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{{Infobox bootleg
|collection_name = Windows Legendary
|screenshot = Gold2016_Desktop.png
|screenshot = XP Gold Windows XP 2016 Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]]
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]]
|forked_from = Windows XP Black Edition
|release_date = 2016
|release_date = August 29, 2015
|creator = Computer Worm Corporation
|creator = Muhammed Sadeem of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Computer Worm Corporation|Computer Worm Corporation]]
|country = Pakistan
|country = Lahore, Pakistan
|language = English
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size = 617 MB
|size = 687.9 MiB
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'''Gold Windows XP 2016''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP3]] edition, which was created as part of the [[:Category:Series/Gold Windows XP|Gold Windows XP]] series by Muhammed Sadeem of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Computer Worm Corporation|Computer Worm Corporation]]. It released on August 29, 2015, and was added to the archive on August 6, 2022.


It is one of the most famous [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]] bootlegs, and was featured on many YouTube channels and other places, and is widely known around the world. The default theme in the bootleg is infamous for being painful to look at with its strange colors and weird-looking window buttons, which contributed to its popularity, along with the loud music that the WPI has and many of its other quirks, which cemented this mod as a classic example of [[CrustyWindows:About|a typical over-the-top Windows bootleg]].
'''Gold Windows XP 2016''' is a bootleg Windows edition created by Computer Worm Corporation. It was one of the most popular XP bootlegs at the time.


As it turns out, this bootleg is actually part of a ''series'', [[Gold Windows XP 2009|dating back to 2009]].
== Changes from Windows XP ==
* The setup text and Winver banner has been changed to be "Gold Windows XP"
* The setup and log in wallpapers have been changed
* The boot screen is also changed
* The Setup is fully unattended and preactivated
* New themes, wallpapers, icons, screensavers, sounds and cursor schemes
* '''Many''' programs have been added


== Description ==
== Software (Taken from WPI) ==
The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO, which includes many programs, games, wallpapers, updates and tweaks. It is heavily gold-themed, but it has many other themes. On the first boot of the OS, a runonce segment ripped from Windows XP Black Edition will run.
* Adobe Flash Player

* Internet Download Manager
It comes with its own autorun, and a WPI with many programs on it.

It is unattended and preactivated. The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.3, and the DLLs were edited with an unregistered copy of Resource Tuner 2.

== Changes from Windows XP SP3 ==
=== Minor changes ===
* The text-mode setup OS text is changed. The copying text is affected as well
* The Winver banner has been changed to read "Gold Windows XP"
* The Run dialog has been updated
* OEM branding is included

=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics
* New boot screen
* New login graphics

=== Look and feel ===
* New default theme, wallpaper and icon set
* 15 new themes included
* 20 new wallpapers included
* 1 new screensaver included
* New cursor set
* New fake Windows Vista sound scheme

== Software ==
* AutoHotkey v1.1.09.04 (needed for the Subway Surfers "keyboard controls" script to work)
* Alt-Tab Task Switcher PowerToy

=== Customization Utilities ===
* Visual Task Switch
* VisualTaskTips

=== Software on the CD ===
* 7-Zip v15.06 Beta
* Adobe Flash Player 18
* Ammyy Admin 3.5
* CCleaner 5.10
* Foxit PDF Reader
* Internet Download Manager 6.23 Build 21 (cracked)
* K-Lite Codec Pack 11.40
* Mozilla Firefox v40.0.3
* Mozilla Firefox v40.0.3
* Right Click Image Converter v2.2.0 (cracked)
* uTorrent v3.4.4
* Foxid (sic) PDF Reader
* K-Lite Codec Pack v11.40
* TeraCopy v2.3
* TeraCopy v2.3
* Total Video Converter 3.71
* Typing Master v7.0
* Typing Master v7.0
* UberIcon
* USB Disk Security v5.5
* 7-Zip v15.06 Beta
* UltraISO v9.6
* UltraISO v9.6
* Unlocker 1.9.2
* USB Disk Security v6.5 (cracked)
* uTorrent v3.4.4 Build 40911
* WinRAR v5.30 Beta 1
* WinRAR v5.30 Beta 1

==== Customization Utilities ====
* nVienna Sidebar 1.3
* UberIcon 1.0.2 build 38
* Visual Task Tips 2.1.0.0

==== Screensavers ====
* Free Fire Screensaver

==== Games ====
* Alien Wars
* Alien Wars
* Chicken Invaders 2
* Chicken Invaders 2
* Cue Club
* Cue Club
* Subway Surfers PC Port
* Subway Surfers PC Port

* Right Click Image Converter
=== Updates ===
* Total Video Converter
* Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 2002, 2003, 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, 2010 SP1, 2012 Update 4, 2013, 2015 Redistributable
* CCleaner
* Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0, 2.0.9.8, 3.0.5.38, 4.0.24.22, 4.0.29.24, 5.2.82.44, 6.0.98.32 Runtimes
* Vienna Sidebar
* DirectX 9.0c June 2010

== Notes ==
=== Remarks ===
* There is another bootleg that released 3 months before, that has similar changes, but is made by different people. It's called [[Windows 7 Gold Edition 2016]].

