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{{Infobox bootleg
{{Infobox bootleg
|screenshot = XP_Pharaonic_XP_Desktop.png
|title = Pharaonic XP
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]]
|screenshot = PharaonicXP-PostDesktop.png
|release_date = April 2, 2008
|caption = Desktop
|creator = Maher Mostafa and<br>Mohamed Mostafa of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Spiderman Net|Spiderman Net]]
|original_os = [[Windows XP|Windows XP Professional SP2]]
|country = Egypt
|release_date = January 2009
|creator = novo_121
|country = ?
|language = English
|language = English
|arch = x86
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|size = 619 MB
|size = 618.8 MiB
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20XP/Pharaonic.XP.iso Pharaonic.XP.iso]
|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%20XP/Pharaonic.XP.iso|name=Pharaonic.XP.iso}}
|archiveadd = November 24, 2022
}}
}}
'''Pharaonic XP''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]] edition, which was created by Maher Mostafa and Mohamed Mostafa of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Spiderman Net|Spiderman Net]]. It released on April 2, 2008, and was added to the archive on November 24, 2022.


== Description ==
'''Pharaonic XP''' is a bootleg Windows edition created by novo_121, released in 2009 on the Raheel forums.<ref>https://raheel.yoo7.com/t7298-topic</ref>.
The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP2 ISO. It is heavily themed after ancient Egypt, particularly the ancient Pharaohs, as evidenced in the name of the bootleg, which references them. It has many programs, themes and wallpapers, and many updates. It has registry tweaks integrated. It has a new autorun, and a WPI. It is unattended, and preactivated.


The ISO was made using nLite 1.3.5 on Windows XP SP2, and the autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio.
==Description==
Pharaonic XP is an ancient-Egypt themed bootleg of Windows XP.


== Changes from Windows XP SP2 ==
During installation it is meant to install some extra features such as a non-luna based theme and more software but this doesn't always work. If the extra software fails to install this is called "Without Extra Software" and if it is installed it is called "With Extra Software".
=== Minor changes ===
* The text-mode setup OS text is changed and centered
* Several command line utilities have been added, such as PS Kill and cmdow, to aid with post-setup routines
* The System Properties dialog has been updated with the new Egypt theme - there are now 2 Pharaohs (this one is Ramesses III, which is a slightly edited Wikimedia Commons image) facing the system information.
* The Run dialog now has a banner, links to the author's sites and email addresses and a calendar dropdown
* The Winver banner and bar is updated


==Changes from Windows XP==
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New ancient-Egypt themed icons.
* New setup graphics
* New boot graphics
* 7 New themes, default one being just called Pharaonic XP, with 6 others.
* New pre-OOBE graphics
* The wallpapers are now ancient-Egypt themed.
* New login background
* The installation screens are now ancient-Egypt themed.

=== Look and feel ===
* New default theme, and wallpaper
* 7 new themes included. All of the themes are all called "Pharaonic XP", but they still have their original theme names internally
* All of the default wallpapers have been replaced
* New default logon screensaver
* Aero cursors included
* New icon set


== Software ==
== Software ==
* RocketDock 1.3.5
* Notepad++ 4.8.2
* Notepad++ 4.8.2.0
* Notepad2 2.0.18
* Kel's CPU 24-in-One Bonus Pack 8.1.4
* Notepad2 2.0.18.0
* Kel's CPL 24-in-One Bonus Pack 8.4.1


=== Customization Utilities ===
== Games ==
* TrueTransparency 0.8.5
* Luxor 2
* RocketDock 1.3.5 (with new icons)
* Styler 1.4.0.1 (comes with one skin, VistaPerfection X4)

=== Games ===
* Luxor 2 (cracked)
* Bricks of Egypt 2
* Bricks of Egypt 2
* Mummy Maze Deluxe
* Mummy Maze Deluxe 1.1

=== Updates ===
* Macrovision SafeDisc Driver Fix 4.3.86
* Microsoft European Union Expansion Font Update 1.2
* Microsoft Qfecheck 6.2.29.0
* Microsoft Update 7.2.6001.784
* Microsoft Web Folders 9.60.6715.0
* MSXML 4.0 SP2
* Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
* Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 2.1

