Windows AlphaBetas: Difference between revisions

Windows AlphaBetas
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows AlphaBetas
Original OS	Windows 2000
Release date	2006
Author	ddrmaxromance
Country	?
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86
File size	232 MB
Download link	Windows AlphaBetas Build 905.iso

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Revision as of 09:52, 9 December 2022

Windows AlphaBetas is a bootleg Windows edition created by ddrmaxromance and Troy's Work in 2006.

Description

The bootleg is mostly intended to be an enhancement to Windows 2000 by adding unused/beta content, as per the name. It has some software bundled with it which you can install on the CD itself.

Changes from Windows 2000

New branding on the autorun, Setup background, Winver banner and in a few other places
The boot screen has been edited to have a green and black progress bar with the author's branding on it. The logo is changed to a Windows Neptune style logo, and a Watercolor-themed window is added, with nine of the major Windows betas and releases with their corresponding Windows default shell icons
The Windows directory is titled "WINABCS" instead of the original "WINNT"
The My Computer and Network Neighborhood icons have been changed
The Start button has no text and uses the 16 color XP icon
The taskbar is unlocked by default and the Quick Launch toolbar is set with nothing in it
The start menu icons have been changed to their original icons from different angles in various background colors
The Explorer icons now have color when you hover over them

Software

Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Stardock CursorXP
QuickTime
Trillian 3.1

Notes

When the Setup is copying files, two files (ir50_32.dll and winver.exe) will "fail" to install. You can skip them just fine, it won't actually affect the installation.

Gallery

License agreement

License agreement
Setup at the partition screen

Setup at the partition screen
Setup while it's formatting

Setup while it's formatting
Setup while it's copying files
"ir50_32.dll" file copy error
"winver.exe" file copy error
Pre-initialization boot

Pre-initialization boot
Boot screen
Setup

Setup
Setup while it's installing

Setup while it's installing
Empty desktop
Demo

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 == Notes ==
-[[File:AlphaBetas_Ir50Error.png|thumb|50px|ir50_32.dll copy error]]
-[[File:AlphaBetas_WinverError.png|thumb|50px|winver.exe copy error]]
 * When the Setup is copying files, two files (ir50_32.dll and winver.exe) will "fail" to install. You can skip them just fine, it won't actually affect the installation.
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 File:AlphaBetas_Format.png | Setup while it's formatting
 File:AlphaBetas_Copying.png | Setup while it's copying files
+File:AlphaBetas_Ir50Error.png | "ir50_32.dll" file copy error
+File:AlphaBetas_WinverError.png | "winver.exe" file copy error
 File:AlphaBetas_Starting.png | Pre-initialization boot
 File:AlphaBetas_Boot.png | Boot screen