Windows XP Unlimited

Windows XP Unlimited

Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows XP Unlimited
Original OS	Windows XP SP2
Release date	October 2005
Author	mikoinlove
Country	Cairo, Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	EN: 703.0 MiB AR: 623.4 MiB
Download link	XP UNLIMITED.iso AR XP UNLIMITED.iso
Date added	EN: January 3, 2023 AR: October 28, 2023

Windows XP Unlimited is a bootleg Windows XP SP2 edition, which was created by mikoinlove. It released in October of 2005, and was added to the archive on January 3, 2023. It was mikoinlove's second bootleg, after Windows XP Spirit which is currently not in the collection. The bootleg was originally available through a SendSpace link, and additionally the Pirate Bay.

There was an Arabic version of this bootleg which got added on October 28, 2023.

There was also a Flash tour for the bootleg made by the author (on February 1, 2006) which was downloadable here. It is bundled on the CD.

There was also Upgrade 1.0 (which was a ZIP file of Adobe Flash Player 8 (intended to be an update to XP Unlimited's Flash 7) and a PDF reader) which released on February 2, 2006, then Upgrade 2.0 on June 28, 2006 (this time it was in an EXE file).

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP2 ISO. It comes with a new theme and wallpaper and a pack of 100 fonts and many screensavers, among other things. It comes with many programs and games added. It comes with registry tweaks.

The autorun has its strings modified. There are no other notable changes.

It is preactivated.

Changes from Windows XP SP2

Minor changes

• The Explorer toolbar now has labels. There is now a toolbar background also which is part of the default theme
• The shutdown and logoff dialog now have a transparent background and big icons. The Stand By button does not seem to have a new icon. Also, all of the icons have a pink border around them.
• The theme applying dialog has a broken transparent background.

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

• New setup graphics. The setup billboard text has been updated
• New boot graphics
• New pre-OOBE graphics
• The OOBE video is skipped
• New login graphics

Changes done by registry tweaks

• All ShellNew entries for .bmp, .rar, .bfc, .snp, .wav, .dat, .olb and .opj have been removed
• The default icon for WordPad documents now uses Word Viewer 2003's icon
• There is now a "Set as Skin" entry for .bmp files, what it does is it executes reg.exe to set the BackBitmap variable in Internet Explorer\Toolbar to the path of what bitmap file you right-clicked on
• Register the Total Copy shell extension/drag and drop handlers for directories, drives and folders
• ClearType is now enabled
• The string for long dates is now "dddd, dd MMMM, yyyy"
• DivX will no longer display its logo
• Zoom Player's default resolution is now 800x600. The Zoom Player version now states itself as 4.03, despite being 4.02.
• The Internet Explorer title registry key uses the computer's name (it sources the %USERNAME% variable).
• The Internet Explorer start page is now "http://www.MSN.com/".
• The registry key for the Windows Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe) title is set to -=Unlimited=-. It will disappear after the included Windows Media Player 10 has been setup.
• The 3D Text screensaver's default text is now set to "XP Unlimited".

Look and feel

• New default theme, and wallpaper. The default theme which used to be Luna has now been modified to have a centered title bar and a new design. It has also had some new color schemes added as well. Windows Classic however, has been recolored to something a lot more atrocious.
• All of the default wallpapers have been replaced
• 12 new screensavers added
• New icon set
• New sound scheme. The Startup and Shutdown sounds are replaced, as well as the Error, Exclamation and Critical Stop sound, and the Start sound
• New avatar set. 10 of the default avatars are replaced
• 100 new fonts added
• There have been 21 new Favorite links included, mostly going to Arabic sites.
• There have been new shortcuts to the Administrative Tools added. They all have comments on them.

Software

• Adobe Flash Player 7.0 r19
• DivX 6.0
• JetAudio 6.06
• Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 11.0.6412
• Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 11.0.5530
• Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 11.0.6506
• MSN Messenger 7.8
• Notepad2 2.0.12 (modified by author)
• Photo Studio 2000 (cracked)
• QuickTime 6.5.1
• The Dictionary
• Total Copy 1.1
• Winamp 5.92
• Zoom Player 4.02 (mislabeled as Zoom Player 4.03, cracked, registered to Anthrax/FFF)

Administrative Tools

• Timershot Powertoy 1.0
• Screen Capture 1.0.0
• Date Hack
• EasyRecovery Software Professional Edition 5.0.0
• HTML Slideshow Generator
• Y'z Dock 0.1
• Mobile SMS Free
• Restart (Shutdown.exe -r -t 00)
• StartBtn Renamer 2.02
• Streambox Ripper 2.009 BLD Dec 16 1999
• WeatherCast

Games

• Chicken Invaders 2 (replaces freecell.exe)
• Digging Jim
• Frogger 2 - Swampy's Revenge Demo (replaces winmine.exe)
• Moorhuhn X Fun Puzzle
• Moorhuhn XS 1.00.000.DE FFA (replaces mshearts.exe)

Screensavers

• 3D Windows XP
• Bliss
• F.O.Y.D. (Fog On Your Desk)
• heat
• marque
• Matrix 2D
• Matrix Reloaded 3D v2.0 (replaces scrnsave.scr)
• Money
• Sachs Marine Aquarium
• Snow
• Waterfll
• Windows XP Unlimited

Updates

• Windows Movie Maker 2.0
• Windows Media Player 10
• DirectX 9.0c

Notes

Remarks

• When you're reviewing this bootleg, keep in mind that the ISO does not take advantage of the Joliet file system, and therefore most hypervisors will likely end up not recognizing the ISO. You will have to edit the ISO yourself in order for them to recognize it properly.

Bootleg quirks

• Notepad2 has been edited by the author. This is evident by looking in the version information. Comments now says "Notepad2 is For XP Unlimited" and More Information is "More information and updates: Mikoinlovehotmail.com".
• The Command Prompt colors are now cyan on dark blue.
• QuickTime doesn't work.
• The translator by default doesn't work correctly, due to the incorrectly set non-Unicode language.
• The default theme's title text is centered.
• LogonUI's UIFILE has a lot of padding (410 newlines) at the beginning.
• The OS has drivers for the ALS4000 and some TV tuner cards according to the documentation.
• The sample Winamp song has been replaced with "Hawthorne Heights - Ohio is for Lovers" (yeah...)

CD contents and other info

• The CD label is set to "XP_UNLIMITED".
• There is a internet shortcut leading to the XP Unlimited website (http://users.cjb.net/xp-unlimited). The modified date states January 1, 2006 @ 0:00.
• The AUTORUN.INF, README and SETUPXP.HTM and the WIN51 marker files have been marked hidden.
• All files on the CD are dated January 1, 2006 @ 0:00.

Gallery

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  Setup in the graphical phase

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  Boot screen

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  Pre-OOBE

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  Login screen

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  Empty desktop

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  Start menu

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  System Properties and About Windows

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  C: drive

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  Shutdown dialog

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  Logoff dialog

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  Theme applying dialog

Themes

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  "Windows Classic" theme

Color schemes

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  "Apple" color scheme of "XP Unlimited" style

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  "Green" color scheme of "XP Unlimited" style

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  "Linux" color scheme of "XP Unlimited" style