beta%202.iso|name=Bob Pony OS Beta 2.iso}}
|archiveadd = December 2021?
|archiveadd = December 2021?
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'''Bob Pony OS Beta 2''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Bob Pony|Bob Pony]], InvoxiPlayGames and jrsDesigns. It released on August 5, 2016, after [[Bob Pony OS Beta 1]]. It is based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7]], as opposed to its predecessor being based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]]. It was added to the archive sometime in December 2021.
'''Bob Pony OS Beta 2''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Bob Pony|Bob Pony]], InvoxiPlayGames and jrsDesigns. It released on August 5, 2016, after [[Bob Pony OS Beta 1]]. It is based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7]], as opposed to its predecessor being based on [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]]. It was added to the archive sometime in December 2021.


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== Description ==
== Description ==
The bootleg is a modified Windows 7 SP1 ISO. It serves the same purpose as its predecessor.
The bootleg is a modified Windows 7 SP1 ISO. It serves the same purpose as its predecessor, however, unlike its predecessor, the OS is actually functional.


The ISO was made using NTLite.
The ISO was made using NTLite.


== Changes from Windows 7 SP1 ==
== Changes from Windows 7 SP1 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* The Winver banner has been changed

=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics. The setup OS banner is changed, the setup background has been set to blue, and the setup window's borders are now gray
* New setup graphics. The setup OS banner is changed, the setup background has been set to blue, and the setup window's borders are now gray
* The setup EULA has been rewritten
* The setup EULA has been rewritten
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* New OOBE graphics
* New OOBE graphics
* New login graphics. The OS banner is changed
* New login graphics. The OS banner is changed

* The Explorer shell has been removed in favor of a brand new shell, made in VB.NET. Amusingly, this skips the ie4uinit process entirely, and produces strange results when trying to access essential Explorer functions.
=== Look and feel ===
* Windows Classic is present as the default theme, rather than Windows Aero
* Windows Classic is present as the default theme, rather than Windows Aero due to the weird way the new shell is implemented


== Software ==
== Software ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* Supposedly, there would've been an app store (officially the BP OS Software Center). There are mentions of it in the EULA, and there is even a link to it in the Start menu (which just shows a "Coming soon" message when you open it). But, it was never fully finished.
* The Explorer shell has been removed in favor of a brand new shell, made entirely in VB.NET of course. Amusingly, this skips the ie4uinit process entirely, and produces strange results when trying to access essential Explorer functions.

=== CD contents and other info ===
* The CD label is set to "BPOS".

=== System information ===
* The registered owner is set to "Windows User".
* The registered owner is set to "Windows User".


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BPOS-Setup3.png | Pre-OOBE
BPOS-Setup3.png | Pre-OOBE
BPOS-OOBE.png | OOBE
BPOS-OOBE.png | OOBE
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Login.png | Login
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Login.png | Login screen
BPOS-Desktop.png | Empty desktop
BPOS-Desktop.png | Empty desktop
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Desktop Aero.png | Ditto, in Aero
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 StartMenu.png | Start menu
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 StartMenu.png | Start menu
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 StartMenu Aero.png | Ditto, in Aero
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 About Bob Pony OS.png | About Bob Pony OS
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Demo.png | System Properties, About Windows (regular), and About Windows (Bob Pony OS)
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Winver.png | About Windows
</gallery>
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Demo Aero.png | Ditto, in Aero
; Bob Pony OS Beta 2 in Aero (just for the fun of it)
<gallery>
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Desktop Aero.png | Empty desktop
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 StartMenu Aero.png | Start menu
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 SysDM Aero.png | System Properties
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 About Bob Pony OS Aero.png | About Bob Pony OS
W7 Bob Pony OS Beta 2 Winver Aero.png | About Windows
</gallery>
</gallery>


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== References ==
== References ==
<references/>
<references />


[[Category:Bootlegs originating from North America]]
[[Category:Bootlegs originating from North America]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 8 July 2024

Bob Pony OS Beta 2
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Bob Pony OS Beta 2
The desktop of Bob Pony OS Beta 2
Original OSWindows 7 SP1
Release dateAugust 5, 2016
AuthorBob Pony, InvoxiPlayGames, and jrsDesigns
CountryUnited States
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size2.7 GiB
Download linkBob Pony OS Beta 2.iso
Date addedDecember 2021?

Bob Pony OS Beta 2 is a bootleg Windows 7 SP1 edition, which was created by Bob Pony, InvoxiPlayGames and jrsDesigns. It released on August 5, 2016, after Bob Pony OS Beta 1. It is based on Windows 7, as opposed to its predecessor being based on Windows XP. It was added to the archive sometime in December 2021.

This was the final version of Bob Pony OS. There were rumors that a "Beta 3" was created at some point (but never actually released), however, it was confirmed by Bob Pony that Beta 3 never existed.[1]

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows 7 SP1 ISO. It serves the same purpose as its predecessor, however, unlike its predecessor, the OS is actually functional.

The ISO was made using NTLite.

Changes from Windows 7 SP1

Minor changes

  • The Winver banner has been changed

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup graphics. The setup OS banner is changed, the setup background has been set to blue, and the setup window's borders are now gray
  • The setup EULA has been rewritten
  • New pre-OOBE graphics
  • New OOBE graphics
  • New login graphics. The OS banner is changed

Look and feel

  • Windows Classic is present as the default theme, rather than Windows Aero due to the weird way the new shell is implemented

Software

  • Mozilla Firefox 48.0

Notes

Bootleg quirks

  • Supposedly, there would've been an app store (officially the BP OS Software Center). There are mentions of it in the EULA, and there is even a link to it in the Start menu (which just shows a "Coming soon" message when you open it). But, it was never fully finished.
  • The Explorer shell has been removed in favor of a brand new shell, made entirely in VB.NET of course. Amusingly, this skips the ie4uinit process entirely, and produces strange results when trying to access essential Explorer functions.

CD contents and other info

  • The CD label is set to "BPOS".

System information

  • The registered owner is set to "Windows User".

Gallery

Bob Pony OS Beta 2 in Aero (just for the fun of it)

Applications

References