Windows 8 Elite Black VR2
| Crusty Windows bootleg | |
| The desktop of a fresh install of Windows 8 Elite Black VR2 The desktop of a fresh install of Windows 8 Elite Black VR2 | |
| Original OS | Windows XP SP3 |
|---|---|
| Release date | 2012 |
| Author | Mohamed Elshinawy |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language(s) | English |
| Architecture(s) | x86 |
| File size | 680 MB |
| Download link | Win XP - 8.iso |
Windows 8 Elite Black VR2 is a Windows bootleg edition created by Mohamed Elshinawy of Magic Team.
Description
The bootleg is a bootable Windows XP SP3 ISO that has a boot selector when you boot it up. It comes with Partition Magic 8.2, Active@ Password Changer (Password Reset 3) and Norton Ghost 8.5. The first and last ones run off of a Windows ME RAM disk while the second runs off of FreeDOS. It is unattended and preactivated. This bootleg was made using Windows Unattended CD Creator 0.9.8.
Despite the OS name being Windows 8, this bootleg has Windows 7 branding. The only Windows 8 related branding is in the log in wallpaper, which is from Windows 8 Developer Preview.
Changes from Windows XP
- Setup OS captions are changed
- New boot screen with Windows 8 branding and a Windows Vista loading bar
- New setup background. Time count down is moved to the bottom left while the progress bar is on the bottom right
- Barely any themes added
- New icons
- Several new wallpapers
- OOBE is skipped
- The Desktop Properties dialog is styled to look like the Windows 7 one. The themes selector has been replaced with a fake one
Software
- ViGlance
- RocketDock
Notes
- In the Screensaver tab, there is a text down below the screen saver selector that says "NVIDIA® Asus GeForce® 8600 GTS graphics card for Windows Vista and Microsoft® Windows® 7™."