Bob Pony OS Beta 1

Bob Pony OS Beta 1

Crusty Windows bootleg
Setup in the graphical phase
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	April 16, 2016
Author	Bob Pony
Country	United States
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	271 MB
Download link	Bob Pony OS Beta 1.iso
Date added	December 2021?

Bob Pony OS Beta 1 is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by Bob Pony. It released on April 16, 2016, and was added to the archive in December 2021.

There were multiple betas of this bootleg released, the other being Bob Pony OS Beta 2 which is based on Windows 7.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO. It adds Bob Pony branding, as seen in the name. It adds a brand new shell (which is supposedly intended to make using the OS easier), and one theme. It is preactivated.

The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.3 on Windows 8 or higher.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

• The text-mode setup OS text is changed to "Bob Pony OS"

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

• The Setup now uses the Windows 2000 style

Look and feel

• A new VB.NET shell like in Beta 2 is included, which replaces the default shell
• 1 new theme included, which would be the Zune theme. It doesn't copy, because it doesn't exist on the CD

Notes

Remarks

• This bootleg is broken. It will not proceed past the first boot.

CD contents and other info

• The CD label is set to "BOBPONYOS".

WINNT.SIF metadata

• The organization is set to "BobPony.ga Network".
• The computer name is set to "BPOS-PC".
• The workgroup name is set to "workgroup".

Gallery

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  Setup at a Zune theme file error

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  Setup at a Zune.mst file error

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  Setup at a Zune shell style file error

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  Setup while it's installing