Windows 8 xTreme

Windows 8 xTreme
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows 8 xTreme
Original OS	Windows 7 RTM
Release date	August 28, 2009
Author	Skat666
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit), x86 (64-bit)
File size	2 GB
Download link	Windows 8 Pre Xtreme Edition x86 & x64.iso
Date added	December 3, 2022

Windows 8 xTreme (also referred to as Windows 8 Pre Xtreme Edition and Windows 8 Ultimate Xtreme Edition) is a bootleg Windows 7 RTM edition, which was created by Skat666. It released on August 28, 2009. It was once considered lost, but on December 3, 2022, it was discovered in parts on Chomikuj.pl by mv, and was added to the archive on the same day. Despite its name, this OS actually came out before Windows 8 was announced.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows 7 RTM ISO. It comes with a new theme along with 2 other ones, along with the SCSI Pass Through Direct driver on the CD. That's pretty much it. The description claims it comes with "over 200 softwares", and claims it doesn't remove anything from Windows 7, but none of the former can be seen in this mod.

Like Windows 8 Halloween Psycho, this bootleg does not have many changes, but it released a month after Windows 7 RTM did, making this mod one of the first Windows 7 bootlegs made along with Tiny7 and Windows 7 Black Edition 2009 R1.

The bootleg comes with multiple SKUs, but there are no notable differences.

Changes from Windows 7 RTM

New setup graphics
New login wallpaper
New default theme, and wallpaper
3 new themes added
The default arrow cursor has been changed. 11 new cursors included
New icon set

Notes

If you don't have Aero already enabled from the get-go, you will get Windows Basic instead, which has a unique wallpaper only available there. The default Aero theme is just SiCo Big.
Quite a few things have been renamed, such as the start menu's search bar now being called "xTreme Power Search Engine", and the Control Panel "xTreme Panel".

Gallery

Setup
Setup while it's copying files
OOBE
Login screen
Empty desktop
Start menu ("SiCo Big" theme)
System Properties and About Windows
Author's screenshot

Themes

"SiCo Small" theme
"Verdesh SteelFlash" theme