Windows Galaxy XP 2013

Windows Galaxy XP 2013
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows Galaxy XP 2013 (in default configuration)
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	July 20, 2013
Author	Mahmoud Gamal
Country	Egypt
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	662 MB
Download link	Gal-axy xp.iso
Date added	August 5, 2022

Windows Galaxy XP 2013 is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by Mahmoud Gamal. It released on July 20, 2013, and was added to the archive on August 5, 2022.

The author has made another bootleg before this one, called Windows XP Crazy Mouse. It is the precursor to this bootleg, but this bootleg is not a direct fork of it. This bootleg shares assets from it, though.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO, with DriverPacks BASE 8.12.5, Windows XP Post-SP3 Update Pack (QFE) version 20130312, and OnePiece IE8 Update Pack 4.2.0 integrated.

It comes with both a custom boot selector which lets you choose to either install the OS or boot an extremely primitive version of Hiren's Boot CD, and a custom autorun which lets you either launch a driver installer, or the WPI.

It has over 50 themes, nearly 50 wallpapers, 7 new screensavers, many customization utilities and several programs for you to use, which is on a WPI which you can access either on the first boot, or from the CD itself, along with a specialized software collection filled with useful tools. It is unattended, thanks to Windows Unattended CD Creator being used, and preactivated.

Many parts of the OS has been modified with a completely new look and the setup is almost entirely replaced with a Windows 7-style progress bar along with many previews of the bootleg's various themes and detailed descriptions in Arabic of the bootleg's quirks and features.

What makes this bootleg unique from others is its first boot routine - it allows you to configure your OS in terms of theming by giving you several choices to choose from, such as Ubuntu, Windows 7, Windows Vista and many more which will provide you with the respective look and feel to complete the experience.

When you select an option from the list it gives you, you will be shown a preview of what the theme looks like along with some screenshots of the operating environment demonstrating programs and various other areas of the OS to showcase what the aforementioned theme might look like.

Once you proceed from there, you will be taken to another selection screen, in it you will be able to choose if you want to install additional drivers or even additional software from the WPI.

The bootleg was made using nLite and Windows Unattended CD Creator 0.9.8, the autorun was made with AutoPlay Media Studio and the boot selector used was EasyBoot 5.1.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

The text-mode setup OS text is changed to ">>> Windows Galaxy xp 2013 Setup <<<".

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup graphics
New boot graphics
New pre-OOBE graphics
The OOBE is skipped
New pre-login graphics
New login graphics

Look and feel

New default theme, and wallpaper
Over 50 new themes included
50 new wallpapers included
7 new screensavers included
New cursor set
New icon set
New Ubuntu sound scheme, which is used by default

Software

Mirro Player

Customization Utilities

LClock
RocketDock 1.3.5
TrueTransparency
VistaDriveIcon
VisualTaskTips 3.4

Updates

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable

Software on the CD

WPI

Adobe Flash Player 10
GOM Player 2.1.43.5119
Internet Download Manager 6.12 beta build 7 (cracked, registered to hesham mamdouh)
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003
Mozilla Firefox 23
Picasa 3.0.0
SuperCopier 2 Beta 1.9
WinRAR 4.11
Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2034
Zoom Player WMV Professional v4.51

Galaxy Tools

AIMP 2.61 (with 16 new skins)
Adobe Flash Player 8 Projector
Autorun Remover
CCleaner v3.09.1493
Chaos Crystal 2.0.001
FastStone Capture 5.3
Process Explorer v10.21
SoftPerfect File Recovery
SoftPerfect Network Scanner
Tafsir

Customization Utilities

ChangeIcon v1.2.1
DoubleDesktop 1.2
Eurora3D
PowerMenu 1.5.1
UberIcon 1.0.4
ViGlance 1.0 build 1182
iTouch

Browser Extensions and Themes

Mozilla Firefox 23

Adblock Plus 2.3.2
Stylish 1.3.2

Themes

Humming Pair
Twilight Light

Stylish Userstyles

A You Tube Style
Minimal Facebook Login - New York Live
Perfect facebook theme

nLite addons

Windows XP Post-SP3 Update Pack (QFE) version 20130312
OnePiece IE8 Update Pack 4.2.0

Notes

Bootleg quirks

There is a folder containing internet shortcuts to Indian radios, along with a shortcut to an extra WPI, which contains some customization utilities.

WINNT.SIF metadata

The full name and organization is set to "Mohamed kamel" and "Galaxy xp".
The computer name is set to "GALAXY-PC".
The workgroup name is set to "Galaxysystem".

Gallery

The default configuration has been used for screenshotting. You can find the other theme configurations in an additional subsection which is shown below, as for the themes the actual bootleg itself comes with, it will be marked as so in its own section.