=== Software on the CD ===
* Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0
* Adobe Shockwave Player 10.2 r22
* ACDSee 9 Photo Manager 9.0.55
* Driver Genius Professional Edition 7.0.2358 (cracked)
* Foxit Reader 2.0 (cracked (used SSG keygen?), registered to eXPerience)
* FoxEditor 0.7.5.0
* Internet Download Manager 5.12 (cracked (used REA keygen?), registered to Opalina)
* Java 6 Update 5
* Kaspersky Antivirus 7.0.0.125
* K-Lite Codec Pack 3.8.0 Full
* Nero 8 Micro 8.1.1.4
* Microsoft Office 2003 (cracked, registered to organization <arabianhorse>)
* Opera 9.26
* Real Alternative 1.11
* SLD Codec Pack 2.2
* Winamp 5.3.2 (cracked, registered to ArabianHorse)
* WinRAR 3.30 (cracked, registered to - User of World -, comes with 5 programs, Advanced Archive Password Recovery 2.20 (cracked), Advanced Zip Repair 1.6 (cracked, registered to TEAM ViRiLiTY), CabPack 1.4, RAR Password Creator 4.11, and UHARC GUI 2.0)
* Windows Live Messenger 9.0.1407
* Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.797

==== Updates ====
* Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

== Notes ==
=== Remarks ===
* This bootleg was released 12 days before Windows XP SP3.

=== Bootleg quirks ===
* TrueTransparency has a duplicate copy of itself.
* The C: drive label gets renamed to "PHARAONICXP" automatically during Setup.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
File:PharaonicXP-Installer.png|Setup
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Boot.png | Boot screen
File:PharaonicXP-InstallerGraphical.png|Graphical setup
XP_Pharaonic_XP_PreOOBE.png | Pre-OOBE
XP_Pharoanic_XP_-_Boot.png | Boot screen
XP_Pharoanic_XP_-_PreOOBE.png | Pre-OOBE screen
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Login.png | Login screen
XP_Pharaonic_XP_WPI.png | WPI
XP_Pharoanic_XP_-_OOBEVideo.png | Static image of the OOBE Video
XP_Pharaonic_XP_WPI_Install.png | WPI while it's installing programs
File:PharaonicXP-Desktop.png|Desktop
XP_Pharaonic_XP_DesktopFB.png | Desktop on first boot
File:PharaonicXP-PostDesktop.png|Post-Software Desktop
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
File:Pharaonic-XP-Software-Menu.png|Install Software Menu
XP_Pharaonic_XP_StartMenu.png | Start menu ("Pharaonic XP" theme ("VistaCG" theme))
File:PharaonicXP-PostMore.png|Post-Software Install Software Menu
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Demo.png | System Properties, About Windows and Run
File:PharaonicXP-Menu2.png|Ditto
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Autorun.png | Autorun
File:PharaonicXP-MyComputer.png|System information
File:PharaonicXP-PostSysInfo.png|Post-Software System information
File:PharaonicXP-Shutdown.png|Shutdown Screen
</gallery>
</gallery>


== References ==
=== Themes ===
<gallery>
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Pharaonic_XP_2_Theme.png | "Pharaonic XP 2" theme ("BlisstaV2" theme)
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Pharaonic_XP_3_Theme.png | "Pharaonic XP 3" theme ("EreN Vista" theme)
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Pharaonic_XP_4_Theme.png | "Pharaonic XP 4" theme ("Pharaoh" theme)
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Pharaonic_XP_5_Theme.png | "Pharaonic XP 5" theme ("Rista3" theme)
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Pharaonic_XP_6_Theme.png | "Pharaonic XP 6" theme ("VcXp" theme)
XP_Pharaonic_XP_Pharaonic_XP_7_Theme.png | "Pharaonic XP 7" theme ("Whista 2.0" theme)
</gallery>


[[Category:Bootlegs originating from Africa]]
[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP]]
[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP]]
[[Category:Bootlegs originating from an unknown continent]]
[[Category:Bootlegs created by Spiderman Net]]
[[Category:Bootlegs]]
[[Category:Bootlegs]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 3 August 2024

Pharaonic XP
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Pharaonic XP
The desktop of Pharaonic XP
Original OSWindows XP SP2
Release dateApril 2, 2008
AuthorMaher Mostafa and
Mohamed Mostafa of Spiderman Net
CountryEgypt
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size618.8 MiB
Download linkPharaonic.XP.iso
Date addedNovember 24, 2022

Pharaonic XP is a bootleg Windows XP SP2 edition, which was created by Maher Mostafa and Mohamed Mostafa of Spiderman Net. It released on April 2, 2008, and was added to the archive on November 24, 2022.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP2 ISO. It is heavily themed after ancient Egypt, particularly the ancient Pharaohs, as evidenced in the name of the bootleg, which references them. It has many programs, themes and wallpapers, and many updates. It has registry tweaks integrated. It has a new autorun, and a WPI. It is unattended, and preactivated.

The ISO was made using nLite 1.3.5 on Windows XP SP2, and the autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio.

