If you plan to make a YouTube video or other content using bootlegs downloaded from our site, although we can't and won't force you to do anything, we greatly appreciate attribution for the large amounts of time and effort we spend finding these bootlegs. Thank you!
Happy Pride Month, everyone!
Whistler Build 2531: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "{{Infobox bootleg |title = Whistler Build 2531 |screenshot = Whistler Build 2531 Desktop.png |caption = The desktop of a fresh install of Whistler Build 2531 |original_os = Windows XP Build 2531 |release_date = 2001 |creator = Unknown |country = ? |language = English |arch = x86 |size = 493 MB |download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Betas/Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso] }} '''Whistler Build 2531''' (not to be...") |
|||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
==Changes from Windows XP build 2531== |
==Changes from Windows XP build 2531== |
||
*Several additional backgrounds have been added. |
*Several additional backgrounds have been added. |
||
*The default background has been changed from the default blue Windows XP background to the painting "Reptiles" by M. C. Escher. |
|||
*The timebomb and activation has been removed. |
*The timebomb and activation has been removed. |
||
Revision as of 01:55, 1 December 2022
| Crusty Windows bootleg | |
 The desktop of a fresh install of Whistler Build 2531 | |
| Original OS | Windows XP Build 2531 |
|---|---|
| Release date | 2001 |
| Author | Unknown |
| Country | ? |
| Language(s) | English |
| Architecture(s) | x86 |
| File size | 493 MB |
| Download link | Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso |
| Live CD | No |
Whistler Build 2531 (not to be confused with the Whistler build of the same name) is a bootleg of Windows XP build 2531, and is probably the first XP bootleg ever created and released.
Description
This is based on a Release Candidate 2 build of Windows XP, but notoriously had several things added to it that weren't in the original build, such as TweakUI, extra backgrounds. and the removal of the timebomb and activation. It is unclear why exactly the leaker released it like this, but a rumor suggests the author was unhappy with the beta leaking scene at the time and did it out of spite. A team on OSBetaArchive later restored the ISO to its original state, and the unmodified build would finally leak in June 2022.
Other then those changes, the build is the same as the leaked version.
Changes from Windows XP build 2531
- Several additional backgrounds have been added.
- The default background has been changed from the default blue Windows XP background to the painting "Reptiles" by M. C. Escher.
- The timebomb and activation has been removed.
Gallery
-
Installation
-
First boot
-
Empty desktop
