Whistler Build 2531

Whistler Build 2531
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Whistler Build 2531
Original OS	Windows XP Build 2531
Release date	2001
Author	?
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	493 MB
Download link	Whistler.ver.5.1.2531.English.iso
Date added	January 18, 2022

Whistler Build 2531 (not to be confused with the stock Whistler build of the same name) is a bootleg Windows XP Build 2531 edition, which was created by an unknown author. This could possibly be the first XP bootleg ever created and released.

Description

The bootleg is based on a Release Candidate 2 build of Windows XP, which 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. For many years, this was the only release of Build 2531 available until a team on OSBetaArchive later restored the ISO to its original state, and the unmodified build finally would leak in June 2022.

Other than these changes, the build is the same as the leaked version.

Changes from Windows XP build 2531

New default wallpaper. The default wallpaper has been changed from the default blue Windows XP wallpaper to a colored version of the painting "Reptiles" by M. C. Escher
23 new wallpapers included
1 new screensaver included
Command Prompt has had its default black and white color scheme replaced with a white and blue color scheme. The text has been made larger
The timebomb and activation has been removed, so you do not need to change the date

Software

Sach's Marine Aquarium v0.99K

Notes

There is another build of Windows XP that has similar changes to this one, called build 2495.
You will get a file copy error on the files "ds16gt.dLL" (sic), and "odbc16gt.dll". Neither of those files exist on the CD.

Gallery

Installation
First boot
Empty desktop