Windows Dream Vista

Windows Dream Vista

Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows Dream Vista
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	June 2, 2012
Author	Tarek Sadek
Country	Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
Other version(s)	Windows Dream Vista 2, Windows Dream Vista 3
File size	690.0 MiB
Download link	Dream Vista.iso
Date added	December 2021

Windows Dream Vista is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created as part of the Dream Vista trilogy, by Tarek Sadek (also known as Tarek Sadek El Harony). It released on June 2, 2012, and was added to the archive in December 2021.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO. It is styled after Windows Vista, as the name suggests. It comes with 3 new themes, 84 wallpapers, and registry tweaks. It comes with its own autorun, and WPI named Beauty Tools, which consists of customization utilities. It is unattended, and preactivated.

A program that automatically cycles the wallpaper has been added to the OS. The wallpaper will now get cycled every boot.

The autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Builder.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

• The text-mode setup OS text is changed to Dream Vista, and centered
• The System Properties dialog has been redesigned
• The Run dialog has been made smaller and there is now a banner covering up most of it.
• New Winver banner and bar

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

• New setup graphics. A fake Windows 7 window is present
• New Vista boot screen
• New pre-OOBE graphics
• The OOBE video has been replaced with a Windows Vista startup video
• New OOBE graphics
• New login graphics

Look and feel

• New default theme, and wallpaper
• 4 new themes included
• 84 new wallpapers included. 36 additional wallpapers included on top of that
• New icon set
• New sound scheme
• New avatar set
• New screensavers included. A new logon screensaver is added, with images of Windows Vista advertising

Software

• Fast Explorer Shell Extension
• Random Change Wallpaper 2.1.0.0

Beauty Tools

Customization Utilities

• BorderSkin 0.2.9.0
• CAD 2010 Edition
• GlassToast 1.0
• LClock 1.0.0.1
• ShowDesktop 1.1.16.0
• Vista Rainbar 4.6
• VistaDriveIcon (spelled vista drive in WPI)
• Visual Task Tips 3.4 (spelled VisualTibs in WPI)

Notes

Bootleg quirks

• A WinRAR SFX containing a batch file gets ran during Setup. It automatically deletes the Luna theme. There is a missing quotation mark at the end of the DEL statement.
• A similar batch script this time not in a SFX gets ran during Setup. It deletes all of the default wallpapers, referencing them by name. The same issue with the quotation marks are present.
• The registry file responsible for installing the Fast Explorer shell extension also applies a Internet Explorer toolbar background. That file does not exist anywhere in the OS.
• Themes take a while to apply.

CD contents and other info

• The CD has its own icon.

WINNT.SIF metadata

• The full name and organization is both set to "Dream Vista".
• The computer name is set to "DREAM_VISTA".
• The workgroup is set to "DreamVista".

Gallery

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  Setup in the graphical phase

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  Boot screen

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  Pre-OOBE

• OOBE video (converted from WMV)

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  OOBE

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  Login screen

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  Empty desktop

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  Start menu ("VistaVG" theme)

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  System Properties, Run and About Windows

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  Autorun splash

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  Autorun

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  Autorun - About

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  Autorun end

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  Beauty Tools - WPI

Themes

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  "Inspirat" theme

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  "Vista Inspirat2" theme

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  "VistaCG" theme