Skype XP

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Skype XP
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Skype XP
The desktop of Skype XP
Original OSWindows XP SP3
Forked fromAndroid XP
Release dateSeptember 27, 2013
AuthorOmar Ragab, Ali Maher
Language(s)English, Arabic
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size668.6 MiB
Download linkSkypeXp.iso
Date addedDecember 12, 2021

Skype XP is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by Omar Ragab and Ali Maher. It released on September 27, 2013, and was added to the archive on December 12, 2021. The bootleg is a fork of Android XP, which was released before this one.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO with DriverPack integrated, which adds new programs and themes. Despite the bootleg being named Skype XP, this bootleg doesn't even have Skype!

It comes with its own autorun. Through it, you can install the bootleg, install additional drivers (using a modified version of EasyDrv borrowed from Windows Life XP 2013, which has been rebranded to "Skype Xp Drv By Omar Ragab"), install additional programs and exit the autorun.

It is unattended and preactivated. The ISO was made using nLite 1.4.9.1, and the autorun was made using AutoPlay Media Studio.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Minor changes

  • The text-mode setup OS text is changed to "Skype Xp Setup".
  • System Properties has been replaced with Glass SysDM
  • The Run dialog has been borrowed from Windows XP 7 Genius Edition 2011
  • The Winver banner is changed

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New setup background
  • New boot graphics
  • New login background

Look and feel

  • New default theme, and wallpaper
  • 15 new themes
  • New cursor scheme
  • New sound scheme

Software

  • AIMP 2.61
  • IDM 6.16 (cracked)
  • MPC-HC 1.6.8.7417
  • VLC Media Player 2.0.7
  • Winamp 5.54 (cracked, comes with ClassicPro, 5 new skins)
  • WinRAR 4.20

Customization Utilities

  • Glass SysDM
  • RocketDock 1.3.1
  • UberIcon 1.04

Updates

  • Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2005

Software on the CD

  • 93 Wallpapers Pack
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.8.800.94
  • CCleaner v4.03.4151
  • Google Chrome 21.0.1180.55
  • USB Disk Security 6.0.0.126
  • Yahoo Messenger 11.50.0.152-us

Notes

Remarks

  • There are many Android XP leftovers, for example in SVCPACK\SPEED UP.EXE you can see Android XP-related images. The ISO file structure is exactly the same, in fact, this bootleg was made 2 weeks after Android XP released, making this one a fork of Android XP. Along with that, the author got someone else to work with them on this bootleg, while they made Android XP by themselves.

Bootleg quirks

  • The regional language is Arabic, making this bootleg partially Arabic.

CD contents and other info

  • The CD label is set to "SkypeXp".
  • The CD has its own custom icon.
  • Sp3.cab in the I386 folder is dated October 4, 2013, yet all of the files were last updated in September.

Gallery

Themes