Windows XP Game Edition 2010

Windows XP Game Edition 2010
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows XP Game Edition 2010
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	2010
Author	VXK SOFT
Country	Russia
Language(s)	Russian
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	216 MB
Download link	Windows XP SP3 Game Edition 2010 1.1.1 RC3 Rebuild.iso
Date added	January 3, 2023

Windows XP Game Edition 2010 is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by VXK SOFT. It released in 2010, and was added to the archive on January 3, 2023.

Description

The bootleg is a stripped down Windows XP SP3 ISO with DriverPack integrated. It styles the OS with a Windows Vista theme and includes many updates.

The bootleg mostly aims towards gamers who are looking for the best possible performance, therefore this bootleg strips a lot of things out, and tries its best to optimize the system as much as possible. In an ironic twist, it even removes the standard games despite it being titled "Game Edition"!

It is unattended and preactivated.

The bootleg was made using nLite 1.4.9.1.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup background, which features the Windows logos on a grassy field
New Vista-like boot screen, with the progress bar recolored to orange
New login screen, with Aurora background and a glass Windows XP logo, a common feature in Russian bootlegs

Look and feel

New default theme, and wallpaper
New icon set
New Aero cursor scheme
New Vista sound scheme
All of the user profile pictures have been replaced with ones from Vista

Software

Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r124

Customization Utilities

VistaDriveIcon

Drivers

Mass Storage Drivers

Updates

Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser
Windows Media Player 11 (in Russian)
Root Certificates Update
Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft XML 4.0
DirectX June 2010

Notes

Bootleg quirks

The Vista theme included in the bootleg is notable for having a pixel-accurate taskbar, which is rare to see in other bootlegs with bundled Vista themes. Very impressive for such an old theme, as the msstyles file is dated November 2006.
Interestingly enough, the My Computer icon is a picture of an iMac.

Gallery

Setup in the graphical phase
Boot screen
Login screen
Empty desktop
Start menu
System Properties and About Windows