Windows XP Nebula

Windows XP Nebula
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows XP Nebula
Original OS	Windows XP SP3
Release date	July 12, 2010
Author	Nebula
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (32-bit)
File size	648.1 MiB
Download link	MW-TWO-XP NEBULA.iso
Date added	December 31, 2023

Windows XP Nebula is a bootleg Windows XP SP3 edition, which was created by Nebula. It released on July 12, 2010, and was added to the archive on December 31, 2023.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows XP SP3 ISO.

A manual installation procedure is at play - it comes with a whole bunch of programs, which you have to install yourself. There are also 5 wallpapers and Vista Inspirat 2. You are told to optimize the system with nCleaner. Interestingly, you first have to restore the system settings using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.

It comes with plenty of updates integrated. It is unattended and preactivated.

Changes from Windows XP SP3

Look and feel

Windows now starts in Windows Classic theme by default

Software

Updates

Windows Media Player 11

Software on the CD

J.River Media Center 14.0.165 (comes with patch)
KingSoft Office 2010 6.6.0.2462 (comes with crack, registered to fram of ru-board)
Vista Inspirat 2 1.0

Essential

Adobe Reader 8.1.2 (repack)
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 r53
DivX Plus
Java 6 Update 20
Vodei 2.10
Xvid 1.2.2

Genuine

DirectX 9.0c June 2010
Office Genuine Advantage 2.0.48
Windows Genuine Advantage 1.9.42

Optional

Auslogics Registry Cleaner 1.5.12.165
CCleaner 2.33.1184
CDBurner XP 4.3.2.2212
Eraser 5.82
Mp3 Tag Tools 1.2 build 008
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
nCleaner second 2.3.4.0
Recuva 1.37.488
Starter 5.6.2.9
TweakNow RegCleaner 4.7.1
WinRAR 3.93 (comes with key, registered to nebula)

Notes

Bootleg quirks

DivX Plus won't work without an internet connection because it is an online installer.
The installation directions tell you to install CCleaner, yet it never tells you what to do with it.
The Start menu now uses the classic style.

CD contents and other info

The entire manual installation procedure can be found as instructions in a text file named INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS.TXT on the CD root.
You can find 5 wallpapers on the CD root.
The CD label is set to "MW-JULY-XP".
The autorun has been removed.

WINNT.SIF metadata

The full name and organization is set to "nebula" and "systems".
The computer name is set to "N-E-B-U-L-A".
The workgroup name is set to "MSHOME".

Gallery

Login screen, after installing Vista Inspirat 2
Empty desktop
Start menu
Regular start menu
System Properties and About Windows
Desktop after restoring system settings
Desktop after completing all the steps
Start menu. Ditto
System Properties and About Windows. Ditto