=== Bootleg quirks ===
* This bootleg is theorized to be possibly forked from Windows XP Black Edition because it uses a lot of its apps (Windows XP BE Control Panel Addons, BitLocker to Go Reader, IExpress, etc.)

=== CD contents and other info ===
* The WPI folder is hidden by default, but in an unusual way. You will have to use the autorun or the address bar (''just type in'' <code>D:\WPI</code>'', replace D with the drive letter your CD drive is on'') to access it normally. You also to have the CD inserted in physically, or via a virtual CD drive.
* Adobe Flash Player 18's repacked installer has a restriction on it, that will not let you install it anywhere else except Gold Windows XP 2016.
* The WPI plays a song called "O Allah the Almighty Allahu Allah" during installation. It has been turned up really loud.

=== WINNT.SIF metadata ===
* The full name and organization is set to "Gold Windows XP 2016" and "Computer Worms Team Corporation".
* The computer name is set to "GOLD-XP-2016".
* The workgroup name is set to "WORKGROUP".


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Gold2016_Partition.png | The Setup at the partition screen.
XP Gold2016 Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
XP Gold2016 Boot.png | Boot screen
File:Gold2016_Formatting.png | The Setup while it's formatting files
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 Login.png | Login screen
File:Gold2016_Copying.png | The Setup while it's copying files
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 DesktopFB.png | Desktop on first boot
File:Gold2016_Boot.png | Boot screen
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 WPI.png | WPI
File:Gold2016_Setup.png | The Setup in its graphical phase
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 WPI Install.png | WPI while it's installing software
File:Gold2016 Login.png|Login screen
File:Gold2016_WPIInit.png | The desktop before WPI launch
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 DesktopFB2.png | Desktop before reboot
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 Desktop.png | Empty desktop
File:Gold2016_WPI.png | WPI
XP Gold2016 StartMenu.png | Start menu ("Gold XP 2016" theme ("GOLD 2" theme))
File:Gold2016_DesktopFB.png | The desktop after WPI launch
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 SysDM.png | System Properties
File:Gold2016_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 Support Information.png | Support Information
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 Run.png | Run
XP Gold Windows XP 2016 About Windows.png | About Windows
XP Gold2016 Autorun.png | Autorun
</gallery>

=== Themes ===
<gallery>
XP_Gold2016_blackxp_Theme.png | "blackxp" theme
XP_Gold2016_BLUE_GOLD_Theme.png | "BLUE GOLD" theme
XP_Gold2016_BLUE_XP_Theme.png | "BLUE XP" theme
XP_Gold2016_BLUE_Theme.png | "BLUE" theme
XP_Gold2016_DARK_GOLD_Theme.png | "DARK GOLD" theme
XP_Gold2016_DIMAND_GOLD_Theme.png | "DIMAND GOLD" theme
XP_Gold2016_GOLD_XPTHEME_Theme.png | "GOLD XPTHEME" theme
XP_Gold2016_PennyLane_Theme.png | "PennyLane" theme
XP_Gold2016_RED_FLOWER_Theme.png | "RED FLOWER" theme
XP_Gold2016_RED_XP_NICE_Theme.png | "RED XP NICE" theme
XP_Gold2016_Spderman_Theme.png | "Spderman" theme
XP_Gold2016_Tasnami_gold_Theme.png | "Tasnami gold" theme
XP_Gold2016_Yellow_Theme.png | "Yellow" theme
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP]]
[[Category:Bootlegs originating from Asia]]
[[Category:Bootlegs originating from Asia]]
[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP]]
[[Category:Bootlegs created by Computer Worm Corporation]]
[[Category:Bootlegs created by Computer Worm Corporation]]
[[Category:Series/Gold Windows XP]]
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 8 October 2024

Gold Windows XP 2016
Crusty Windows Legendary bootleg
The desktop of Gold Windows XP 2016
The desktop of Gold Windows XP 2016
Original OSWindows XP SP3
Forked fromWindows XP Black Edition
Release dateAugust 29, 2015
AuthorMuhammed Sadeem of Computer Worm Corporation
CountryLahore, Pakistan
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size687.9 MiB
Download linkGold-Windows-XP-SP3-2016-Drivers.iso
Date addedAugust 6, 2022

Gold Windows XP 2016 is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created as part of the Gold Windows XP series by Muhammed Sadeem of Computer Worm Corporation. It released on August 29, 2015, and was added to the archive on August 6, 2022.

It is one of the most famous Windows XP bootlegs, and was featured on many YouTube channels and other places, and is widely known around the world. The default theme in the bootleg is infamous for being painful to look at with its strange colors and weird-looking window buttons, which contributed to its popularity, along with the loud music that the WPI has and many of its other quirks, which cemented this mod as a classic example of a typical over-the-top Windows bootleg.

