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Pharaonic XP
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Pharaonic XP
Original OS	Windows XP SP2
Release date	April 2, 2008
Author	Maher Mostafa and; Mohamed Mostafa of Spiderman Net
Country	Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	618.8 MiB
Download link	Pharaonic.XP.iso
Date added	November 24, 2022

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Revision as of 14:16, 18 June 2024

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, a public domain image taken from Wikimedia Commons) 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
Boot screen
Pre-OOBE
Login screen
WPI
WPI while it's installing programs
Desktop on first boot
Empty desktop
Start menu ("Pharaonic XP" theme ("VistaCG" theme))
System Properties, About Windows and Run
Autorun

Themes

"Pharaonic XP 2" theme ("BlisstaV2" theme)
"Pharaonic XP 3" theme ("EreN Vista" theme)
"Pharaonic XP 4" theme ("Pharaoh" theme)
"Pharaonic XP 5" theme ("Rista3" theme)
"Pharaonic XP 6" theme ("VcXp" theme)
"Pharaonic XP 7" theme ("Whista 2.0" theme)

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-|release_date = April 2, 2008<br>'''Raheel date:'''<br>January 29, 2009
+|release_date = April 2, 2008
 |creator = Maher Mostafa and<br>Mohamed Mostafa of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by Spiderman Net|Spiderman Net]]
 |country = Egypt
 |language = English
 |arch = x86 (32-bit)
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 |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]]. The ISO was originally released on April 2, 2008, but was posted onto {{link|url=https://raheel.yoo7.com/t7298-topic|name=the Raheel forums}} on January 29, 2009, where this bootleg was found and archived. It was added to the archive on 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.
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