Changes from Windows XP SP2

Minor changes

  • The text-mode setup OS text is changed and centered
  • Several command line utilities have been added, such as PS Kill and cmdow, to aid with post-setup routines
  • The System Properties dialog has been updated with the new Egypt theme - there are now 2 Pharaohs (this one is Ramesses III, which is a slightly edited Wikimedia Commons image) facing the system information.
  • The Run dialog now has a banner, links to the author's sites and email addresses and a calendar dropdown
  • The Winver banner and bar is updated

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup graphics
  • New boot graphics
  • New pre-OOBE graphics
  • New login background

Look and feel

  • New default theme, and wallpaper
  • 7 new themes included. All of the themes are all called "Pharaonic XP", but they still have their original theme names internally
  • All of the default wallpapers have been replaced
  • New default logon screensaver
  • Aero cursors included
  • New icon set

Software

  • Notepad++ 4.8.2
  • Notepad2 2.0.18
  • Kel's CPU 24-in-One Bonus Pack 8.1.4

Customization Utilities

  • TrueTransparency 0.8.5
  • RocketDock 1.3.5 (with new icons)
  • Styler 1.4.0.1 (comes with one skin, VistaPerfection X4)

Games

  • Luxor 2 (cracked)
  • Bricks of Egypt 2
  • Mummy Maze Deluxe 1.1

Updates

  • Macrovision SafeDisc Driver Fix 4.3.86
  • Microsoft European Union Expansion Font Update 1.2
  • Microsoft Qfecheck 6.2.29.0
  • Microsoft Update 7.2.6001.784
  • Microsoft Web Folders 9.60.6715.0
  • MSXML 4.0 SP2
  • Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
  • Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 2.1

Software on the CD

  • Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0
  • Adobe Shockwave Player 10.2 r22
  • ACDSee 9 Photo Manager 9.0.55
  • Driver Genius Professional Edition 7.0.2358 (cracked)
  • Foxit Reader 2.0 (cracked (used SSG keygen?), registered to eXPerience)
  • FoxEditor 0.7.5.0
  • Internet Download Manager 5.12 (cracked (used REA keygen?), registered to Opalina)
  • Java 6 Update 5
  • Kaspersky Antivirus 7.0.0.125
  • K-Lite Codec Pack 3.8.0 Full
  • Nero 8 Micro 8.1.1.4
  • Microsoft Office 2003 (cracked, registered to organization <arabianhorse>)
  • Opera 9.26
  • Real Alternative 1.11
  • SLD Codec Pack 2.2
  • Winamp 5.3.2 (cracked, registered to ArabianHorse)
  • WinRAR 3.30 (cracked, registered to - User of World -, comes with 5 programs, Advanced Archive Password Recovery 2.20 (cracked), Advanced Zip Repair 1.6 (cracked, registered to TEAM ViRiLiTY), CabPack 1.4, RAR Password Creator 4.11, and UHARC GUI 2.0)
  • Windows Live Messenger 9.0.1407
  • Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.797

Updates

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

Notes

Remarks

  • This bootleg was released 12 days before Windows XP SP3.

Bootleg quirks

  • TrueTransparency has a duplicate copy of itself.
  • The C: drive label gets renamed to "PHARAONICXP" automatically during Setup.

Gallery

  • Setup in the graphical phase

    Setup in the graphical phase

  • Boot screen

    Boot screen

  • Pre-OOBE

    Pre-OOBE

  • Login screen

    Login screen

  • WPI

    WPI

  • WPI while it's installing programs

    WPI while it's installing programs

  • Desktop on first boot

    Desktop on first boot

  • Empty desktop

    Empty desktop

  • Start menu ("Pharaonic XP" theme ("VistaCG" theme))

    Start menu ("Pharaonic XP" theme ("VistaCG" theme))

  • System Properties, About Windows and Run

    System Properties, About Windows and Run

  • Autorun

    Autorun

Themes

  • "Pharaonic XP 2" theme ("BlisstaV2" theme)

    "Pharaonic XP 2" theme ("BlisstaV2" theme)

  • "Pharaonic XP 3" theme ("EreN Vista" theme)

    "Pharaonic XP 3" theme ("EreN Vista" theme)

  • "Pharaonic XP 4" theme ("Pharaoh" theme)

    "Pharaonic XP 4" theme ("Pharaoh" theme)

  • "Pharaonic XP 5" theme ("Rista3" theme)

    "Pharaonic XP 5" theme ("Rista3" theme)

  • "Pharaonic XP 6" theme ("VcXp" theme)

    "Pharaonic XP 6" theme ("VcXp" theme)

  • "Pharaonic XP 7" theme ("Whista 2.0" theme)

    "Pharaonic XP 7" theme ("Whista 2.0" theme)

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