TinyXP Beast Edition: Difference between revisions

TinyXP Beast Edition
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of TinyXP Beast Edition
Original OS	Windows XP SP2
Release date	June 6, 2006
Author	eXPerience
Country	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
Other version(s)	TinyXP
File size	142.4 MiB
Download link	TinyXP_Beast_Edition.iso
Date added	December 9, 2021

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Latest revision as of 19:02, 7 June 2024

TinyXP Beast Edition is a bootleg Windows XP SP2 edition, which was created by eXPerience. It released on June 6, 2006, and was added to the archive on December 9, 2021.

Description

The bootleg is a stripped down Windows XP SP2 ISO. It's mostly the same bootleg as TinyXP, but with a "Beast" look and a theme included. It comes with plenty of programs for you to use.

It comes with many critical post-SP2 hotfixes. It comes with registry tweaks. It is unattended, and preactivated.

The bootleg was made using nLite, and the ISO was made with CDImage 2.47.

Changes from Windows XP SP2

Minor changes

A HTML file named Beast_Edition.htm is included, in the top directory of the Start Menu, specifically in All Users.
OEM branding is included, along with Support Information.

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

The setup now uses the Windows 2000 style

Look and feel

New default theme included, "xpamp". It has its own wallpaper.
All of the sounds have been removed

Software

Software on the CD

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
MSN Messenger 7.5.0324

Notes

Bootleg quirks

You can access several system utilities as the "[System32]" program group in All Programs.
You can access the C: drive as a shortcut on the desktop.

CD contents and other info

All of the files on the CD are the same date - June 6, 2006 12:00.
Everything but I386 (and $OEM$ ) has been removed from the CD.
The CD label is set to "TinyXP".

WINNT.SIF metadata

The keyboard layout is set to United Kingdom by default.
The full name, organization and computer name are all labeled "eXPerience".
The workgroup name is set to "WORKGROUP".

Gallery

Setup in the graphical phase
Pre-desktop
Desktop on first boot
Empty desktop
Start menu ("xpamp" theme)
System Properties, Support Information and About Windows
Beast_Edition.htm

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 It comes with many critical post-SP2 hotfixes. It comes with registry tweaks. It is unattended, and preactivated.
-The ISO was made using nLite.
+The bootleg was made using nLite, and the ISO was made with CDImage 2.47.
 == Changes from Windows XP SP2 ==
 === Minor changes ===
-* A HTML file named "Beast_Edition.htm" is included, in the top directory of the Start Menu, specifically in All Users.
+* A HTML file named <code>Beast_Edition.htm</code> is included, in the top directory of the Start Menu, specifically in All Users.
 * OEM branding is included, along with Support Information.
@@ Line 45: / Line 45: @@
 === CD contents and other info ===
-* All of the files on the CD are the same date - June 6, 2006 15:00.
+* All of the files on the CD are the same date - June 6, 2006 12:00.
-* Everything but I386 (and $OEM$) has been removed from the CD.
+* Everything but <code>I386</code> (and <code>$OEM$</code>) has been removed from the CD.
+* The CD label is set to "TinyXP".
 === WINNT.SIF metadata ===