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|screenshot = HalloweenPsycho_Desktop.png
|screenshot = W8 Halloweenpsycho Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8 RTM]]
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8 RTM]]
|creator = murphy78 (aka MacStar2012)
|creator = murphy78 (aka MacStar2012)
|release_date = January 2013
|release_date = January 2013
|language = English
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit), x86 (64-bit)
|arch = x86 (32-bit), x64 (64-bit)
|size = 4.4 GB
|size = 4.4 GiB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%208/Halloweenpsycho%20Windows%208%20Pro.iso Halloweenpsycho Windows 8 Pro.iso]
|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%208/Halloweenpsycho%20Windows%208%20Pro.iso|name=Halloweenpsycho Windows 8 Pro.iso}}
|archiveadd = August 6, 2022
|archiveadd = August 6, 2022
}}
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'''Windows 8 Halloween Psycho''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8 RTM]] edition, which was created by murphy78 (also known as MacStar2012). It released in January 2013, and was added to the archive on August 6, 2022.
'''Windows 8 Halloween Psycho''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8 RTM]] edition, which was created by murphy78 (also known as MacStar2012). It released in January 2013, and was added to the archive on August 6, 2022. It was released 2 months after the RTM release of Windows 8, making it one of the earliest Windows 8 bootlegs to exist.


== Description ==
== Description ==
The bootleg is a modified Windows 8 RTM ISO. It is Halloween themed. Although it does not have many changes, this bootleg has some very interesting tidbits, most notably the fact that this mod was released two months after the RTM release of Windows 8, making it one of the earliest Windows 8 bootlegs to exist. The OS comes with 4 updates integrated.
The bootleg is a modified Windows 8 RTM ISO. It is themed after Halloween. It does not have much. The OS comes with 4 updates integrated.


The bootleg can preactivate itself using your OEM's key depending on if you have any valid OEM information, and it can also automatically apply OEM branding and a custom theme based on your OEM information.
The bootleg can preactivate itself using your OEM's key depending on if you have any valid OEM information, and it can also automatically apply OEM branding and drop a custom theme based on what your OEM vendor is.


== Changes from Windows 8 RTM ==
== Changes from Windows 8 RTM ==
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics. The setup background is changed
* New setup graphics. The setup background is changed

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* One new theme included, which is based on what your OEM vendor is
=== Look and feel ===
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* New avatar
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* 1 new theme included, which is based on what your OEM vendor is
⚫
* New default avatar

== Notes ==
=== Remarks ===
* Despite being Halloween themed, this bootleg came out after Halloween.

=== Bootleg quirks ===
* The "Default" theme is the theme that will get dropped by default if you don't have any OEM information specified. In this case, the "VMware" theme got dropped due to the screenshots for this bootleg being taken primarily in VMware Workstation 12.5.9. Keep in mind that the "Default" theme was simply copied over from the CD.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
HalloweenPsycho_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
W8 Halloweenpsycho Desktop.png | Empty desktop
W8 Halloweenpsycho StartMenu.png | Start menu
W8 Halloweenpsycho Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Themes ===
=== Themes ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
HalloweenPsycho_DefaultTheme.png | "Default" theme
W8 Halloweenpsycho Default theme.png | "Default" theme
W8 Halloweenpsycho VMware theme.png | "VMware" theme
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 09:24, 26 August 2024

Windows 8 Halloween Psycho
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows 8 Halloween Psycho
The desktop of Windows 8 Halloween Psycho
Original OSWindows 8 RTM
Release dateJanuary 2013
Authormurphy78 (aka MacStar2012)
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit), x64 (64-bit)
File size4.4 GiB
Download linkHalloweenpsycho Windows 8 Pro.iso
Date addedAugust 6, 2022
Live CDNo

Windows 8 Halloween Psycho is a bootleg Windows 8 RTM edition, which was created by murphy78 (also known as MacStar2012). It released in January 2013, and was added to the archive on August 6, 2022. It was released 2 months after the RTM release of Windows 8, making it one of the earliest Windows 8 bootlegs to exist.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows 8 RTM ISO. It is themed after Halloween. It does not have much. The OS comes with 4 updates integrated.

The bootleg can preactivate itself using your OEM's key depending on if you have any valid OEM information, and it can also automatically apply OEM branding and drop a custom theme based on what your OEM vendor is.

Changes from Windows 8 RTM

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup graphics. The setup background is changed

Look and feel

  • 1 new theme included, which is based on what your OEM vendor is
  • New default avatar

Notes

Remarks

  • Despite being Halloween themed, this bootleg came out after Halloween.

Bootleg quirks

  • The "Default" theme is the theme that will get dropped by default if you don't have any OEM information specified. In this case, the "VMware" theme got dropped due to the screenshots for this bootleg being taken primarily in VMware Workstation 12.5.9. Keep in mind that the "Default" theme was simply copied over from the CD.

Gallery

  • Empty desktop

    Empty desktop

  • Start menu

    Start menu

  • System Properties and About Windows

    System Properties and About Windows

Themes

  • "Default" theme

    "Default" theme

  • "VMware" theme

    "VMware" theme

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