As it turns out, this bootleg is actually part of a series, dating back to 2009.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO, which includes many programs, games, wallpapers, updates and tweaks. It is heavily gold-themed, but it has many other themes. On the first boot of the OS, a runonce segment ripped from Windows XP Black Edition will run.

It comes with its own autorun, and a WPI with many programs on it.

It is unattended and preactivated. The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.3, and the DLLs were edited with an unregistered copy of Resource Tuner 2.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

  • The text-mode setup OS text is changed. The copying text is affected as well
  • The Winver banner has been changed to read "Gold Windows XP"
  • The Run dialog has been updated
  • OEM branding is included

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup graphics
  • New boot screen
  • New login graphics

Look and feel

  • New default theme, wallpaper and icon set
  • 15 new themes included
  • 20 new wallpapers included
  • 1 new screensaver included
  • New cursor set
  • New fake Windows Vista sound scheme

Software

  • AutoHotkey v1.1.09.04 (needed for the Subway Surfers "keyboard controls" script to work)
  • Alt-Tab Task Switcher PowerToy

Customization Utilities

  • Visual Task Switch
  • VisualTaskTips

Software on the CD

  • 7-Zip v15.06 Beta
  • Adobe Flash Player 18
  • Ammyy Admin 3.5
  • CCleaner 5.10
  • Foxit PDF Reader
  • Internet Download Manager 6.23 Build 21 (cracked)
  • K-Lite Codec Pack 11.40
  • Mozilla Firefox v40.0.3
  • Right Click Image Converter v2.2.0 (cracked)
  • TeraCopy v2.3
  • Total Video Converter 3.71
  • Typing Master v7.0
  • UltraISO v9.6
  • Unlocker 1.9.2
  • USB Disk Security v6.5 (cracked)
  • uTorrent v3.4.4 Build 40911
  • WinRAR v5.30 Beta 1

Customization Utilities

  • nVienna Sidebar 1.3
  • UberIcon 1.0.2 build 38
  • Visual Task Tips 2.1.0.0

Screensavers

  • Free Fire Screensaver

Games

  • Alien Wars
  • Chicken Invaders 2
  • Cue Club
  • Subway Surfers PC Port

Updates

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 2002, 2003, 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, 2010 SP1, 2012 Update 4, 2013, 2015 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 1.0, 2.0.9.8, 3.0.5.38, 4.0.24.22, 4.0.29.24, 5.2.82.44, 6.0.98.32 Runtimes
  • DirectX 9.0c June 2010

Notes

Remarks

  • There is another bootleg that released 3 months before, that has similar changes, but is made by different people. It's called Windows 7 Gold Edition 2016.

Bootleg quirks

  • This bootleg is theorized to be possibly forked from Windows XP Black Edition because it uses a lot of its apps (Windows XP BE Control Panel Addons, BitLocker to Go Reader, IExpress, etc.)

CD contents and other info

  • The WPI folder is hidden by default, but in an unusual way. You will have to use the autorun or the address bar (just type in D:\WPI, replace D with the drive letter your CD drive is on) to access it normally. You also to have the CD inserted in physically, or via a virtual CD drive.
  • Adobe Flash Player 18's repacked installer has a restriction on it, that will not let you install it anywhere else except Gold Windows XP 2016.
  • The WPI plays a song called "O Allah the Almighty Allahu Allah" during installation. It has been turned up really loud.

WINNT.SIF metadata

  • The full name and organization is set to "Gold Windows XP 2016" and "Computer Worms Team Corporation".
  • The computer name is set to "GOLD-XP-2016".
  • The workgroup name is set to "WORKGROUP".

Gallery

  • Setup in the graphical phase

    Setup in the graphical phase

  • Boot screen

    Boot screen

  • Login screen

    Login screen

  • Desktop on first boot

    Desktop on first boot

  • WPI

    WPI

  • WPI while it's installing software

    WPI while it's installing software

  • Desktop before reboot

    Desktop before reboot

  • Empty desktop

    Empty desktop

  • Start menu ("Gold XP 2016" theme ("GOLD 2" theme))

    Start menu ("Gold XP 2016" theme ("GOLD 2" theme))

  • System Properties

    System Properties

  • Support Information

    Support Information

  • Run

    Run

  • About Windows

    About Windows

  • Autorun

    Autorun

Themes

  • "blackxp" theme

    "blackxp" theme

  • "BLUE GOLD" theme

    "BLUE GOLD" theme

  • "BLUE XP" theme

    "BLUE XP" theme

  • "BLUE" theme

    "BLUE" theme

  • "DARK GOLD" theme

    "DARK GOLD" theme

  • "DIMAND GOLD" theme

    "DIMAND GOLD" theme

  • "GOLD XPTHEME" theme

    "GOLD XPTHEME" theme

  • "PennyLane" theme

    "PennyLane" theme

  • "RED FLOWER" theme

    "RED FLOWER" theme

  • "RED XP NICE" theme

    "RED XP NICE" theme

  • "Spderman" theme

    "Spderman" theme

  • "Tasnami gold" theme

    "Tasnami gold" theme

  • "Yellow" theme

    "Yellow" theme

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