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AlphaBetas_PleaseWait.png | Setup
AlphaBetas_Login.png | Login
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AlphaBetas_Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
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Revision as of 07:10, 3 March 2023

Windows AlphaBetas
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows AlphaBetas
The desktop of Windows AlphaBetas
Original OSWindows 2000
Release date2005
Authorddrmaxromance of Troy's Work
Country?
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size232 MB
Download linkWindows AlphaBetas Build 905.iso
Date addedDecember 5th, 2022


Windows AlphaBetas is a bootleg Windows edition created by ddrmaxromance of Troy's Work released to OSBetaArchive in 2005 and added to the archive on December 5th, 2022.

Description

The bootleg is mostly intended to be an enhancement to Windows 2000 by adding unused/beta content from various Windows releases, as per the name. It has some software bundled with it which you can install on the CD itself. It is unattended, and not preactivated.

The ISO was made using nLite 1.0 beta 6 on Windows 2000.

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 Documents and Settings directory has been renamed to "Users"
  • 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

Software on the CD

  • CursorXP
  • Firefox 1.0.7
  • Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack
  • Trillian 3.1
  • unknown Device Identifier 4.0
  • Windows Messenger 5.1

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.

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